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How a Coaching Leadership Style Unlocks Potential? “In the past, a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people; they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.” – Ken Blanchard There was a time when Leaders succeeded in their roles if they had the correct answers.  However, today the demands from leadership have drastically changed! To nurture high-performing leadership, training is just not enough. A new style of leadership – coaching lead

Can one move mountains? Can one achieve the impossible? Yes! says Dashrath Manjhi, the man who single-handedly carved a path through a mountain. The inspiring life of the Mountain Man echoes volumes that stronger than mountains, even more, powerful than destiny, is an indomitable human will, motivated to succeed. Have you ever wondered what gets you up every morning, ready for another challenging day? What inner force makes you go that extra mile at your workplace? In short,

“Kindly coach Virat Kohli to re-discover himself. It’s a genuine request from a fan of Kohli” . I got this request from a friend – a corporate executive who is also at the early stage of his ICF coaching education for ICF credentials. He knows what professional ICF coaching is – different from what Rahul Dravid the cricket ‘coach’ would do. Also different from training, mentoring, guiding, therapy, or telling. I was politically correct to respond to a fellow (aspiring) coach

Tanya coughed up the coffee that unmindfully went down her throat. “Hope you’re alright, Tanya. You don’t look very good nowadays. We miss the sprightly Tanya. Where is she?” It was her manager Sameer. Sameer, with his 25+ years of journey in the corporate world, knew something was amiss. Ever since the last appraisal, Tanya seemed down, dejected and disinterested. He knew she needed help and as a mindful coach, he stepped in! Tanya looked at him with the same disturbing eyes

What is Coaching? “Coaching is a journey within, as it helps unleash an individual’s potential to maximize their performance.” Coaching is more about how you get the results, i.e., ‘Journey’ rather than achieving the results. In this era, people are more behind the results, but the secret lies in the journey to achieve the results. Though knowledge, facts, and experience are essential to get the results, broadening perspective, the focus of attention and self-motivation are e

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

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.