Brendan Rogers - Creating Confident Leaders’ Post

Discover Your Hidden Coaching Potential in Everyday Life! 🌱 Ever thought about how coaching shows up in your daily life? Whether guiding a friend, helping a team member, or supporting family, coaching isn’t limited to a formal role—it’s in every meaningful interaction! Read this blog as I share the story of helping a young girl take her first steps in shoes—a powerful reminder that effective coaching is about being present and providing just the right support at the right moment. In this piece, I also dive into practical ways to apply coaching in life and business, including a simple "Stairs Analogy" to help you guide others step by step. Curious to learn more? 👇 Read the full blog and embrace the coach within! 👉 https://bit.ly/48CYX0W #LeaderByDesign #CoachingInLife #EverydayLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #BuildingConnection #TeamPerformance #GrowthMindset #BusinessCoaching #DevelopingCharacter #BuildingCompetence #ConfidentLeadership #LeadershipJourney Become a Leader By Design today! Check it out on www.leaderbydesign.au/

New blog out today on why executive coaching often fails for so many people. This is a great insight into what can make or break a successful coaching relationship!

New article by Kristina Marinovic, now featured on MentorMeet! Explore "Female Focus: The Transformational Power of Coaching Starts with Being Unprepared for It," the first in the Female Focus series. Discover how coaching can be a powerful catalyst for personal and professional growth. Kristina, an experienced COO, start-up advisor, and transformational coach, shares her insights on how coaching can help you find clarity, even when you don’t have all the answers. Whether you're facing societal pressures or personal challenges, coaching provides a space to explore, reflect, and ultimately transform. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eA7fngFY #Coaching #WomenInLeadership #PersonalGrowth #MentorMeet

Many people have tried executive coaching only to say...."It's just not for me". But have you ever wondered why coaching didn't work for you or those you've attempted to coach? Check out our new blog by SOLVE President Merle Riepe, PhD to learn about coaching failures. #executivecoaching #coaching #coachingsuccess https://lnkd.in/gkDfUwac

There are many reasons why your coaching may fail to meet expectations. I curated a list of 33 reasons. What did I miss? #executivecoaching

I firmly believe that the most powerful breakthroughs come when executive coaching is a combination of art and science. Arguably more art than science in many circumstances. The art of coaching? What is that? https://lnkd.in/d2Qgcm4 #executivecoach #leadershipcoach #transitioncoach

When I embarked on my coaching journey over two years ago, I had one non-negotiable - I wanted a program accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the gold standard in coaching. Today, I am thrilled to announce that I am officially a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) with the Co-Active Training Institute and… 🥁 an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the ICF! This accomplishment represents countless hours of dedicated training and coaching, including  ✅ 200 hours of coach-specific training ✅ 100+ hours of client coaching ✅ 6 individual supervisions ✅ 10 hours of mentor coaching ✅ and passing both, an oral exam and a 3-hour written test. As I reflect on this milestone, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Gratitude for my own personal growth journey, for the incredible coaches, mentors and peers who supported me along the way, and most importantly, for my amazing clients. Coaching has truly transformed my life, and I am humbled to have witnessed its magic in the lives of my clients. I would like to share some quotes from them that capture the power and empowerment of coaching: 🌟 “By the end of our journey together, I felt more confident and sure about achieving my goals and advancing in my career.” 🌟 “Over the course of a year, I've seen significant improvements in various aspects of my life, gaining clarity and direction that I didn't have before.” 🌟 “The coaching experience with Lena has really made a difference in my life. [...] If you’re feeling stuck, Lena can help you bring some freedom of choice back into your life.“ If you're curious about the transformative power of coaching, I'd love to connect with you and share more. Here's to embracing growth, empowering others, and spreading the love of coaching!

