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Ultimately, it is the depth of the company that we keep that matters… – We are not working on democratizing  #coaching . We would rather democratize leadership. Coach & Mentor leaders to help them further coach their team. Whether in the field of Corporate, politics, or non-profit. – We do not need high-profile recruitment, including a Prince as all members are Kings and Queens. – We work off the radar mostly, in the true spirit of coaching (ICF) & mentoring EMCC) RegalCoaches: The ‘company’ at  Regal Unlimited  is a community of over 300 coaches, leaders, and professionals – our alumni-coaches. We support each other in our continued learning, deep work, and business collaboration. www.regalunlimited.com

ABOUT THE SPEAKER An alumna of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Ruchira Chaudhary straddles the corporate and academic worlds—-she is a leading executive coach, adjunct faculty at several top tier business schools and runs a boutique consulting firm focused on organizational strategy solutions. Ruchira’s diverse and eclectic background in mergers & acquisitions, organizational effectiveness and strategy execution, coupled with two decades of experience in emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, helps her grasp challenging people issues. During her corporate career, Ruchira held leadership roles in Medtronic and AIG in Singapore, Qatar Telecom (now Oredoo) in Qatar and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in India. Her consulting repertoire spans multinationals, government agencies and leading local businesses across industries. Ruchira teaches and frequently coaches MBA students, and senior business executives as affiliate faculty at several business schools—-SMU, NUS and IMD in Singapore, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Asia and most recently, London Business School. Exploring some of the key ingredients of impactful leadership, Coaching offers tips and tricks, backed by research and incisive insights, on how to become an effective leader-coach. Peppered with interesting anecdotes and analogies, drawn from sports, performing arts and other walks of life, the book is a breezy read. Interviews with corporate leaders and academics further enrich the narrative. Guaranteed to make for a very interesting read, the book will be useful to leaders, aspiring leaders and especially those that wish to transition from being just good leaders to extraordinary ones. ABOUT THE BOOK This book lucidly illustrates how a leader can bring out the very best in people by coaching them, and how coaching can unleash creativity as well as innovation while inspiring teams to play to their potential. It also examines how coaching helps leaders maintain a fine balance between managing and guiding, and between appraising and supporting their teammates. While many excellent books have been written about leadership, talent and coaching, this is a rare book that stands boldly at the intersection of leadership and coaching. This is a book for our times. Businesses are facing a new reality, characterized by a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world. This new reality has forced organizations to depart from conventional command-and-control practices to a completely new model – a model in which leaders support and guide, rather than instruct and control, their team members. Exploring some of the key ingredients of impactful leadership, Coaching the Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership offers tips and tricks, backed by research and incisive insights, on how to become an effective leader-coach. Peppered with interesting anecdotes and analogies, drawn from sports, performing arts and other walks of life, the book is a breezy read. Interviews with corporate leaders and academics further enrich the narrative. Guaranteed to make for a very interesting read, the book will be useful to leaders, aspiring leaders and especially those that wish to transition from being just good leaders to extraordinary ones.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” – African ProverbIt’s really a nice place to start – Africa. Remember what we learnt in our history and social sciencelessons in our 6 th standard. When we connect with a tribe of people with similar values and beliefs,people in that tribe would want to see us succeed — amazing things can happen. Which means that wealways require a tribe for our success. Some people may argue that there is a lot of loss in terms of privacy for a gain called success. Iremember the famous dialogue of Shahrukh in the movie DDLJ “Bade bade deshon mein aaisi choti chotibaatein … hoti rehti hai” I think one must focus on the good and better parts and not to sit and cribabout the negatives. No road is smooth and straight – curves and puddles are there and we must travelour journey through this. Think for a moment that the ones before us have travelled in a much worsepath than what we have. That is why I feel that group coaching for leaders is the best format available today or since a long time back. Most of you would be wondering what does group coaching mean and why is it that I am soconfident that it is the best. Let us look at what it is first and then come back to the latter question. Logically group coaching means to coach a set of people. As its heart, group coaching is basically allabout creating actions, decisions, self-realization within the group. So what does that mean now? Intraditional coaching it was always a powerful and direct relationship between the coach and the clientand the coach plays the primary role whereas in group coaching the coach does not have the primaryrole. The main duty of the coach here is to provide and encourage an exploratory and learning spacebetween all the members of the group. (Looks more