Our Vision is simple: Every People Leader should know some professional Coaching Skills. Why? Most Leaders simply do not know how to help others WITHOUT giving advice. Yet that is exactly the kind of empowering Leadership style that people seek: one that is genuine, caring, curious, yet direct and fair. In our podcast we share ways how Leaders can become more coach-like in their daily interactions. Enjoy!
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I’m sharing something I’ve been reflecting on lately—how being in a leadership position can sometimes create a tricky dynamic when it comes to giving advice. When I was a compliance manager, my team often came to me …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm diving into the subtle but impactful 'yes trap' in management. Imagine you're a manager offering a simple suggestion, only to find it's taken as an order, complicating your relationship with your team. Main Ideas…
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TCL 104 - Coaching is a helpful disturbance
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm sharing a personal experience that highlights how coaching can act as a beneficial disturbance in our lives. It all started with a simple observation from my son during our daily school commute. Main Ideas: ● How…
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TCL 103 - Self-Coaching for Ruthless Prioritizing
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm diving deep into a powerful strategy I call "ruthless prioritizing." It's not about being harsh, it's about being strategic and intentional with your time and energy. Main Ideas: ● The surprising truth about ruth…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I want to share my thoughts on closed questions in coaching conversations. From my experience, open questions are often preferred, but closed questions have their place too. They can help bring clarity and focus during a di…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I will focus on problem-solving within the context of coaching. Contrary to common belief, coaching is not just about addressing problems but finding sustainable solutions for the future. Main Ideas: ● Differentiating probl…
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TCL100 - 8 questions that make anyone more coach-like!
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm going to share some handy coaching tips with you. I've got eight simple questions that can make our coaching conversations way better. Here's what we'll look into: "What do you want to talk about today?" "What's …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I will explore the utility of two potent conversational tools: the phrases "tell me more" and "and what else." These expressions serve the dual purpose of showcasing active engagement, promoting empowerment, and revealing c…
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TCL098 - What it takes to become a successful Leader Coach
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I’ll discuss a topic that many of us have encountered in our professional journeys – the transition from being a manager to becoming a leader coach. You know, many folks see the appeal of this shift, but there's often a gap…
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TCL097 - Boosting Growth with the Personal SWOT
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'll share my personal experience on the power of using a strength-based approach to leadership. Initially, I treated each person in my team equally, then I discovered the value of leveraging individual talents and strength…
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TCL096 - The surprising way how to explore emotions in Coaching
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we discuss how to incorporate emotions in conversations using coaching techniques. We explore the three-step process of recognizing emotional shifts, sharing about them neutrally, and exploring them further. By noticing and…
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TCL095 - How coaches and consultants prepare differently
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of coaching and consulting, and how a coach prepares differently to an advisor ahead of meeting with a client. We compare the mindset and behaviors leading up to a session between a professi…
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TCL094 - The Power of NO - Why inviting disagreement is an essential skill
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we cover a crucial skill every leader should master - inviting disagreement. Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone seemed to agree with your boss's idea, but you had reservations? Or shared an idea with someone and…
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TCL093 - 3 Coaching Questions that improve every meeting
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we cover the three coaching questions that can improve every meeting. As a coach and trainer, I've seen many corporate meetings go off track due to unclear goals and implicit assumptions. It's frustrating, and it wastes tim…
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TCL092 - The Power of Co-Creating SMART Goals
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode of "The Power of Co-Creating SMART Goals," Maik dives into why it's important for managers to take a different approach to goal-setting with their team members. Maik explores how co-creating SMART goals, which are specific, …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode of "Stop the Stack Attack," we delve into the dangerous habit of asking multiple questions in one breath. We've all been on the receiving end of a stack question attack, but what many of us don't realize is that we're also g…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this podcast episode, we explore the concept of goals and the difference between progress and outcome goals. As we embark on a new year, it's important to set goals that will help us make meaningful, motivated progress towards our larger…
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TCL089 - The most valuable thing you can give someone
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach How many people can you interact with at the same time without burning out? Turns out, there is a suggested answer for that: It's roughly 150! This is the so-called 'Dunbar' number (after an anthropologist with the same name). It tells us h…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach What is a SOFT skill? Something that's optional? Something you stop when you have to prioritise? Wrong. This is super outdated framing that prevents long-term growth. Very likely, you made (or are making!) your first big career steps becaus…
