Quite often, potential clients arrive knowing that they need to improve their influencing skills. When I ask them to elaborate, they soon begin to struggle to explain with any degree of clarity. Quite understandably, they do not know enough about the subject of...

You cannot become a good leader until you have learnt how to manage the day job.   Trying to be a leader when you are struggling to manage your deadlines, complete your projects, and deal with conflict, just doesn't work. Regardless of the amount of leadership...

Scary as this may sound, it is relatively easy to avoid if you are aware of the risk and take a few simple precautions. It is also possible to take steps to protect yourself if the worst does happen.Unlike many forms of coaching, this particular danger awaits the...

In this article, I am going to share with you my thoughts and experiences of creating coaching programmes that help people to become more influential. Along the way I will give you detailed examples, including a template structure which I call the Executive Service....

The topics you choose to include in an influence coaching programme will naturally vary depending on the needs of your client. Below is an example proposal structure together with the content that I commonly put into coaching proposals. I have no doubt you have your...

The initial session with a coaching client is perhaps the most critical one for the coach, and there is a great deal you need to achieve. During the call you will establish the relationship, build trust and create a firm foundation on which the success of the coaching...