like Kamal Hasan talking, let me put it in plainEnglish) Let us look at it like this, imagine that each member of the group has within themselves a number ofwells such as questions, knowledge, wisdom, concerns, strengths, capabilities etc. Normally, during thefirst session or the ice breaker each of them brings their private wells which are now water-tight andwell protected by guarding walls. The main aim of the coach is to bring down these walls so that all the water in the individual wells are now combined where all of them have access to the central pool. Yes for once we can say that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole [Pun intended]. Once the walls are breached, then the central pool is governed by what each member in the group is willing to share. This type of coaching cannot be done in one session and requires more number of interactions. The more the better. Some of them say that this is similar to an agile group – self formed and self-facilitated but in Agile they already have a well-defined goal and mission while in group coaching they need to be decided by the group. It is purely an open session from the beginning. I accept that when it comes to group coaching, individual members have their own agenda which theymay or may not spill out in the open. Since each member has their own goals, it's important to identify the overarching theme for your group coaching program. This step is what decides if the group coaching would be successful or not. You cannot decide on any theme based on your interest, expertise,experience, and niche as a coach. The theme needs to resonate with all the group members. Forexample if the group is comprising of young entrepreneurs then a theme like building your businessfrom Zero to 6-figures would be a good topic. Once the topic is decided, as a coach you need to have a framework for it. Remember in coaching whichis not science and involves more of human, it is prone to errors. Never try to arrive at a concreteframework where changes are not easily adaptable. It is always better to have a program which is longand gets a result than a short one with nothing. Once the session has started remember that even a group coaching is similar to a normal 1:1 coaching. It requires that each session has a goal, has some targets, definite time period and to get some actions to it. Many of the detractors would say that It is really impossible to get something out of a group. I agree with them. Working with a group and moving them to a common goal is really impossible but it has beenempirically and statistically observed that a key to a successful group program – is a key ingredient. That ingredient is called “Accountability”. Accountability works as a solid support system for your group members to: ● Continue feeling motivated ● Continue to share information to others ● Hit their own milestones plus others if possible When accountability is lost not only a group coaching session fails, even a traditional 1:1 coachingsession will also fail. Assume that when accountability is lost in the group – then we find that themembers sign out from 3 things – they sign out mentally, emotionally and physically (In the same order) So creating deep accountability is the foundation that needs to be laid and no better than a coach cando it for the group. Studies have shown that accountability can boost goal-achievement from 70% to upto an epic 95%. Having said about accountability the next element which cannot be overshadowed is the safe space.Trust is the most important element in any coaching activity and in group sessions it needs to be veryhigh on the agenda. The group should be formed such that each person in the group has a proper andsafe space to get the most experience out of the session. We all know that trust is only built over timeand hence group session’s needs to evolve around this space at least during the initial few meetings.While you build trust – it always works only in in-person mode. Virtual and distributed angles do notwork and is very tough with a new audience. Finally, like Agile methodology group coaching also requires high engagement and high energy. If one ofthese 2 factors go down, the session will not yield much value. As a coach we need to fine tune ourmoderation capability to see that we have enough tools to maintain high energy and engagement. For better engagement and energy it solely depends on the value that is on offer and the transformationpossibility and experience. It also means that we as coaches should not undersell to get theseparameters. With all the things spoken about group coaching, here is what we can expect out of it for leaders: ● Increases team functioning and maturity ● Develops leadership and management capability ● Encourages peer consultation and collaboration ● Fosters a culture of ongoing learning ● Promote systems and strategic thinking ● Build proficiency in reflection, reframing, questioning, problem-solving planning, and timemanagement ● Deepen trust and collaboration among peers and across departments ● Optimizes goal accomplishment at the personal, group, and organization levels ● Positively impacts the bottom-line What are the possible themes that we can approach when going for group coaching especially forleaders? ● Laser coaching in groups ● Weekly themed or focus shaped sessions ● Collaborative activities ● Enhance Vision ● Leadership styles and enhancement ● Growth mindset ● Building network inside/outside organization Now having said a lot about what it is- do you still think I need to spend time on why it is a necessity. I think it is a no-brainer now that you know what group coaching is why it is a must for leaders post pandemic situation. If some feels that they still are not clear, please reach out to me and for those who are clear pleasereach out to me to enhancing our coaching skills.

