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In this blog series, we have reviewed the additional points of skill from ICF’s Team Coaching Competencies 1 through 5 and now are continuing with competency 6. Competency 6: Listens Actively + Notices how the perspectives shared by each team member relate to other team members’ views and the team dialogue. + Notices how each […]

If your business was affected by the pandemic and you’re not sure how to make the pivot to recover, you need to meet Nel, an entrepreneur whose work relies on live performance. With our help, she recovered quickly and came back even stronger, hitting $300,000 in one month! If you’ve been thinking of reaching out […]

The blog series continues with the additional points of skill from ICF’s Team Coaching Competencies with competencies 4 and 5. Competency 4: Cultivates Trust and Safety + Creates and maintains a safe space for open and honest team member interaction. + Promotes the team viewing itself as a single entity with a common identity. + […]

  “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” — Winston Churchill Churchill said this famous line as World War II neared its end. It’s inspiring for many reasons, chief among them the optimism that comes from looking for a silver lining in the darkest of clouds. The manufacturing industry, and indeed our world, has […]

The last couple of weeks, I’ve been talking about aiming for MUCH bigger in my business, in my life, and in my purpose. I’ve stretched, looked into the fears of dreaming TOO big (is there such a thing?!) and looked at all the other emotions that come up once I’ve actually MADE the decision to […]

In the first blog of this series, we reviewed the additional points of skill from ICF’s Team Coaching Competencies.  Continue here with competencies 2 and 3. Competency 2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset + Engages in coaching supervision for support, development, and accountability when needed. + Remains objective and aware of team dynamics and patterns What […]

Sometimes things in our personal life can affect our confidence and leak into our business life. Tamsin’s story is proof that, once you gain your confidence, you increase your income quickly.  It’s amazing how, when we are surrounded by people who fiercely believe in us, who lift us up and encourage us, everything changes. As […]

The International Coaching Federation created competencies for Team Coaching through an extensive process and working with experts.  The Team Coaching competencies are additional points for each of the existing competencies.  In the future they plan to offer a credential in team coaching.  For now, let us explore the additions to the competencies as Team Coaching […]

“People will go where they are given an increase.” – Wallace Wattles Too many solo-entrepreneurs, especially women, tend to downplay their successes. They either don’t stop long enough to see how much they’ve actually accomplished, or they’re too shy to share with others how well things are going, for fear of bragging. (And yes, bragging […]

Perhaps you have heard the old tale of a woodcutter who so impressed their king that they were given the most important areas of forest to cut.  In the beginning the volume of cutting was impressive.  Over time that volume became less and less.  The woodcutter was perplexed because they were working the same number […]