Private Insights on Influence

Example Influence Coaching Proposal

The topics you choose to include in an influence coaching programme will naturally vary depending on the needs of your client. Below is an example proposal structure together with the content that I commonly put into coaching proposals. I have no doubt you have your...

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Important Points about Introduction Sessions

The initial session with a coaching client is perhaps the most critical one for the coach, and there is a great deal you need to achieve. During the call you will establish the relationship, build trust and create a firm foundation on which the success of the coaching...

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Influence Coaching: Core Principles

There is a great deal of debate about coaching, what it is and what it is not. Since I've been coaching and training coaching for over 20 years now, I don't tend to engage in those debates, I just get on with doing my job. I don't want to get too far into this series...

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Attitudes to Politics and Influence

If you are coaching someone to be more effective at influencing, the chances are very high that a major contributor to their current performance will be their attitude towards influencing. Typical troublesome attitudes I have encountered include: "I don't do...

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Reflections on Attitudes to Influence

When you are out there coaching people to influence, you will encounter many different attitudes which will stand in the way of your clients becoming more successful. Here are the most common attitudes which are often strongly held by those who are poor performers...

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Building Reputations: Key Messages

Over the last ten years, I have worked with many people to help them to build their reputations in some very difficult organisations. Much of what I have learned in that time has been conveyed during this series of articles. I hope that it has landed well with you and...

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