Power • Influence • Impact

Influence Coaching Trap #1: Which Could Get You Sued

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...

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Creating Influence Coaching Programmes

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....

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Example Influence Coaching Proposal

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...

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Important Points about Introduction Sessions

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...

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Influence Coaching: Core Principles

There is a great deal of debate about coaching, what it is and what it is not. Since I've been coaching and training coaching for over 20 years now, I don't tend to engage in those debates, I just get on with doing my job. I don't want to get too far into this series...

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Building Reputations: Key Messages

Over the last ten years, I have worked with many people to help them to build their reputations in some very difficult organisations. Much of what I have learned in that time has been conveyed during this series of articles. I hope that it has landed well with you and...

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