coaching requires expertise in coaching, not in the subject at hand. That is one of its great strengths. And

spiritual intelligence (or SQ, as it became known). Spiritual in this sense is not a religious concept, but is defined by authors Ian Mitroff and Elizabeth Denton as “the basic desire to find ultimate meaning and purpose in one’s life and to live an integrated life.”

Coaching is unlocking people’s potential to maximize their own performance.

We all have a built-in, natural learning capability that is actually disrupted by instruction.

AWARENESS OF OTHERS – seeing the person behind the performance Learn to spot people’s strengths, interferences, and motivations in order to manage relationships and inspire and collaborate successfully with individuals and teams. Improve social skills by getting curious about, listening to, and partnering with those you work with.

Get into a comfortable position, sitting and with both feet on the floor. Notice how the ground feels under your feet. Roll your shoulders to loosen them. Notice your breath, breathing in and breathing out. As you breathe in, imagine that you are breathing in clarity and fresh air. As you breathe out, imagine that you are breathing out any worries

Successful leaders of the future will lead in a coaching style rather than command and control Talent retention is a vital issue and expectations about the way people are treated are rising fast. Prescription, instruction, autocracy, and hierarchy are losing traction and acceptability. Good people want more choice, more responsibility, and more fun

Both the Inner Game and coaching focus on improving performance (P) by growing potential (p) and by decreasing interference (i). Internal obstacles are often more daunting than external ones.

Ever since work began, people have resorted to a combination of threat and reward to get other people to do what they want. Fear is a forceful motivator, but also a powerful inhibitor of creativity and responsibility.