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Towards the end of last year I submitted a book review to the Journal of Positive Psychology Coaching. Today I am delighted to see it has been published. #coachingpsychology #reflectivepractice #positivepsychologycoaching

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🔊 #Coaching is a fundamental element of Odyssey’s approach to delivering its mission to create #leadership development journeys that help organisations unlock their #culture and execute their strategies effectively. Why? Because it really is the most effective and impactful way to achieve a leader’s sustainable development. Having run a workplace training business for over 15 years, I have listened to many clients’ frustrations that their leaders and managers, those tasked with carrying the culture of their organisations, have been unwilling or unable to create the change they had been open to in a training session. There are so many reasons for this. My business partner, Richard Thompson, talked about the #forgetting curve earlier this week, or possibly the leaders weren’t bought into the training because they didn’t feel it applied to them. But so often it is the environment of the training session itself. Let’s face it - it’s a lot to expect.  A group of leaders gathered in a room together being asked to demonstrate their #vulnerability to reveal what obstacles exist for them and to feel safe enough to allow each other the chance to reflect, test their thinking and beliefs and to practice new techniques in front of each other. 🎯 The success of any corporate strategy depends upon the effectiveness of its leadership and its ability to ensure that the organisational culture has the necessary behaviours in place to support the next strategic goals. The multi-faceted leader today needs to demonstrate a broad array of capabilities and skills: #self-awareness, #trust, #compassion and vulnerability, all whilst demonstrating strength in #decision making, supportive challenge and #allyship, and #accountability for their actions and behaviours and those of their team. Whilst formulating our Odyssey approach, it was clear to us that whilst training has its place in terms of knowledge transfer and at scale interventions, the real magic happens through a coaching approach – that’s where the #returnoninvestment crystalises. 🤔 Individual and group coaching gives leaders and managers relevance which in turn creates buy in and autonomy towards achievable goals. Deeply personal journeys are possible because the threat of competition is diminished, the focus is on oneself rather than others, issues can be discussed without fear and, critically, deep rooted beliefs can be challenged. This isn’t just change. This is below the surface transformational work.  Yup …..more nautical imagery from the team at Odyssey! 🪸🌊⛵ Please do DM me if you’d like to hear more about our exciting new approach, comment below or have a look at https://lnkd.in/eKZWc_ff. 

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Mastering the Psychology of Organisational Change is not just another book on change management. It addresses the real challenges leaders face—the emotional and mental journey of organisational transformation. Ready to lead with empathy and resilience? Dive into Vanessa Auditore’s insights. #ChangeManagement #Leadership #OrganisationalPsychology #VanessaAuditore #BusinessTransformation

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🙌🏼 I’m happy to present a new webinar this year for #InternationalCoachingWeek with Valeska Martins. In this webinar we will introduce a tool to help your client define themselves again and reconnect with their various parts, helping them navigate life changes with greater clarity and confidence. ▶️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/es9qrRxZ I look forward to seeing you on the 13th!! #ICW #ICFSFL #ICF #Lifetransitions #FluidSenseofSelf #webinar #lifetransitionscoach

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More good news about the ICF accreditation for our FREE NLP Masterclass Series UNSTUCK (6 ICF CCEs) to share I've just heard from the ICF that we are able to award CCEs for the individual UNSTUCK sessions (each 90 minute session is worth 1.5 CCEs) What this means is if you can only attend some of the sessions we can still award the respective CCEs for the sessions you do attend. In other words, it's still worth registering even if you can't make it to all of the sessions. Plus the replays will be available until Sunday 15th September so that you can catch up on any sessions you miss   There is also the option to upgrade to the VIP Experience which includes lifetime access to the replays and 3 beautiful Workbooks for only £50. Now's the time, if you haven't already registered, to join the 665 Coaches who have already jumped in 🤯 I'll pop the link in the first comment It's going to be a busy week 😅 This is what you'll learn: Session 1: Tuesday 10th September How to step into your Client’s world so that you understand - and feel - exactly why they are stuck Session 2: Wednesday 11th September How to unstick your Clients by helping them them understand what choosing to be stuck does for them Session 3: Thursday 12th September How to motivate your Clients and help them create new behaviours & habits so that they take action Session 4: Friday 13th September Bonus Session All sessions will run for 90 minutes 12pm - 1.30pm UK BST

