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]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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 … [Continue reading]
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