– Transactional coaches focus on body language! Isn’t that unfair to the client?– Transformational coaches go beyond the tactical body language to ‘listen’ at all levels. We listen deeply when we close our eyes. In the depths of silence, the voice of God can be heard, Master reminds. Unless trained, certified, credentialed, experienced, with continued deep work & learning, a coach is not equipped to partner with the coachee to facilitate the transformational shift. Let’s go beyond #bodylanguage . Let the communication be beyond the mere senses. Tap into the intuition/gut. ‘Coaching is bigger than coaching’ – Sir John Whitmore‘A coach is bigger than the coach’ – A professional coach, a  #RegalCoach The client organization’s/coachee’s interests are best served when coaching is truly transformational. The good news is it can be learned. It has to be learned.  #learn2coach.  Leadership coaching, Coach training/mentoring, healing/life coaching at www.regalunlimited.com

One of our learner coaches, on her #ICF #coachcertification, summarised her end of the certification journey with us as, “I listen to my body better”. Coaching assumes the client is complete. The whole coaching process is to help the client connect with that awareness. Hence the end of a coaching conversation/session is also about the new awareness, learning about the client for himself/herself.  As such #activelistening is a key ICF coaching competency. But then it is listening in coaching is at all levels. Listening to the client, of course. Listening to the said, unsaid, fluctuation in voice modulation, energy shifts, and least of all, the shift in body language. It is less physical, in the realm of transformational coaching. And that listening includes listening to ourselves, our own mind-body-spirit. A coach who is able to tap into the intuition, trust the gut and go beyond the logic of data, what is visible, obvious, and often, convenient!  This is not just for a coach. But for leaders. It is a choice for us to make. – – – ICF-approved coach training and certification for ICF credentials helps an aspiring coach to be a truly professional coach – one who is trained, certified, credentialed, and continues to learn & grow . To apply for the upcoming batch, pls visit https://regalunlimited.com/icf-approved-coach-training-certification/

A Linkedin Poll : Any leader, CEO/COO/CFO/CMO/CXO/CIO, needs time to make an impact. Currently, what do you think is the average tenure of a corporate leader? DYK The average tenure in the CSuite, based on a Korn Ferry study:  – CMO: 4.1 yrs – CEO: 8.0 yrs – CFO: 5.1 yrs – CIO: 4.3 yrs Trust of the boss: An earlier study indicated ‘80% of CEOs do not trust/unimpressed with their CMOs’ If you can not impress (in the right sense) your boss, can you impress your customers and other stakeholders, internal and external? The corresponding figure for a CFO was pegged at 10% – no wonder the CFO is considered the right hand of a CEO. Is that also because the CEO does not understand the nuances of the financial numbers? Pun intended! Managing the boss, again in the right sense, beyond jugaad , is an area a lot of corporate leaders don’t give enough focus. And they are mostly the performers. Performers assume their work will speak for itself, no need to impress the boss(es).  But then can you assume anything in a relationship? Should we not nurture every relationship, at work, at home, spouse/kids/pets included? At another level, does the duration really matter? Every moment is an opportunity to make an impact, a contribution? Leadership coaching is not just about the data or gyaan! It is What, Why, and How! HOW: What should the corporate leaders do? Nurture every relationship – network with peers, boss’ peers, super boss, and of course, team/their peers. Calendarise it, if possible. Define objectives. Have a plan.  Role Clarity: As a leader, let there be clarity in your role. Both at JD level and beyond.   What is the objective? What you intend to achieve in your leadership role.  Career goals: Set your career goals, be clear about where you want to go. Beyond your selfish needs to the larger impact on the organization, country. Master calls it, #I2We2He  Hire a Professional coach. A professional coach can help you  Set your career , life goals. #RegalAt60 is a popular tool, that operates at the confluence of coaching, mentoring, and healing Help you explore your self-limiting beliefs , biases,mental map, et al Come up with actions that help you reach the goals, in a holistic way Maximize your leadership potential with a professional coach.    https://regalunlimited.com

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 what ICF does for coaches. A regulatory body ensures that the client receives the best possible experience with guaranteed quality and safety. ICF has around 50,000 certified coaches. LinkedIn has around 4 million coaches! This implies that only 1.25% of the coaches on LinkedIn are actually credentialed. This shows the immense scope for credentialing with ICF as there is an increasing demand for ICF credentialed coaches from Clients. Becoming a life coach can be very attractive and therefore, choosing to be a professional life coaching is attractive. However, you may find it arduous to establish yourself as a life coach as you have to successfully coach at least a few people before getting the required recognition in the community to have a viable career as a life coach. Getting the first few clients can be very challenging, and this is where opting for an approved  coach training program can be helpful. # Benefits of ICF Coach Training & Certification: There are numerous benefits of obtaining ICF credentials. For now, let us limit to 10 benefits in no particular order: Improve your skills Build greater confidence Better client interaction Maintain client trust Learn a more effective coaching process Enjoy enhanced impact Develop your style Escalate earnings Attract opportunities Expand your network Now that we have all the benefits for you to see at a glance, let us delve into each benefit a little deeper for the curious seeker! 