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"Elevate Your Competence with Strategic Business Coaching Certification!" Unlock your true potential as a leader with our exclusive 75-hour Strategic Business Coaching Certification, meticulously accredited at Level 1 by ICF. Are you ready to accelerate your professional prowess? This programme is rigorously crafted for visionary business leaders, ambitious professionals, and people development advocates who yearn to kindle their fulfillment through a methodology rooted in human transformation. What Awaits You: 4 Modules of Empowerment: - M1: Coaching Essentials for Leaders: The foundation of your coaching journey. Immerse yourself in 2 days of invigorating training and 3 hours of group mentor coaching. - M2: Sales Coaching: Harness ICF principles coupled with fundamental sales coaching skills, and guide your sales team to remarkable achievements. Immerse yourself in 2 days of invigorating training and 3 hours of group mentor coaching. - M3: Business Performance Coaching: Master ICF-based coaching on a deeper level, coupled with essential business coaching skills. Transform into a professional business coach, ready to coach business owners adeptly. Immerse yourself in 4 days of uplifting training and 4 hours of personal mentor coaching. - M4: Reconnecting: Immerse yourself in 2 days of revitalizing training where you will synthesise ICF-based coaching and business coaching techniques across the preceding three modules, so that you can strategically apply them to your clients. Your Gateway to Excellence: This programme, a testament to our dedication, will be conducted entirely in Indonesian, catering to your ease and understanding. Upon fulfilling the following prerequisites, you'll receive an esteemed Level-1 certificate of program completion: 🔑 Attend 100% of training sessions 🔑 Engage in 10 Hours of expert mentor coaching 🔑 Successfully conclude one recorded coaching session evaluation "Transform yourself into a leader who shapes destinies. Forge ahead on your path of excellence." For comprehensive details and enrollment, reach out to: +6281282141910 (Customer Service) Boast your leadership journey with the Strategic Business Coaching Certification now! CC: PT. KORPORA TRAININDO CONSULTANT, Korpora Consulting #coaching #coachingskills #coaches #professionalcoaches #leadership #leaders #entrepreneurs #businessowners #korpora #korporaconsulting #korporatrainindoconsultant #training #level1 #education #coachingeducation #business #businesscoaching

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Last week was Module 1 (ACC), this week is Module 2 (PCC). However, wherever you are with your coaching development, practice and career, it is always useful to connect with, and explore the ICF Core Competencies. So please join me and the Institute of Strategic Leadership and Coaching (ISLC) this Thursday as we explore the Core Competencies of, Evokes Awareness and Faciliates Client Growth. Please see details below and messages myself or Caroline Zhou，with any questions about where and how to start your coaching career.

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Our coaching practice just released a blog article on the topic covered in our first Vlog video on Considerations for Reinventing Yourself! Interesting read, if you have a moment. You can expand the post below for short link or visit our new blog page at www.puractio.com/blog Please feel free to comment below with the points that left an impression or that seemed really familiar to you! 🙏🏾

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I'm Robin, and in this new series, ‘Why Use an Executive Coach’, I'll share how executive coaching can transform your leadership skills. I work with leading companies like Microsoft, Freshfields, and the NHS. My goal? To help leaders communicate better, find clarity in projects, and build confidence. Stay tuned to learn how coaching can help you become a stronger, more effective leader. #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #LeadershipSkills #Management

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Brené Brown has written a refreshing take on modern courage, vulnerability and personal effectiveness. This summary explores why daring greatly is such short supply these days, and what we can do to create more of it in ourselves and the people we lead. Click here on Friday-Sunday to view this book summary. https://lnkd.in/gwNMWbY

