For the last few weeks, we’ve focused on the five core components of emotional intelligence as identified by Daniel Goleman, author of the wildly popular book, Emotional Intelligence — self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social awareness. Today we focus on the last in our series, social skills. Social awareness is about understanding what people want [...]
My church has a pastor of coaching. Really. So as part of the coaching team, I attended an ICF-aligned training event at the church office, focused on transformational conversations, asking powerful questions, and setting S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific) goals. One core concept stopped me cold: Coaching that transforms lives flows from coaches [...]
Empathy, or its lack, can make or break a coach’s business success. Core to emotional intelligence, empathy is the ability to identify with and understand the feelings, motivations, and viewpoints of others. Empathy, in its most basic form, simply means good “people skills.” Empathetic coaches excel at managing relationships and making connections with others. But [...]
In its recent article, “10 Things Life Coaches Don’t Tell You,” Elizabeth O’Brien writing for MarketWatch, questions the validity of coaching as a “bona fide profession,” saying it lacks the attributes of an established field. If you’re considering hiring a coach or a professional coach, this article is worth reading. In response to this article, [...]
Successful coaches share many traits, but perhaps the most important is internal motivation. Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and author who wrote the book, Emotional Intelligence, defines internal motivation in a recent article he wrote as “a variety of self-management whereby we mobilize our positive emotions to drive us toward our goals.” Internal motivation means you [...]
An article featured in the September 2014 issue of Inc. Magazine, "Inside the Mind of the Entrepreneur,” reveals groundbreaking research that shows what sets apart successful entrepreneurs from the pack. According to Gallup, who conducted the study, successful entrepreneurs scored “high” on 10 entrepreneurial talents — risk-taking, business focus, determination, delegator, knowledge seeker, creative thinker, [...]
Show me a professional coach who is successful, and I’ll show you a coach who has high emotional intelligence (EQ). Emotional intelligence, or the ability to perceive, access, and regulate emotions, encompasses five key components: self-awareness, self-regulation/self-management, internal motivation, empathy, and social skills. Last week, we talked about self-awareness. This week, let’s take a closer look [...]
Ask ten different people to define “coaching,” and you’ll get ten different responses. Allow me to lift the fog around coaching by suggesting that there are three primary types of coaches—the skills coach, the mentor coach, and the professional coach? All three types of coaches are valid and helpful within the bounds of what they’re [...]
In an industry where networking and “putting yourself out there” are the primary vehicles for attracting new clients, it's sometimes difficult to be an introvert. As a coach who is an introvert living in a world of extroverts, I’ve learned what I need to thrive and be effective. What about you? Here's what I've learned [...]
“Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves—their strengths, their values, and how they best perform.” Peter Drucker Would you like to build a thriving coaching practice? If so, self-awareness, a facet of emotional intelligence (EQ), is critical to your success. Science journalist and psychologist Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of wildly popular book, [...]