A great deal has been said over the years about demonstrating the value of coaching, and rightly so. When coaching first began to become recognised as a legitimate development option, it was generally a loose arrangement providing a senior manager … [Continue reading]
Influence Coaching Trap #2
This is another of those traps which are so easy to fall into, particularly because you want to help so much. When you do fall into this, getting out again is rather difficult. It is not peculiar to influence coaching, however, there is something … [Continue reading]
Coaching with the Stakeholder Influence Process
Another great way of working with clients is by using the Stakeholder Influence Process. This is one of the key processes which people can use to become more influential. It is something that is easy to learn and will provide you with a clear … [Continue reading]
Diagnosing Influencing Skills
Quite often, potential clients arrive knowing that they need to improve their influencing skills. When I ask them to elaborate, they soon begin to struggle to explain with any degree of clarity. Quite understandably, they do not know enough about the … [Continue reading]
The Uncomfortable Truth about Leadership
You cannot become a good leader until you have learnt how to manage the day job. Trying to be a leader when you are struggling to manage your deadlines, complete your projects, and deal with conflict, just doesn't work. Regardless of the … [Continue reading]
Influence Coaching Trap #1: Which Could Get You Sued
Scary as this may sound, it is relatively easy to avoid if you are aware of the risk and take a few simple precautions. It is also possible to take steps to protect yourself if the worst does happen.Unlike many forms of coaching, this particular … [Continue reading]
37 Provocative Thoughts about Power
It is some time since I last wrote specifically about power here. The topic has not gone away, far from it. Power remains a central part of the way I look at the world, and how I help people with integrity to influence more effectively. Regardless … [Continue reading]
Creating Influence Coaching Programmes
In this article, I am going to share with you my thoughts and experiences of creating coaching programmes that help people to become more influential. Along the way I will give you detailed examples, including a template structure which I call the … [Continue reading]
Influence Coaching Documentation
How you choose to record and how you use these documents is entirely up to you, and perhaps the person in HR who is paying the bill. The examples given below are based on actual coaching I have done but have naturally been made anonymous. My … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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