Do You Need to Get Angry Before Anyone Listens?

August 19, 2009

by guest writer Judy Toth
I’m writing this for all the women with children, husbands, boyfriends, employees, relatives….well, I guess I’m writing this for all women.  (Men–you are welcome to read also.  It’s just been my experience that this is more of a “woman” thing.  More on that later).
So women, have you ever found yourself thinking, [...]

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A Video Message from Barbra – Announcements!

August 2, 2009

Announcement #1 – Introducing new instructors Nina East and Doris Helge
Nina East, IAC-CC: Nina is our newest instructor in the BACC program. She  brings a wealth of experience to coaching, coach training, and coach certification. Nina was one of the first coaches to become certified by the IAC and was immediately asked to become a [...]

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How to Coach Anyone, Lesson #1

July 3, 2009

Of all the coaching materials that Thomas Leonard produced in his lifetime, the How To Coach Anyone (HTCA) series of 68 lessons is my very favorite. In fact, I’d venture to say that much of what I know about coaching was learned from these lessons.
Although I have electronic copies of HTCA saved on my computer [...]

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How to Coach on Life Purpose

June 4, 2009

In our BACC coaching classes this month we are talking about the value of having a coaching “repertoire” – a set of tools and exercises that you can “pull out” in different coaching circumstances. You can listen to an excerpt of our class below.

 

Below are the class notes on the Life Purpose exercise (adapted [...]

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What is Charge-Neutral? The Opposite of Drama Queen

May 2, 2009

When coaching we strive to be “charge-neutral”.  What does “charge-neutral” mean?  Ruth-Ann Harnisch sums it up as “the opposite of a drama queen”.  She goes on to explain:
Charge-neutral is a tone, an attitude, a way of being. It’s the opposite of a drama queen. It’s the non-judgmental way to approach a client.
Clients don’t need the [...]

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Coaching “Safety Net” Questions – For When Your Mind Goes Blank

April 28, 2009

Have you ever had the experience of “going blank” while coaching? You know, it’s your turn to speak and your mind freezes?
It happens to all of us from time to time, particularly if we are coaching under challenging circumstances (such as being evaluated in an exam or training class). When it happens to me, I [...]

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What was Thomas Leonard Really Like? A Candid Interview with Andrea J. Lee

April 10, 2009

Barbra: Andrea, let’s start at the beginning. Can you tell us how you came to work for Thomas J. Leonard and Coachville?
Andrea: Complete and utter luck, actually. Well, if I had to give credit somewhere, it would be to computers, and the internet. Which in itself is interesting, because without those two things CoachVille certainly [...]

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You Can Do It! Fridge Magnets

April 2, 2009

My CompassVIP.com fridge magnets arrived today.  I ordered them instead of standard business cards.

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When the Pain Disappears, The Beauty Remains

March 27, 2009

Many of us get discouraged when results don’t happen as fast as we think they should. The fact is, most change happens in a “two steps forward, one step back” kind of way. It takes dedicated effort and sticking with the program.
We get what we want through practice
Many BACC participants are now at the end [...]

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How much practice to become a masterful coach?

March 11, 2009

A member wrote this on the BACC forum today:
My goal this month is to find 5 ‘clients’ or classmates, to do more audio recordings. I’m offering free 30 minute coaching sessions in exchange for permission to record the session. My goal is to have 100 audio recordings to learn from.
I applaud her dedication and [...]

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