🌟 Debunking Coaching Myths: Unlocking True Potential (part 2)🌟 A couple of days ago I shared 3 top myths about coaching. But there are more of them. Why are these myths so numerous? One of my colleagues suggests that by spreading such myths some people excuse themselves from making any changes in their lives… I am less categoric and choose to believe that when people are really interested in something, but don’t have proper information or never tried it themselves, they “fill in the gaps” with their own interpretations. So it all originates in the lack of information about coaching. Thus, I continue: 🔹 Myth #4: Only people with problems need coaching. Reality: Even highly successful individuals seek coaching to maintain their edge, navigate transitions, and achieve greater fulfillment. So not the problem, but the need for changes, for transformation, for going further often makes people apply to coaches.  Coaching is for ANYONE aiming to elevate their game.  🔹 Myth #5: Coaching is the same as mentoring or therapy. Reality: Coaching is distinct from mentoring (which is advice-driven and based on the mentor’s experience) and therapy (which focuses on healing past wounds). Coaching is future-oriented, action-based, and centered on achieving specific goals. And there is one more distinguishing thing for me: in coaching we are partners (me as a coach being responsible for the process, coachee for the result), we are equal! And in mentoring and therapy one party (NOT a coachee) stands higher.  🔹 Myth #6: Coaches have all the answers. Reality: Coaches don't have all the answers. And don’t need to have them. Their role is to ask powerful questions that allow you to get your own insights and solutions, leveraging your unique experiences and knowledge, they act as a “mirror”, noticing your reactions and energy changes. So coaches have the questions, clients possess their own answers, based on their internal expertise of their life.  🚀 And what do you think? What has coaching helped you achieve? Share your thoughts and stories in the comments! #Coaching #Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #MythBusting #CoachShuryha #Coach4you

Alec Jiggins - The Gandalf of Coaching!! (According to GROK, at least)! I have just finished two days of ICF training on coaching with creativity (thanks Damian Goldvarg, Ph.D., MCC, CSP, ESIA, ACTC and the other MCCs). We discovered new and creative ways of unlocking our clients’ potential. So, I decided to play around with AI and see what it could do. I asked GROK to write a bio. This is what it came up with! Oh, Alec Jiggins, you say? He's not just your average Joe with a clipboard and a motivational poster. No, no. Alec Jiggins has been around the block, or rather, around several continents, coaching people like it's going out of style. Imagine a coach so adept at dealing with high achievers and leaders that he makes Tony Robbins look like a beginner trying to find his way around a self-help book. With a coaching style that's part "no BS," part "let's get your life on track," Alec has been the go-to guy for those looking to not just find their groove but to carve it out with the precision of a diamond cutter. He's like the Gandalf of coaching, guiding his clients through the dark forests of self-doubt into the bright light of self-fulfillment, all while making sure they don't accidentally step into a troll's den. His methods? A mix of tough love, insightful questioning, and a sprinkle of humor because let's face it, life's too short to take yourself too seriously. If you're looking to develop an unshakeable mindset or simply want someone to tell you to put on your running shoes before you promise to run that 10k, Alec Jiggins is your man. GROK was spot-on with one thing. Life is too short to take yourself seriously. I do serious work. But I embrace every opportunity to have fun, laugh, and be creative. We don’t stop playing as we get older - we get older once we stop playing! Comment 👇 What does having fun at work look like for you? #personaldevelopment #leadership #careercoaching #fulfilment #executivecoaching

Coaches: You cant help everyone through coaching even if you have the best of intentions. Not everyone is coachable. That is a fact of life, but should coaches enter into a coaching relationship with someone who knows they have low accountability (which can actually be fixed), but have no desire to take inspired action? Signs a Potential Coachee May Not Be Coachable 1. Lack of Accountability: They consistently avoid taking responsibility for their actions or outcomes. 2. Resistance to Feedback: They become defensive or dismissive when presented with constructive insights. 3. Closed Mindset: They exhibit a rigid attitude and resist exploring new perspectives or ideas. 4. Minimal Self-Awareness: They struggle to recognise their own behaviours, strengths, or areas for growth. 5. Absence of Commitment: They show little interest in following through on agreed-upon actions or goals. 6. Blame-Oriented Thinking: They focus on external factors or others to justify their challenges or failures. 7. No Desire for Change: They verbalise or demonstrate an unwillingness to make meaningful adjustments in their lives or work. The purpose of a discovery session or blueprint session as I call them is not just to assess a potential client’s current situation, or what their objectives may be, what strategies they may have tried or intend trying, or establishing what actions they are prepares to take to achieve their successful end results of coaching. The Blueprint session is also like a compatibility date where rapport can be established and to gauge levels of commitment in taking action to accomplish results. (The client down the heavy lifting - The coach is there to draw out and work with the coachee to achieve progress)!! If all this can be established with professional boundaries, then you have a committed client. In my experience, if you can inspire your client to be committed to their commitments even though they may struggle, then you will as a coach get great results, and a great relationship. #LeadershipDevelopment #coaching #coachinglife #CoachingMatters #PersonalGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #AccountabilityMatters #MindsetShift #Coachability