1.Improve your skills: The ICF is  the gold standard in coaching. Therefore any coach training that is ICF-approved  has undergone a rigorous review process that ensures its curriculum meets the standards of coaching established by ICF. They offer three levels of certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC):  Requires 60+ Hours Training 100+ Hours Coaching experience Professional Certified Coach (PCC): Requires 125+ Hours Training 500+ Hours Coaching experience Master Certified Coach (MCC): Requires 200+ Hours Training 2500+ Hours Coaching experience As can be seen from the certification requirements, the program design of the ICF courses ensures that your skills are upgraded. 2. Build greater confidence: The training process t ransforms you as an individual. The course provides you with an ICF Credential and makes you proactive and optimistic, enabling you to approach every situation positively. At Regal Unlimited, truly the journey for the aspiring coaches is rigorous and transformational. Hear from our learner-coaches how the ICF Coach Training at Regal impacted them  3. Better client interaction: Coaching is a very demanding profession and is effective only if the coach can interact well with the client. ICF’s coach training program in India  includes a significant section that addresses client interactions and learning techniques that help build a rapport with clients.  4. Maintain client trust: ICF prides itself in establishing a professional code of ethics and standards as an essential pillar of the coaching process. Thus, ICF credentials directly translate to the client’s enhanced trust in the coach’s commitment to ethical standards. This translates into enhanced productivity as the client feels psychologically secure around you. 5. Learn more effective coaching process: ICF has a well-established curriculum around training for core competencies of coaching. It considers all the demands of the process of coaching and is designed to improve your effectiveness in coaching. Coaching is broken up into stages, and the measures to be taken to make each step effective are imparted. Adopting their framework for the coaching process ensures good results. 6. Enjoy enhanced Impact: The framework of coaching taught as part of the ICF coach training is well researched and tested for delivering results. Learning these approaches to coaching makes one have more impact on the client during each interaction. 7. Develop your style: While coaching can be standardized, the actual interaction between coach and client is very varied based on the individual personalities. Therefore much of the coach’s ability has to be developed individually by applying the principles taught as part of the training process. The certification process involves more than a hundred hours of coaching experience; during this period, one can seek experienced coaches who can guide you to build your confidence and develop your coaching style. 8. Escalate earnings: The course enables you to develop the right attitude to market your coaching skills. Researchers have shown that globally people prefer coaches with ICF credentials over coaches without credentials.Your competence dictates the amount you can charge a client for your service; ICF certification improves your credibility and customer satisfaction.  9. Attract opportunities: During the training process, you become part of a network of coaching professionals, and you get the opportunity to learn both from your experience and that of others. Also, corporates and companies that offer coaching to their employees prefer to award the contract to coaches with ICF credentials. Therefore, getting ICF certification opens up opportunities for contracts for coaching teams in corporates and companies. 10.Expand your network: The coaching institutes that offer coach training also often provide leadership and life coaching programs where the coaches trained by them get opportunities to offer their coaching service. The process of awarding credentials is structured so that the candidate undergoing the training is required to complete at least a hundred hours of professional coaching experience apart from the training hours. This ensures that the knowledge learned is applied and allows one to exhibit one’s skills and start creating and expanding their client network.  