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“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.

Following the industrial revolution, there were 200+ definitions of leadership drafted, with most of them being positioned in accordance with a particular context, nature of the study, location, and cultural aspects of the study.

“ 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