Great groups don’t just happen. They’re shaped—intentionally—through shared expectations, clear communication, and mutual accountability. Whether you’re leading a coaching cohort, a small group, a min...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Every coaching conversation is, in some way, about change. Clients come seeking clarity, direction, or courage to move from where they are to where they want to be. Yet change doesn’t st...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Breakthrough Coaching is about going beyond surface‐level coaching to evoke moments of insight (“lightbulb moments”) that change how clients see themselves, their stories, their possibil...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Breakthrough Coaching is about going beyond surface‐level coaching to evoke moments of insight (“lightbulb moments”) that change how clients see themselves, their stories, their possibil...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Breakthrough Coaching is about going beyond surface‐level coaching to evoke moments of insight (“lightbulb moments”) that change how clients see themselves, their stories, their possibil...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Breakthrough Coaching is about going beyond surface‐level coaching to evoke moments of insight (“lightbulb moments”) that change how clients see themselves, their stories, their possibil...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Breakthrough Coaching is about going beyond surface‐level coaching to evoke moments of insight (“lightbulb moments”) that change how clients see themselves, their stories, their possibil...  Read More

Every thriving coaching relationship begins with a conversation about how the relationship itself will work. Before the first goal is set or the first insight unfolds, great coaches take time to co-cr...  Read More

Every powerful coaching session eventually comes to a crossroads: the moment when awareness must become action. The client sees what needs to change. The question is—what will they do about it?Designi...  Read More

Insight is powerful—but it isn’t transformation. Many clients walk into coaching sessions full of awareness yet unsure how to act on it. That’s where the real art of coaching begins: facilitating grow...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Marcia Reynolds’ Breakthrough Coaching is a call for coaches to stop settling for surface-level sessions and start evoking true inner change. The book emphasizes coaching as a process of...  Read More

In today's fast-paced world, our mental well-being is more important than ever. Shirzad Chamine’s book, Positive Intelligence, introduces a groundbreaking perspective on managing our inner dialogue by...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Marcia Reynolds’ Breakthrough Coaching is a call for coaches to stop settling for surface-level sessions and start evoking true inner change. The book emphasizes coaching as a process of...  Read More

Coaching has become a widely-used word in leadership and personal development, yet many people misunderstand what coaching actually is. Some see it as therapy, others imagine consulting or mentoring, ...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux As coaches gain mastery in asking powerful questions, they explore new avenues of possibilities for the client by seeing situations from new angles of vision. Listed below are 50 questio...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The book by Kathleen Smith, Everything Isn't Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down, provides a wealth of insights on how to live a less anxio...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The Art of Noticing is a thought-provoking book designed to spark one’s awareness and creativity through the intention use and focus of our senses. It challenges the reader to experience...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux The Art of Noticing is a thought-provoking book designed to spark one’s awareness and creativity through the intention use and focus of our senses. It challenges the reader to experience...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux Curiosity is often seen as a childlike quality, but it is a key skill in developing a successful life and career. It allows us to continually learn and grow and is essential for innovati...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux & Felix Villanueva Creating a live training event is a great way to reach out and connect with your target audience, particularly if you're a church or non-profit organization. However, ...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux and Felix Villanueva Coaching has been proven to be a powerful tool for individuals to achieve their personal and professional goals. As a coach, one of your primary responsibilities is ...  Read More

By Jim LaDoux and Felix Villanueva As a coach, your goal is to help people overcome their limitations, but sometimes, you face limitations too. Building a coaching network can be challenging, especial...  Read More

Part four of the book, Co-active Coaching, focuses on the integration of the three coaching principles that include: 1) fulfillment, 2) balance, and 3) practice.values and process add fulfillment and ...  Read More

Co-active Coaching is a great resource that focuses on how the coach and the coachee work together for the sake of the coachee’s agenda. It explores the subtexts to every conversation that include ass...  Read More

The book, Unlocking Potential: 7 Coaching Skills that Transform Individuals, Team, and Organizations, highlights four key themes - trust, potential, commitment, and execution. In addition, the authore...  Read More

Coaching the Team at Work provides helpful insights about how coaching actually shows up when one works with teams, and what conditions need to be in place to make coaching teams a fruitful endeavor. ...  Read More

Although Direct Communication is no longer an ICF Core Competency, effective coaches are exceptional in applying the skill. The challenge with Direct Communication is that, sometimes we misconstrue Di...  Read More

According to the ICF, evoking new awareness is about asking questions that “help the client explore beyond the client’s current thinking or feeling to new or expanding ways of thinking or feeling abou...  Read More

The International Coach Federation (www.coachfederation.org) defines coaching as "partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and ...  Read More

"A leader is bestWhen people barely know he exists,Not so good when people obey and acclaim himWorse when they despise him,But of a good leader, who talks littleWhen his work is done, his aim fulfille...  Read More

"We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body.”  - Paulo Coelho.Coaches have the power to create a ripple effects of transformation within peo...  Read More

There are essential steps and systems that, if consistently followed, support effective coaching.These practices, approaches, and tools will set you up for success in the long run and help ensure that...  Read More

Your relationship with clients usually extends beyond the formal coaching relationship. How you mark the ending of your role as a coach is important. Coaching relationships end for a variety of reason...  Read More

According to the International Coach Federation, Direct Communication is described as the “ability to communicate effectively during coaching sessions, and to use language that has the greatest positi...  Read More

One of the the last questions we often ask in a coaching conversation is, "Who else can support your next steps?"  As coaches help clients build accountability and support into steps for moving forwar...  Read More

It's important that coaches continually refine their coaching approaches and practices in their pursuit of being a masterful coach.  Listed below are indicator suggesting ways that coaches can demonst...  Read More

Good coaching is shaped by one's ability to ask good questions. Effective coaches draw out a client's wisdom and call forth new possibilities.  I track which questions and phrases that I use in coachi...  Read More

According to the International Coaching Federation, coaching presence is defined as the "ability to be fully conscious and present with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible and confide...  Read More

Professional coaches recognize the importance of creating safe, sacred space for coaching.  This involves preparation before, during , and after the coaching session.PREPARE FOR THE SESSIONSelect a qu...  Read More

Listed below are 10 insights along with a few questions from the coaching book titled, Helping People Change.1 | A personal vision is criticalResearch shows that excavating and articulating an individ...  Read More