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He says why, and that is more important. (Disclosure: I mentor coaches, coach leaders – my views may be biased!) 1. Cuban views hiring a coach as a “shortcut,” he said : Sadly a lot of ‘coaching’ is not coaching. A lot of ‘coaches’ are not trained, certified, credentialed (ICF/EMCC), and are ‘helping’ people. Even many certified/credentialed coaches are helping. So what happens is actually consulting, mentoring, guiding, or telling. And that is NOT coaching. The moment the co

9 Months of Covid19 We have got so caught up with our day to day life, we have forgotten to dream. We have forgotten what were our old dreams. We have stopped reflecting.  Covid19  was an opportunity to pause for perspectives. But are we making full use of it? We have forgotten we can set goals, work for them, and #ManifestMagic. As a friend mentioned recently, I have gained an inch or two around my waist, maybe gained a kilo or two screen time has gone up would have loved to

To learn & grow is a deep need within. #Reading  habit comes up during our coaching and mentoring sessions. For various reasons, most of us have left behind our love for books. While all of us would like to continue learning, we have also adopted different learning styles over the years. Sometimes we tend to romanticize the diversity too! Sometimes it becomes a belief. For example, ‘I can no longer read books like before’! And s/he is on a coaching or coach training program,

In a leadership role, the most important thing you can do is help your team members make progress on what is meaningful for them. That is the most powerful motivating experience at work. Many leaders neither take out time for development conversations nor have the skills to do it. Consequently, employee growth, engagement, and retention suffers. Leaders who engage in coaching conversations , create a better connection with their team members. When they help someone achieve so

What is your learning style? Which of these, or a combination of these? Coaching is about adult learning styles. No specific style is thrust on the coachee/client. In our coaching, we just go with what the coachee prefers, what works for him/her. In our ICF Coach training session last evening, one of the learner-coaches mentioned how he has started reading books again. His learning style had become through audio/video. He is a techie too. Then in a coaching demo with the same

Celebrating 6 years of coach training, facilitation, mentoring, learning… and the learning continues. (Regal Unlimited started operations on 12.12.12 in other areas). Over 200 coaches trained, mentored! Through various coach training, credential programs, but all aligned with the ICF framework. #Coach2Lead, #Learn2Coach: Over 1,000 leaders, at various functions, levels, industries and geographies, covered through workshops on #LeaderAsCoach We coach and mentor the #iCFway Six

Money lending -> Banking -> Fintech -> Alibaba: where am I, here & now? I started my career with the best NBFC in the country. The pioneer in vehicle financing, is still one of the best, even after over 60 hrs. # RegalAt60 for organizations, they are living beings too. Later was blessed to be part of the team that disrupted retail banking/asset financing as a middle-level leader As CXO established auto finance in another country and took to leadership. An enduring legacy, Di

“Don’t aim to break the glass ceiling: aim to shatter it” –  Matshona Dhliwayo While the world is evolving, when it comes to leadership positions, women are lagging behind. Dr Daniel Amen, author of Unleash the Power of the Female Brain , in his research has discovered that female brains are very active in almost all areas, especially in the prefrontal and limbic cortex.  Women have 30 per cent more neurons firing than men do. This enhances strengths such as empathy, intuitio