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TCL087 - How to coach someone who reports to you
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Can you coach your own direct report? I am here to tell you that this question is much trickier to answer than you might think. There are a lot of pitfalls connected to it, but there are also big promises. Imagine you received some training…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Today's podcast episode is different. It is short and personal and about a tough lesson that I learned over the last weeks...about the value and impact of direct and caring feedback! It's a lesson of a different kind, but absolutely applica…
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TCL085 -„You are wrong!“ and better ways to share your view
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Imagine someone approaches you with an idea and before they even finished, your intuition says it's not workable or even dumb. Saying "This will never work. Forget it!" may be factually correct, but there are better ways to express this tha…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach It's surprisingly simple and easy to shut productive dialogue down. Here are 5 common ways that are easy to recognise and that we all should get under control! Why do I speak of 'dialogue'? It emphasizes a very partnering way of interacting…
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TCL083 - Why a coach approach boosts employee retention
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach When Leaders say 'I have no time to coach', I ask back: 'Do you have time to manage the impacts of high turnover then?" In this episode, I share how a coach-like style impacts retention! Employees want to feel that their Manager cares and s…
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TCL082 - How to measure the success of Coaching
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach How do we know that coaching is actually worth it? After all, it's costly: there is time and often also financial investment. Today, I share a way how we can make measuring effects easier! I actually use the thinking model that I introduce …
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TCL081 - The WORST use case for coaching is also the MOST popular!
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here's a small riddle: What's the best use-case for professional-level coaching? Is it to help a person who performs poorly and is on their way out of the company? Or is it when you coach someone who already performs well and wants to take …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Imagine you had a bad 2 quarters at work where you struggled to make your numbers. You have your half-yearly review conversation with your boss and they say: "well, that did not go so well. We know you are far behind your numbers. I think w…
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TCL079 - BEWARE - Coaching in companies is NOT Life Coaching
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Coaching someone who pays for their own coaching is radically different to coaching someone who is sponsored, i.e. the company pays. At first sight, this seems to be just be about who foots the bill, but it's way more complicated. Suddenly …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach This is episode 2 as part of a 2-part series of 'coaching and failing'. In the last episode, I talked about that it means to fail in the 'practice' of coaching. In this episode, we are zooming our further and we will explore what it means t…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Let's talk about FAILURE and COACHING. It's a tricky and uncomfortable topic. It's also so wide that I make this a 2-part episode and I will address 2 separate aspects: 'Failing at Coaching' and next week 'Failing as a Coach'. Sounds simila…
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TCL076 - 3 coach-like strategies how to respond to open interview questions
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach "Tell me a bit about yourself!" That's an interview question/prompter we all should be prepared for. Are you responding with a 10min story that starts at the big bang, potentially boring your interviewer and blowing the conversation right t…
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TCL075 - How to coach someone who talks a lot
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here's a very familiar challenge: You are in a conversation with someone. You ask them a question. Then the other person starts talking. And continues talking. Aaaaaaand continues talking even more! 5 min and no sign of stopping. You feel p…
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TCL074 - Eliminate the line-up outside your door!
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Are people knock on your door all the time with questions that they should know the answer to? Is your intuitive response to answer them as quick as possible, so you can get back to your work? Well, doing this likely leads to even MORE ques…
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TCL073 - Can I coach a friend or family member?
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here comes a question that I get asked in almost every coach training course after a while: 'Can I coach my friends and family members, too?' To this, I can answer with a qualified YES (that means it works, with certain conditions met!). In…
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TCL072 - Coaching is a partnership of (un)equals
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Can you be a Manager to someone and at the same time be their coach? This is tricky. Coaching relies on trust, on the success of establishing a partnership. However, when we coach, we are almost living two different roles at the same time. …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Coaching is sometime quite a paradoxical thing. Here is one example...a wisdom piece about coaching: "The most experienced coaches know the least!" It's a powerful truth and possibly the opposite of what you expect! Should masterful coaches…
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TCL070 - How do I help someone without knowing more than them?
