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Coaching culture has been considered a defining component in the success of the progressive organizations of the 21st century. From Google’s Project OXYGEN to the cultural turnaround of Microsoft after Satya Nadella took reins signal the importance of Coaching culture in an organization.

“  Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do; leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could. – Steve Jobs, American entrepreneur & Co-founder, Apple ” For a long time now, there is one question that has been the centre of attention across managerial writings, from opinion blogs to HBRs, from brash articles to prescribed textbooks; literally, everywhere: What is the difference between leadership and management?

Introduction When the struggling professional golfer Rannulph Junnuh meets Bagger Vance, the mysterious caddie, magic happens. In the movie, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Vance helps Junnuh find and perfect his goal swing, and in the process, also shows him how to excel in life. Timothy Gallwey, a Harvard educationalist and tennis expert, authored the bestselling book The Inner Game of Tennis. He used the word ‘inner’ to indicate the player’s internal state as Gallway says “the

Agile Coaching Institute has carefully crafted the four critical roles that Agile Coaches/Leaders must exhibit in order to deliver excellence. But the questions loom large Are the Agile Coaches rightfully bearing those four roles? Are they adequately equipped to execute these four roles? Is there a missing piece? The answer is NO! The answer is NO, because, of the nature of these four roles. Facilitating Mentoring Teaching Coaching On the face of it, these four roles look ver

“To win the game, go where the puck is going to be, not where it already is.” The Agile/Scrum/Lean industry is going through a tectonic shift. The increasing focus on merging the ‘Coaching competencies’ along with the techniques, tools, and frameworks of Agile Methodology has gained traction, globally.

In the medical field, several opportunities for coaching exist. Coaching can help patients overcome the burden of their illness, which could be physical, mental, or financial. Coaching can benefit doctors, nurses, and other staff to cope with the pressures of their job. Caregivers too can benefit from coaching. How can doctors add Coaching to their repertoire? Is it time to include coaching in the medical ecosystem? The following talk by expert coaches and domain experts from

“Coaching competencies complete an HR Leader.” – Regal Unlimited The time has arrived for the HR leaders to focus on coaching initiatives in their organizations. Considering the turbulent changes, traditional developmental interventions are becoming less productive and successful. Executive coaching provides innovative opportunities to enable HR initiatives to be in sync with business vision. Demonstrating mindful presence while engaging a diverse workforce with driving chang

While Coaching in sports and academics has shown tangible value, I have often wondered, what is the real value of coaching to an organization, its culture, and delivering value to the business? This power talk by business leaders from two highly respected organizations – Google and Microsoft that have embraced coaching, addressed this as part of ICF Coaching Conclave 2021, India.  Madhuri Duggirala, Senior Executive, Google India, has 23+ years of technical experience across

At the outset, let me confess that I was personally looking forward to this session, and I must commend the organizing team of ICF Coaching Conclave 2021, India to have included a diverse set of speakers for the event. Amongst listening to the vibrant topics like coaching, strategy, Business of coaching, Team performance coaching, etc getting a chance to listen to the serene and calm voice of Sister Shivani added another dimension to this conclave. I recollect listening to si

A growing number of organizations build a coaching culture that offers employees at all levels the opportunity to grow their skills, enhance their value and reach their professional goals while building a high-performance organization. Coaching culture in organizations creates an environment, where employees are encouraged to find solutions themselves rather than look for directions from supervisors. This increases the overall capacity of the organization. The three-panel mem

It took me 3 years to come to a decision to go for a formal coach training and certification. I have been coaching in my own way since 2014. Yet, I was not sure that I wanted to be a full-time coach or that I needed any training for that. I was drawn towards facilitation. I loved working with a bunch of people to arrive at a solution that worked for them. To adapt the methodologies and concepts to virtual space was a new challenge. That made me do a virtual facilitation cour

In our previous blog, 3 Pillars of a Coaching Culture , we looked at Carol Wilson’s experience at the Virgin Group with Richard Branson, who built many successful, unrelated yet profitable businesses by adding unique value to customers across several industries. One primary reason for Richard Branson’s success was incorporating a Coaching Culture at the Virgin Group. He was always willing to listen as he believed he didn’t know everything and was ready to trust experts and g

There is a strong business case for building and nurturing a coaching culture in organizations. A 2017 study performed by the International Coach Federation and Human Capital Institute found that those organizations with strong coaching cultures grew their revenue much more than industry peer group members (51% versus 38%). Their employees were significantly more engaged (62% versus 50%). A lot of coach training does not produce results because of neglecting to build a coac

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Culture is the Most Critical Element of Any Workplace, Culture is the most critical element of every corporate workplace. A shared culture unites all employees towards achieving a common purpose. Organizations that do not build a common culture have disconnected silos of functions or departments that are not delivering their true potential. Shared core values that everyone follows are the foundation of a culture that may include communication, excellence, integrity, passion,

Coaching & Regal Coach Certification for Young Leaders & Millennial by Subash CV | Oct 15, 2017 | Coach Certification , Coach Training , Uncategorized Every small change in life is like death & rebirth For example, deciding career stream, new job, marriage, move from executive to manager to leader, parenting, etc. For these important shifts we don’t get coaching/mentoring, but go by what others have done,... The fad of everyone being a coach easy to fail – Chicago Tribune by