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- Visualising coaching…
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Upskilling or changing awareness – transactional vs transformational coaching
In the art of coaching there are many different approaches and definitions. However, at a basic level they all are either transactional (coaching for performance) and / or transformational (coaching for a change in awareness and understanding that can lead … Continue reading
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Coaching and mentoring: Safe, confidential, and non – judgemental
A lovely overview from Sarah Whiting, about what coaching and mentoring is…and isn’t, and a couple of the options available through CORE Education. The description from the Edtalks site reads: Sarah Whiting, facilitator for CORE Education, discusses the role of … Continue reading
Coaching and mentoring for all generations
I must admit to feeling just a bit excited when I read recently that people are crying out for coaching and mentoring (although I did wince a bit at some of the language used in the article :D). This is … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, mentoring
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Visualising coaching…
Coaching is a bit of a buzzword, and you may be wondering why you might want to work with a coach, and what you’d get out of it. Mark Edwards and Hazel Owen (Ethos Consultancy NZ) have worked together with Cyma in a coaching … Continue reading
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Tagged coaching, leadership, visualisation
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Some of the ‘soft factors’ that influence students’ initial experience of distance online learning
What are some of the ‘soft factors’ that influence a student’s initial experience of distance online learning? A couple of years back, this study sought to identify some of the key aspects that helped shape their experiences, as well as some of … Continue reading
Posted in Design, e-learning, Engagement
Tagged e-learning design, eLearning, motivation
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What characteristics do you have as a coach?
What are the personal characteristics of a coach? It’s an interesting question because the response, while apparently simple, also requires a look at characteristics that could potentially work against a coach, and their suitability to develop in an organisation in that role. … Continue reading
Don’t let technology disruption disrupt your team: Living with change
This post was written as a guest post for Cyma (a technology and enterprise architecture consultancy), and was originally posted as Living With Change – Don’t let technology disruption disrupt your team on 16th April 2018. Hazel Owen has been helping Cyma employees with personal … Continue reading
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Tagged change, coaching, culture of coaching, disruption
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What is a good coaching question?
Questions are part of our everyday lives, and it’s a challenge to communicate without them. If you have ever played those games where you have to communicate without any questions you know what a fundamental role they play. There are … Continue reading
The benefits of coaching and mentoring: A range of perspectives
I often find myself pondering why coaching and mentoring are so powerful. When I am being coached the fact that someone is listening so intently, and asking questions that in turn … even though I know they are part of … Continue reading
Two things essential for coaching
While under discussion between coaching theorists and practitioners, there are some core competencies that most will agree contribute to being an effective coach. These core competencies are the ‘things a coach does’ before, during and after a coaching session, and … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, Active listening, coaching, competencies, progress, questions, skills
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