Now you can see that undergoing coach training can give you the much needed boost for a successful launch into a career in coaching. Certification and credentialing bring credibility. Credibility brings accountability. Accountability brings trust. Trust brings clients as trust forms the basis of coach-client relationships. Therefore, it all starts with certification and credentialing. Become an ICF Certified Coach with Regal Unlimited Regal Unlimited is one of the foremost leadership and transformation coaching institutes that seeks to empower individuals, teams & the whole organization to bring out the best in them by unleashing their true potential. Our differentiation lies in our extensive work experience in the corporate world and also in the coaching domain. The Mentors & Coaches at Regal Unlimited are associated with ICF, premier accreditation and credentialing body for both training programs and coaches. As members, they support ICF’s initiatives to advance the art, science and practice of professional coaching. Also local chapters of ICF as a volunteer-leader. EMCC exists to develop, promote and set the expectation of best practice in mentoring and coaching across Europe and beyond, for the benefit of society. inviteCHANGE, ICA – as alumni of these prestigious coach training organizations. CoachSource as an empanelled executive coach. EMCC Mentoring Award 2016 – “Highly Commended”  Regal Unlimited provides world-class coach training programs in India under the visionary leadership of Subash CV, who is an MCC (ICF) with more than 21 years of experience in the corporate and business world. We are one of the best institutes for obtaining ICF-certified professional coach training. We have trained over 300 coaches in the ICF Credentialing journey! Learn to Coach the ICF way with Regal Unlimited- the Coaching School for the World . FAQ’s about ICF Coach Training Why is ICF Coach training Important? The curriculum and the training equips you with a weapon to coach. The process is all you need.  The holistic framework enables you to have a transformational impact on the client Helps the coach to stay within the realm of pure coaching and not dilute coaching with mentoring, counselling, consulting, etc. To read more, do visit our website ! How does ICF differ from other Coaching Professional Organisations? Global Presence A Not-For-Profit Organisation Researched-oriented Local Chapters across the globe 6 Dedicated Verticals- Professional Coaches, Credentials & Standards, Coaching Education, Foundation, Coaching in Organisations and Thought Leadership What are the ICF Core Values? They are : Professionalism – ICF defines professionalism as- “a coaching mindset and professional quality that encompasses responsibility, respect, integrity, competence and excellence.” Collaboration – ICF defines collaboration as the commitment to- “develop social connection and community building.” Humanity – Humanity is the commitment to- “being humane, kind, compassionate and respectful towards others.” Equity – Humanity is the commitment to- “use a coaching mindset to explore and understand the needs of others so we can practise equitable processes at all times that create equality for all.” You can read more about the ICF core values on their website . For detailed information and other FAQs on ICF Coach Training and Certification with Regal Unlimited  – visit here .

Coaching is different from training, guiding, mentoring, therapy, instructing, healing, et al. We use these very loosely. We think we are coaching, without any training, mentoring. You may be a natural coach. But it is unlikely that you are truly coaching.  Research shows people thought they were very self-aware, even though they were not. You may be thinking you are coaching at work, in life. But most likely you are doing something else in the name of coaching! Coaching is also about self-awareness.  Coach certification is different from coaching credential 1. International Coaching Federation (ICF), the gold standard in coaching, gives you a credential, ACC, PCC, or MCC. 2. One of the key pre-requisites to get the credential is certification from an ICF-approved coach training institution. – Regal Unlimited is the gold standard in coach training, coach -mentoring, and coach certification. A pioneer and a leader in coach training in this part of the world.  – ICF has 3 routes to credentials, portfolio, ACSTH, and ACTP. We offer ACSTH, which involves the submission of recordings of coaching conversation(s). MCC has only the record-submission route. As such coaching credential (by ICF) is an indication that, a coach has not only completed the credentialing process but also committed to the ICF code of ethics. ICF membership is different from all these. You can be a member of ICF whether you are credentialed/certified. While ICF membership is renewable every year, credentials are renewed every 3 years.   Coaching credentials (ACC, PCC, or MCC), or coach training & certification, do not ‘guarantee’ quality of coaching. It still depends on individual coaches, also individual coachees/clients. But it is more than ‘ a coach is as good as the coachee ‘. If a leader is only as good as the team, why have the leader at all?  if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader – John Quincy Adams Just as we would take time and effort to choose a coach, take responsibility for choosing your coach-training institute, and mentor coaches. These are life-changing moments and relationships. Choose wisely. Don’t make it purely on the fee. You deserve the best. It is a Hero’s Journey. ‘Choose Bliss’, Joseph Campbell.  We, at Regal Unlimited, offer ICF-approved coach training, mentoring (part of the package), and certifications. The alumni community is one of the best groups of professional coaches. We support you throughout the certification, ICF credentialing, and beyond, in your journey to Become a Coach to Being a Coach . A new batch starting on Saturday, April 17th.

