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Archive for January, 2012

Its Official – Executive Coaching is More Effective than Training

Posted in Certification training on Jan 24

In the first longitudinal study of its kind, PhD student Fran Finn, is undertaking a three year research study of the effectiveness of coaching versus training, in a large public sector organisation in Queensland. In the study one group of leaders, had individual coaching for a year, whilst the control group continued with their normal [...]

Business Coaching – Where Are The Business Coaching Certification Programs?

Posted in Certification training on Jan 24

A reader recently e-mailed me this question:
“I want to be a business coach, and yet while there are literally hundreds of training programs and two large credentialing bodies for life coaches… what about the business coaches? Shouldn’t there be programs to certify people to coach business?”
With nearly 300 programs offering life coaching training and [...]

Human Resources Management Schools Prepare HR Professionals

Posted in Human resources training on Jan 23

Human Resources Management Schools, colleges, and universities provide programs of study in diverse areas of human resources management. Responsibilities can vary widely for human resources management departments.
Human Resources Management Schools prepare students for HR departments in large corporations that are responsible for developing and managing programs and policies, and for directing, coordinating, and managing company [...]

Developing a Leadership Training Program

Posted in Leadership training on Jan 23

Your basic training is a success. Now you’re ready to develop your leaders. But where should you start? What topics should you include? Here are the basics.
We know it’s difficult enough to prove the value of basic skills and new hire training. But once that’s done, we want to develop our supervisors, managers, and executives, [...]

Cross-Training For Cyclists

Posted in Bicycle Training on Jan 22

For cycling enthusiasts, ‘off-season’ – the season that one has to get off the saddle – can present something of an exercise crisis. It is widely acknowledged that cycling year round can be counterproductive and lead to more injuries and more wear and tear, possibly preventing the overzealous athlete from cycling properly next season. The [...]

Training To Be A Life Coach – You Have To Sell In Order To Coach

Posted in Certification training on Jan 22

One thing a lot of people miss when they’re training to be a life coach is that you have to SELL in order to COACH. Recently I was working with a coach training client who is just getting her own coaching practice off the ground and it sparked some thoughts on life coach training.
My client [...]

Ten Guidelines of Professional Coaching

Posted in Certification training on Jan 21

The goal of coaching is to empower clients, not to prescribe or advise as an expert. This is an area where many non-coach helping professionals may struggle because they’re so used to being the source of knowledge and interventions and that is what their clients expect of them.
Coaching, however, requires a different paradigm: one where [...]