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Link to this episode: www.intellicoach.com/ep70 Someone approaches you with a very specific problem in their area. The person is an expert. They want your help. You actually have not worked that deeply in their area before and they definite…
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TCL 069 - To delegate or not to delegate. That is NOT the question!
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach I often hear Leaders ask: "Should I delegate this or not"? I argue in this episode that there is a much more helpful question we can ask ourselves instead: "To what degree should I delegate this?" We are going to look at the delegation spec…
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TCL 068 - Great Question - What progress have we made so far?
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore another question asked in a coaching conversation that will be very weird in a normal/casual conversation: "What progress have we made so far in our conversation?" Why do we use this kind of question? Let's first…
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Please share your feedback! It will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore a very particular and slightly strange coaching competence: Coaching Presence. How can 'presence' be a competence? Well, it can be learned and it can be designed. In this episode, I share a few options how, by looking at coaching p…
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TCL 066 - The 4 Steps to a great coaching agreement
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this last of a series of 3 episodes on the coaching agreement, I go down to concrete skill level: I share the exact 4 behavior markers that help coaches create a strong agreement, including examples! The International Coaching Federation…
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TCL 065 - Making a coaching agreement is strange and difficult. Here’s Why!
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach "What would be a good outcome of our conversation today?" While this type of question is common in meetings to get an alignment of agendas, it feels less usual when we use it in a 'normal' conversation. Yet, it is one of the most essential and hardest things t…
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TCL 064 - The hardest skill to master when you learn coaching
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach What do you think is the hardest competency to master when you want to become great at coaching? Is it active listening? Powerful Questioning? You might be in for a surprise. Based on all I have seen it is 'Making Agreements'. What? If you are in disbelief, th…
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TCL 063 - If your coaching is too simple, here is how to level up
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach It's not difficult for any Leader to learn the very basics of coaching, i.e. to hold back your solutions and give the other person a chance to talk and develop something themselves. Yet, when 90% of our coaching is to ask: 'What would YOU do?' or 'What is your…
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TCL 062 - Coaching with a Global Mindset - Interview with Barbara Dalle Pezze
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach This is a special interview episode with Barbara Dalle Pezze. We are diving into some very interesting aspects of how Leader Coaches can approach a culturally-diverse team. We are looking at the following questions: 1) How to coach a culturally diverse team 2)…
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TCL 061 - How to get the Question behind the Question
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this podcast episode, we get to the 'Question behind the question' (QBQ). It's obvious: very often, when people approach us, they don't actually share what they REALLY want to know. If your team member comes to you and asks you: 'What's next months' roster …
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TCL 060 - Coach the Person, Not the Problem!
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this podcast we showcase a coaching style that is highly effective, yet typically not mastered by a Leader Coach who has not undergone training. We discuss coaching the PERSON, vs coaching the PROBLEM. When people learn about the difference, it often create…
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TCL 059 - The Shift from Consulting to Transacting to Transforming
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Curious about joining the second cohort of the IntelliCoach Leader Academy Program? Have a look here: www.intellicoach.com/leader-academy Join us for our Open House session on 23/24 Feb to find out how to lift your coaching to a transformational level. -------…
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TCL 058 - Living and breathing the coaching mindset
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here’s a question I regularly got over the years from Leaders who learn to coach: “Maik, there is a real challenge here for me. I have a hard time staying out of solving mode. My team members/clients just go into the wrong direction so many times, and then I j…
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TCL 057 - The Power of Coaching with the Hour Glass model
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I share my view on one of the most frequent questions I get: “What coaching model do you prefer? And which one do you teach?” I explain the hour-glass model and why I rely on it entirely until very far into my professional coaching course deve…
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