With just one day to go for the start of a new batch of ICF coach training, my mind is full of the same. We chose to take a break for a couple of months, so we did not start an ICF-approved program since the start of the last batch on January 30, 2021. After two and a half months, we all at Regal Unlimited are looking forward to it. A lot of work goes into the admission process. Depth of participants, their preparedness, heterogeneity of the batch, experience from diverse areas, and of course, gender-composition, all are elements of the batch… Last week leading to the D-day is almost like month-end pressure at all my 21 years’ BFSI roles. With one day to go, a sense of peace returns. Having done everything to start off a new batch, it is a good time to just surrender to the Universe.  Then I come across this beautiful article, The Best Form Of Bhakti on The Speaking Tree, Economic Times. The article reminds me of the 3 routes to salvation – Jnana (intellectual knowledge), Karma (selfless action), and Bhakti (devotion). The article confirms my bias (😁) the universally accepted dictum including by greatest philosophers including Adi Shankara (one of my favorites, whom I refer to as an example for Hero’s Journey – Joseph Campbell).  When all our aspirations and sentiments are focused on the Paramatma (whatever form, or formless) that is Bhakti. That flow is Prema, Divine Love. (Beyond the Unconditional Positive Regard that we attribute to the brilliant therapist, Carl Rogers. Also, beyond the love of a physical mother, closest to the Prema, not fully Divine, selfless.  #DYK that bhakti can be shudha/raganuga bhakti or, still higher, ragatmika bhakti. (I did not know).  How is this relevant to coaching, or coach training/certification?  Coaching comes to us as an opportunity to shift consciousness. Hence also a Hero’s Journey for the coachee/learner coach. But then, what we make out of it also depends on the learner to a great extent. To keep it just transactional or make it transformational. Only if the coachee moves towards his/her full potential, personal, and professional  (courtesy ICF definition) in the coaching engagement, s/he has got the best out of it.  unless the learner-coach on a certification journey does not experience the same transformational shift, how will s/he facilitate the same shift in his/her coachee, the client later? Often we compare apple and orange to decide on the coach/coach-mentor and deprive ourselves of the full experience of coaching. As one of my mentors in another area (digital marketing) says, ‘D on’t be cheap on your journey to your greatness’ We, at Regal Unlimited, go beyond the certification or ICF accreditation to make sure it is a transformational experience for you. And that makes it beyond the cognitive mind, a deeper experience.  My Master says, every being, knowingly or unknowingly, is on a spiritual pilgrimage. And that pretty much defines all that we do at #RegalUnlimited. We all are on a journey from jivatma to Paramatma like every drop of water is continuously moving towards the ultimate destination, the ocean. Whether it is leadership/executive/business coaching, Coach training for aspiring coaches/corporate leaders/others, or healing… we derive inspiration from this awareness that everyone is on a spiritual pilgrimage.            ‘Choose Bliss’, Joseph Campbell (based on his discovery of Sat-Chit-Ananda) Focussing on one element, say jnana, deprives the coach to tap into karma & bhakti. Coaching is not a cognitive process or a purely emotional one.  Coach training & certification for ICF credential at #RegalUnlimited operates at the confluence of the mind, body, and spirit. # IQ2EQ2SQ . Incorporates the best of jnana (all theory, reflection, some assignments), karma (practice), and bhakti (love for coaching, pure & classical).