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Here’s a quick blog on how to stop (unintentionally) limiting your Impact: https://buff.ly/44OvIGi #internationalcoachingweek #coaching #coach #simplygetclients

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Why should we tolerate corporate cultures that are the biggest barriers to innovation instead of the biggest supporters and nurturers of this critical activity? Why should we accept that important efforts are just about always going to be late or that high levels of bureaucracy and hypocrisy are to be expected? Why should so few employees actually know why they’re doing what they’re doing? https://lnkd.in/dHCGCN-j #geek

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“Coaching on live challenges allows direct challenge and support, and the chance to follow up to explore the impact of their changes in behaviour and approach.” It's great to see the Financial Times highlighting the benefits of executive coaching for MBAs both during their studies and beyond, featuring, amongst others, me! (*cue happy dance*) Coaching on hypothetical situations is a waste of time and I won't do it. They tend to be based more on our own worries and fears, and so it's far too easy to end up going round in circles and getting nowhere. I coach on what's 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 happening. We use real life examples to explore your behaviours and responses and the impact of those. And it's not only about reflecting on past situations, we can also plan for, then review, meetings or situations we know are approaching. It's one of the reasons coaching the Executive MBA students from Cambridge Judge Business School is so rewarding, because they are putting the lessons from their MBA and the new awareness from their coaching into practice in their ongoing working life. PS Coaching isn't just for MBA students... If you're ready to explore what coaching could do to accellerate your career, or support you as you face challenging times, let's chat. 📸 Leigh Farmer

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Leadership challenges often stem from communication gaps—feeling like you're not getting through, or perhaps not tuning in enough to others' needs. Attend our "Leading from Within" leadership coaching programme, rooted in Nonviolent Communication and Positive Psychology, to learn how to harness empathy for better understanding and more effective interactions. Start speaking the language that lifts and unites. #NVCTraining #PositiveLeadership #Leadership #Communication

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I'm just preparing our new module on Deepening Partnership - which has brought me back to two wonderful podcast episodes that make me do deeper thinking about listening and partnership. From what they say - and how they say it: Thank you Kathryn Mannix and Oscar Trimboli for deepening my learning https://lnkd.in/eY2V3dry https://lnkd.in/gKmygqtJ #thehumanbehindthecoach #simplifyingcoaching

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Embrace Vulnerability to Break Behaviour Patterns - Podcast: Authentic Leadership ESSENTIALS This episode again welcomes Doris Henke as my guest.  Our topic in this episode is the leadership insight that if we can embrace our vulnerability, we can break behaviour patterns that impede our leadership and prevent others from following us. This insight is a common one I hear at Authentic Leadership retreats and is inspired by Brené Brown's work.  We explore Doris' experience in business to find out what happens when leaders show up vulnerable. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon. Apple Podcasts Link: https://lnkd.in/dupaMej2 #leadershiptraining #leadershipcoaching #authenticleadership #leadershipdevelopment #leadership #selfdevelopment #vulnerability #psychologicalsafety

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Mindset Practice is called Mindset Practice for a reason because although our #growthmindset tools, #psychometrics and #programmes focus on embedding learning, it is putting that learning into practice after a workshop that really means change is transformational! It also means that participants do not have to understand complicated leadership models, strategic approaches or specific techniques to make lasting and impactful change. They just need to understand what a mindset of Growth and Survival means for them and then how to manage that pattern more effectively. That is where our practical and applied learning really comes into its own! Hence the development of our new app! #growthmindset #emotionalintelligence #leadershipdevelopment #mindset #app

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Check out Boo Coaching & Consulting latest newsletter - Boosletter if you like😀 Featuring... 💜 How you can join our next Chartered Management Institute Coaching certificate 💜Our Coaching Supervision offer from Helen Smith 💜An overview of Cath Barton's mini wellbeing series 💜A couple of helpful blogs from Amy Rothwell All beautifully curated by our Mission Controller Julia Page! Link in the comments ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ #TeamBoo #Coaching #Leadership #WorkplaceWellbeing

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