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Coaching and Mentoring: What’s the Difference Coaching and mentoring are people-enabling professions. They have a lot of overlap in the skill set required, people’s expectations & outcomes delivered. For example, both coaching & mentoring ➢   Calls for a high level of trust & vulnerability ➢   Exposes to newer ways of thinking & being ➢   Progresses towards desired goals ➢   Have an expanding effect on people, both personally & professionally. However, coaching and mentoring

A webinar on professional coaching in India as part of ICF International Coaching Week 2022 on 17th May, 8 PM IST/GMT+530. If you are an aspiring coach, you don’t want to miss this!

Every year, we muddle our way through VUCA . Feel relieved when the year-end pressure gets over. We celebrate the year-end until the next one arrives. Have we got any wiser? Transactional minds carry on regardless. Transformational minds question the wisdom of reacting to VUCA, which entails a Knee jerk reaction that causes erratic non-performance Poor resource mobilization, allocation, utilization and  Invoke undesirable results and unintended consequences Diligent minds rec

Ajay, an Agile Professional at one of the ‘big four’ corporations has had a stellar career. For the last 12 years, he has successfully led agile teams for product design and development. His track record speaks volumes about his expertise in Agile Methodologies. Off late, the deployment of the projects has been slipping away. In a recent Enterprise-wide Agile intervention, the team, though well equipped, could not deliver the required outcomes. Ajay wondered, where has he gon

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

Life is a roller coaster ride with ups and downs. One word that separates those who plow ahead through adversities and those who fall by the side is – resilience. Abraham Lincoln said, “It’s not about how many times you fall, but how many times you get back up”. Nothing has tested our resilience like Covid, in recent times. The pandemic has not spared any individual or organization. Nevertheless, success narratives have emerged while people grew stronger (antifragility in ac

Business excellence as studied in my MBA had two critical elements, organizational performance, and organizational climate. While many leaders focus on performance, the research indicates that it is the Organizational Climate that catalyzes performance. Hence, Business Excellence, or BE as we commonly called it, is achieved when organizations look at every employee as an invaluable human resource. Professional coaching enables employees in leading themselves, teams, and organ

The ICF Coaching Conclave 2021, India had a series of accomplished leaders sharing their most valuable insights covering a vast range of topics revolving around coaching. I also got an opportunity to listen to some of the brilliant minds of the Industry. I attempt to capture some of our collective key takeaways from the talks. The first session commenced with a  powerful address by Mr. Sridhar Vembu, the co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corp. In the last 25 years, Zoho Corp. has em

Introduction We congratulate you on taking a decisive and inspiring step to embark on your journey of ‘becoming a coach’ and ‘being a coach’. This journey will most likely transform your career and your life. The first important milestone in this journey is selecting an ICF Coach Training Program. You must take into account the important factors that will help you make the selection. There are many coach training institutes and many coach training programs that you can choose

Introduction We congratulate you on taking a decisive and inspiring step to embark on your journey of ‘becoming a coach’ and ‘being a coach’. This journey will most likely transform your career and your life. The first important milestone in this journey is selecting an ICF Coach Training Program. You must take into account the important factors that will help you make the selection. There are many coach training institutes and many coach training programs that you can choose

Coaching is a widely used yet misunderstood word. Everyone has a perception of coaching which may be or not be what coaching actually is. A coach is a professional, therefore, s/he must subscribe to a code of ethics, have systems and procedures to abide by and be accountable for. The International Coaching Federation is the regulatory body for credentialed and certified coaches. The role a Bar Council plays with respect to Attorneys, Barristers, Solicitors and Advocates is wh

Dear Leader, Greetings from Regal Unlimited. We hope you are doing well during these challenging times. Trust your family, friends are all safe and well. Prayers with you all. Stay safe, stay blessed. How are you dealing with the restrictions – Lockdown, WFH, uncertainty (VUCA, re-defined)? For leaders, in all areas (corporate to political to administration to not for profit and religious), all verticals within, at all levels, this is the challenge of a lifetime. Every leader

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