Category Archives: Coaching

Information about life coaching and how you can apply coaching principles to live life the way you want it – on purpose.

Coaching at work

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Joanna

My very modern Edinburgh dentist practice turns out to be full of coaching enthusiasts. I have found it a little disconcerting to be discussing the merits of coaching when lying horizontal with my mouth full of – well who knows … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain on coaching without goals

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Joanna

People often ask if they can still ‘do’ life coaching when they don’t know what their goals are. The answer, in my book, is an emphatic “yes”. Not knowing which way to go next is part of the human condition. … Continue reading →

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Coaching and stories: the untold story

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Joanna

I don’t know if you’ve been wondering about the connection between coaching and stories? The more I explore this the more connections I can see but for now I’ll focus on three main ways that they go together. 1.We can … Continue reading →

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On resilience or the art of bouncing back

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Joanna

The importance of coaching people for resilience is an idea that’s been cropping up recently. A conversation with a colleague about a coaching goal that both manager and team members could share in difficult circumstances: “being resilient” was the outcome … Continue reading →

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What’s coaching like? Metaphors for meaningful job descriptions

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Joanna

It’s so hard to find good definitions of coaching. There are technical definitions of course, and lots of discussion about the difference between coaching and mentoring, or coaching and counselling. But nothing that really does it justice. Nothing that would … Continue reading →

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