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Your team member asks you a question – ask don’t tell!

“Uhm….,” he starts, and you think: “uh-oh …. this will take a while…”. Jack, a member of your team, started working with you six months

The most important skill today is…

“Tolerance of ambiguity” – wonderful word, isn’t it? In German it is even better (‘cause we can stick all components together 😊) “Ambiguitätstoleranz”. What? Come

Solution Poker for Prioritization

Overview Scrummasters and agile coaches know the tool of the “priority poker” in which team members can prioritize ideas. There are different forms of this

When I am not in the state to coach…

In the ICF core competencies we read: Develops and maintains the ability to regulate one’s emotions Mentally and emotionally prepares for sessions Seeks help from

When a coach is a paid friend

The actor Woody Allen is said to have talked to his psychoanalyst four times a week almost all his life. Maybe it kept him functional,

The perspective of the coffee machine

The great thing about being a mentor and coach trainer is that I learn so much from my participants and mentor coaching or coaching supervision

“Where do you feel the problem in your body?” – sense and nonsense of a question

I have heard this question used by a number of coaches from various backgrounds: Gestalt, ontological, NLP and others. What is this question about? Why

What does the coach need to know?

So does the coach need to know anything? Do you need to understand anything as a coach? Or does mainly the client need to know

Verbal 360 Degree Feedback Coaching

Today many companies use 360 degree feedback systems to help their managers and leaders to develop. Most often these systems consist of predetermined questions around

Toxic feedback: don't do this! Seriously, don't!

Not all feedback leads to improvement. Some feedback is detrimental and creates power imbalance and feelings of helplessness and despair. Here is what to avoid.

You cannot not influence

We almost had a fistfight in our coaching masterclass the other day! Of course, not really 🙂 — we had a wonderful exchange of ideas

“Yes, but… we really can’t…” — creating a culture of positive conversations by using coaching techniques

I just had one of these meetings. Maybe you know what I’m talking about — the main topic seemed to be how hopeless the situation

The depth of a coaching conversation: babies and bathwater

Solution Focused (SF) Practice stays “on the surface” and shies away from explanations and instead concentrates on clients’ descriptions of positive change in their past,

When a coach might lead the conversation

The ICF core competencies and markers for ACC, PCC and MCC performance evaluations require of the coach to “partner with the client”. What is meant

When to fire a client!

Have you ever “fired” a client? Can you “fire” a client? We discussed this in our SF Coaching Masterclass the other day when we were