Coaching the Coach!

Coaches coaching each other is a remarkable experience. There is nothing like the space that is held in these arenas. Individual techniques and tones working together in a symphony to create some of the most positive energy in the universe. The Supervised Coaching module at the International Coach Academy is the perfect example of how proative, effective, positive energy and feedback can be. In my experience the Supervised Coaching space creates the ideal variables for new coaches to gain confidence,celebrate personal succcess, and work towards accepting their strengths and skills as a coach to be real true value. An interesting parallel for all leaders, when you are feeling valuable, you are feeling powerful. When you are feeling empowered you are more likely to be positive and effective. It is essential that leaders become coaches all over the world in one way or another. I'd like to thank ICA for providing such a platform for new coaches to blossom and take flight.

Increasing Emotional Intelligence..Is it for you?

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important as IQ,plus technical skills. Emotional intelligence is more than 85% of what sets star performers apart from the average.

Level of Job Complexity Impact of Emotional Intelligence
Low complexity jobs (e.g. machine operators or administrative roles)

The top 1% produce 3 times more output than the bottom 1%
For medium complexity jobs (e.g. sales people or mechanics)
The top 1% is 12 times more productive than the bottom 1%

For high complexity jobs (e.g. physicians,
account managers, insurance sales people)
The added value generated by the top 1%
is 127% greater than the average-
(haygroup.com)

Increasing EI doesn't happen over night, it is not an e-book download away from your reach. It is something you must commit to, practice, and create habits based around these standards.

Pick an area of your life you would like to work on, ask for feedback, and proceed to take action.

The art of Listening is a good start. For all you super hyper, extra value meal speakers, you tuned out distracted parents, overworked, overbooked, busy for the sake of being busy bosses, this is especially important.

Till Next Time....

Why should I or anyone Coach? What is the big deal?

Recently I have run into the challenge of understanding the core reasons why I am in the business of coaching. All the typical reasons surfaced, such as: I would like to help people, would like all leaders to realize their full potential, etc. All true. However, something occured to me today that is much more in line with the truth.

I'd like to start a revolution!
A leadership revolution.

A world where leaders inspire, support, listen, encourage and motivate people. Coaching provides a kind of unconditional support that most people never have the privilage of experiencing. I would like to create a major impact with leaders across the world in all organizations in the way they lead and treat their people. My goal is to create a package, service and system that is accessable to all leaders that desire this change. I would like employees to lobby for their leaders to make these changes in order to create workplace environments that are enjoyable and pleasurable.

All leaders deserve to make the necessary behavioural changes to enjoy health relationships at work and at home, while gaining the skills and know how to cope with a hectic work and family life.

Ultimately I would like to create a leadership revolution, adding value to all companies that participate through the following areas.

Increase employee support and motivation

Employees will feel validated and supported

Leaders will increase their E.I. by practicing their newly gained behavioural changes.

Leaders will be able to use these techniques to put their people through similar programs

Leaders will increase their personal happiness

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Truth be told, most leaders have the practical skills, education, training experience. In my experience as a manager the real reason people are let go has nothing to do with tangible skills that can be taught, and everything to do with attitude, standards, and overall likeability.

In this competitive market, the edge you have is not only going to be how many technical course you have taken, but more importantly your emotional intelligence.

CHEERS to a new future, where people enjoy going to work everyday.