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What Kind of Coaching is Right For You?
February 11, 2017
How we work, and what our workplaces expect from us, has changed dramatically in the last few years. Once, the mentality was that all we needed to do in order to succeed in our careers was to show up on time, keep our heads down, and work diligently. While these factors are certainly still very...
Why Coaching in Academia? An Interview with Dr. Hayley Hesseln, PhD, CEC
December 06, 2016
Recently, you published an article in the inaugural edition of the Philosophy of Coaching entitled: Bridging the gap between higher education and the workforce: a coach approach to teaching. What is the key message in your article? Coaching in the classroom as a pedagogical approach to teaching will lead to enhanced learning outcomes: students embrace this...
How is Your Coach a “Thinking Partner?”
November 29, 2016
How many times have you found that you strike your short-term tasks off your TO-DO list, whereas the more strategic and difficult items stay on that list longer than you would like? Your executive coach can help. A coach as a “thinking partner” can help to create focus and accountability to ensure you advance those...
Bridging the Gap: Higher Education & The Workforce
October 21, 2016
Hayley and Janice were featured in the first issue of Philosophy of Coaching Vol. 1, Issue 1. Corporations are now using coaching to enhance essential skills within the workplace, which gives rise to questions about college graduates’ skills and the positive impact coaching skills could have if embedded within academia. We explore the benefits of...
Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence
October 04, 2016
COACHING iNSIGHTS™ is founded on the science of emotional intelligence. And, while technical and professional competence is essential in the workplace, emotional intelligence is a better predictor of success. Additionally, emotional intelligence has been shown to be higher for successful leaders. Our environments demand that we manage complex and rapid change, and make decisions in a...
Building Your Coaching Culture
September 23, 2016
“Command and Control or Connect and Collaborate? ” Command and control approaches are not always effective in today’s multi-generational and intercultural work environments. Connect and collaborate environments are the alternative. But how does one create this new space? Just as sports coaches help athletes to enhance their game, executive coaches can help staff and leaders...
The Benefits of Coaching in Academia
September 13, 2016
Our vision is to create coaching cultures within the education and business sectors and build a bridge across these two domains. By fostering an environment of engagement and collaboration initially in the classroom, students develop essential coaching skills. As young people take their place as professionals in society, essential skills including communication, collaboration, critical thinking...
The Landscape of Business Has Changed Dramatically
August 17, 2016
One of the most notable areas of change in recent decades has been the shift from routine, repetitive measurable work, to work that involves critical thinking analysis and creativity. What is more effective for this emerging environment is competency in soft skills. Expanding technology, changing populations and a much larger playing field for both opportunity and...
Coaching in the Classroom
August 13, 2016
To contribute further to the field of education, we have created this program focused on building awareness of the field of emotional intelligence and your personal operating style, and providing training on coaching skills and a methodology to foster improved engagement in academia. Using a coach approach in the classroom requires that the lecturer (teachers...
Creating a Coaching Culture
July 15, 2016
… the term ‘coaching culture’ is being defined as an important transformation that organizations, groups and communities need to make in order to manage change successfully in today’s world.. By Janice Gair, ACC,CEC,CHRP The goal of our training and coaching program at COACHING iNSIGHTS is to create a Coaching Culture for companies, SMEs and nonprofit organizations. We will...