The Problem with Feedback As a coach training provider, our students tells us that feedback is hard. It seems to be one of those areas fraught with difficulty and as a result of that people shy away from both the giving and the receiving of feedback. This is often because we have received poorly constructed […]
Different perspectives can make us richer and while we try to be as broad as we can here on the North Point Academy blog, it’s good to hear from others. This article is from one of our UK Alumni Stephen Cross. Stephen’s company works to help individuals who want to put in more than they […]
28th April 2019 will signal the start of a week of celebrations across the UAE and globally for the 20th Anniversary of International Coaching Week (ICW), an initiative driven by the International Coach Federation (ICF). ICW was first created in 1999 and the aim has always been to educate individuals and organisations on the benefits of working […]
29th April 2019 will signal the start of a week of global celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of International Coaching Week (ICW), an initiative driven by the International Coach Federation (ICF).* ICW was first created in 1999 and the aim has always been to educate individuals and organisations on the benefits of working with a professional […]
Dear coaches, During this week, more new decisions to think, act and be different will be made than at any other time of the year. And what will most of these decisions come to? Nothing. As coaches, we probably have experienced a client (or potential client) who is enthusiastic about making a difference in the […]
Thank you for reading our coaching tools blog series over the past few weeks, where I have introduced you to some of the main coaching tools that we teach our students on the NPCA Certificate in Professional Coaching. I hope you have enjoyed reading about the different processes and tools that you have been learning […]
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed our last blog where the focus was on Process Tools and the Conversational Model. This week, I am going to introduce you to the core NPCA model, on which all of our tools and models are based. The North Point Meta-model, or as we affectionately call it the NPM, […]
In last week’s post on Content vs Process, I discussed the distinction between the coachee being responsible for the content of the coaching conversation, while the coach holds the process ultimately co-partnering with their coachee towards the achievement of their goals. Conversations lie at the very core of what coaches do in order to move […]
Last week, Matt introduced us to the topic of conversational tools within coaching, in his post Spanners and Screwdrivers, and I will be spending the next four weeks, delving into four different conversational tools we explore with our NPCA students. Today we start by looking at one of the fundamental distinctions of coaching. The question […]
Plumbers have tools. Electricians have their tools. When these are used well they help both the plumber (or electrician) and the person for whom they are plumbing. Coaches also have tools and when we use these well they become the means by which coaches and their clients work towards having the client gain new abilities […]