Category: Coaching Nuggets

Lean into your “weakness”?

Sometimes it’s pretty frustrating to observe my mind at work.  Today was one of those times. Still quite productive I’d say, but in some considerable tension with what the experts

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The dilemma of authenticity

“Just be yourself!” “What a terrible piece of advice!”, I heard someone say once, and it took me a moment to grasp the enormity of the challenge that was being

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Coaching is hard work – or is it?

One of the most profound flow experiences I’ve ever experienced was driving on the German Autobahn from Gießen to Frankfurt – at an average(!) speed of 200km/h (125mp/h). I was

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Does coaching work? 

It is something that experienced coaches know – intuitively and from experience: Coaching works.  But how do we know? Perhaps the progress or change that occurred would have occurred either

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Keep it real?!

In 1997 I listened to my first ever German rap song. I remember it clearly. We were on a class trip to inner city Frankfurt and my mate had me

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The pursuit of meaning

What’s your “Why”?Who does your work, and your life, serve? What’s your mission?Why are you here?What is your calling? The list could go on for some time, and if I

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Don’t take it personal!

“And so the wrath of all his defence mechanisms started to unload on me …” Most coaches remember moments such as this. You’ve offered a challenge, not even a harsh

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