13 reasons why you should become an ICF CERTIFIED COACH The current global pandemic situation has created an inconceivable crisis with far-reaching effects. While health prevention of the spread of the virus and saving lives have been the primary focus, the quality of life of people has taken an unprecedented hit, and there is a serious concern for their wellbeing. Now, more than ever, there is a need for  human-centered  leadership, and coaching provides the much-needed solution as it empowers one to adapt to disruptive changes quickly. It helps to improve communication, build/maintain relationships and create positivity, thus proving to be a boon in these testing times. Therefore, it is not surprising that the human resource departments are focusing on coaches to build their ‘people’ to be effective in these changing times.  Also, it is well known that individuals can benefit greatly from external intervention to reinvent themselves and work their way out of stressful situations. Thus the value of coaching is being recognized both by organizations and individuals, leading to an increased need for certified and well-trained life and leadership coaches who can help industries continue to grow in these adverse and challenging times.Apart from the above reasons for the increase in demand for coaches, the other reasons for the coaching profession to trend are: 1. Change in global perception –   Coaching is no longer considered a luxury available only for senior leaders; instead, it is perceived as an essential process that people should undertake to be successful. Many successful people have vouched for the benefits of electing to get help from a coach to overcome difficult phases in career and life. These positive, encouraging examples have made people appreciate the value of coaching and made them willing to explore coaching as a solution to fix repeated problems they face. 2. Several coaching areas – Coaching has evolved and matured into a profession with many facets—several niche sectors, such as executive coaching, leadership coaching, business coaching, wellness coaching, relationship coaching, financial coaching, and others. Thus, the coaching profession offers a chance to apply one’s expertise in a fulfilling way to impact others and help them succeed. Successful people are increasingly choosing to share their experiences through the streamlined process of coaching to help others. 3. Mandatory for leadership development – There has been a trend of organizations making coaching mandatory for senior leadership in large companies/businesses. Coaching is deemed essential for a person as they take up more responsibilities and face more challenges. Inspired by the success of this approach, smaller organizations and individuals are also looking to avail the benefits of coaching. As a result, coaching is no longer considered optional but is instead viewed as an essential step toward successfully reaching an organization’s goals. 4. Emergence of team and group coaching – Coaching in sports teams is well known; the advantages are tremendous and well understood. Now there is a new trend of coaches working with groups of people in organizations to enable them to perform optimally as a team; this allows one to reap the benefits of a well-developed area of coaching by applying it in a different environment. Organizations are keen to introduce internal coaching  – As mentioned at the start of the article, often specialized expertise is appreciated in coaches. This is because most businesses have a specific domain of operation, and sufficient experience in the area is entailed for a coach to be effective. Increasingly companies are looking to create an internal team of  certified coaches  who can specialize in the disciplines related to the company’s focus so that the coaches are attuned to the organization’s requirements and can customize their service to the needs of the company/business. However, it is also acknowledged that it is ideal to avail the expertise of an external coach who can bring a fresh perspective for a better impact. If you are planning on a career in coaching and undertaking a certification, the likelihood that you will choose ICF Coaching certification is very high as it is the most popular and well-recognized certification in coaching. Doing the ICF certification will impact your life for the better by:  1. Giving a solid professional foundation- Coaching is a process that requires a systematic framework to operate from. ICF coaching provides a robust, fool-proof framework that gives you a solid foundation on which you can build your coaching career. 2. Bringing credibility –ICF is the Gold Standard in Coaching with a credible market standing across the globe . An ICF coaching credential boosts your credibility, thus giving you an added advantage and setting you apart from the rest of the flock.  3. Aiding you to become the best in the business – ICF’s clearly defined, well-validated framework guarantees the highest quality of coaching. This framework is regularly updated to incorporate best practices in coaching from all around the world, ensuring that you give your client nothing but the best. 4. Professional growth of HR, Agile/Scrum and Tech professionals – HR, Agile/Scrum or Tech consulting professionals use some elements of coaching at work. If you are one of them,  ICF coaching certification would allow you to perform your role more effectively by using time-tested, research-driven, robust methods to holistically tap the human potential. ICF coaching is an accepted certification that can catalyse your professional growth! 5. Developing your professional network – with ICF coaching, you automatically become a part of the worldwide professional coaching network (50,000+ ICF coaches globally as of 2022) that you can tap into at any time. 6. Improving communication skills – ICF coaching also develops the art of listening and communicating effectively, an asset that would benefit you immensely in all aspects of life, both professional and personal. 7. Triggering self-growth – Professional excellence is but a  reflection of self-growth, The ICF coaching process is an inward journey that increases self-awareness, an important prerequisite for self-improvement, personal growth and better mental health. 8. Achieving work-life balance – ICF coaching shares invaluable knowledge on maximizing one’s potential on the homefront and at work. This learning would empower you to work towards balancing your professional as well as personal lives. 9.  Enhancing creativity –  ICF coaching develops the ability to think out of the box.(as they say; there are no boxes at all!) 10. Giving new perspectives –  interacting with experts in the field who have successfully established themselves as coaches will broaden your perspectives andhelp you become a better coach 11. Providing stress relief –  Uncertainty about the future gets minimised (professional and personal) 12. Boosting your Confidence –  gives a positive outlook onlife and inches you towards breakthroughs. 13. Enriching your coaching journey –  The ICF coaching process adds many new dimensions to the coaching journey as it broadens your network, builds on the competencies and prepares you for the transition. At Regal Unlimited we call it, balancing the Passion and Profession of Coaching. With the widespread demand for coaching, there is increasingly a need for well-qualified coaches with the credentials to function well in demanding environments. Keeping this in mind,ICF has pioneered top-notch, robust framework for certifying coaches. Regal Unlimited offers ICF-certified coach training, It is a leading coaching and mentoring  firm that has done extensive Coach Certification programs in the major cities of India like Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Delhi, Chennai, to name a few. Owing to the global pandemic, the ICF course is now offered  Online  with global participation. The course provides an opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches in India with  commendable experience in coaching . Doing the certification greatly improves one’s credibility as a coach of international quality.  If you are thinking of a profession in coaching, now is the right time! The coaching industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors globally, with an estimated market size expected to reach USD 20 billion by 2022. Apart from being financially viable, it is also a very fulfilling profession as you will help others in these testing times. Watch our video Become a Coach to find out what our learner coaches felt about their transformative journey to becoming an ICF credentialed coach and the benefits they reaped in the process. Don’t think twice! Let’s together begin the journey to personal transformation and professional excellence! Click here to know more about how you can become an ICF credentialed coach in India or get in touch with us at info@regalunlimited.com .

1. What does it take to upskill as the team gets bigger? 2. Founder to CEO – what does it take?  3. What does it take to move from individual performer to manager to leader? – We tend to promote the super performing individuals to team-lead ( #superchicken ) – They are usually not prepared to manage, let alone lead (boss/manager Vs Leader!) – Whether you take up your first team lead role, moving into a CEO role, or evertything in between… there is a need to upgrade the leadership quotient. Good old ‘fast-track’ for ‘HiPo’ are not usually sufficient. First, it is direct to indirect management. Managing remotely is a different ballgame compared to pushing a team when they are face-to-face. It just got complicated now with #WFH, and God knows where this will end up, ‘hybrid’ being one of the options to reduced working hours/4 day work week, etc. A common worry these days among the corporate leaders who feel the time is insufficient even now! Hoe to get more things done?  As we shift from Direct to Indirect Management, People Treat You Differently – best friends become not so friendly, it gets lonelier as you move up You Context Shift All Day Long – as the dynamics of business environment to customer preferences change, this will get only worse You Learn to Pick Your Battles – one realization that comes for many CEO/CXO coaching clients. It is imperative to step back and choose the right battles.  People-Centric Skills Matter Most – People were always at the core of all business. Even with all AI, automation, tech, etc. People are your customers too. Can we ever ignore the importance of people? What is the solution? #LeaderAsCoach? A leader as coach brings all the above together, in a very empowering, inspiring and holistic way.  But then coaches are not born, at least most of them. It is a skill that can be learned. Check out https://regalunlimited.com/Leader as Coach Employee first, the customer next. #peopleplanetprofit

Reflective, Journaling, the pandemic — Therapeutic & beyond! Infrequent journalers find themselves turning more towards their journals during the pandemic Many others are picking up this new habit of putting the pen to the paper. Some others are picking up  Do you journal?  For its therapeutic value or ‘has been jotting down observations, life hacks, life lessons, and bumper sticker quotes?’ The journey to ‘become a coach’ or to your full potential (being regal) is incomplete without reflective (regal) journaling