The Coaching Perspective

Would you like to have a full coaching practice without doing any selling?

Most coaches love to coach but hate to sell. So we try to trick ourselves by saying we are serving or solving problems; anything but selling. How would you like to have a full coaching practice and never have to do any selling again? Listen in as Doug Gfeller talks with Jay McDowell about his business model at Action Coach, which promises to do just that for you. Jay started his coaching business more than 6 years ago and has become one of the top coaches in Southern California by delivering proven results in every aspect of running a business …including revenue & profit growth, cost management, advertising, and building high performing teams. He brings 30 years of “Corporate America” experience, which he combines with his passion for coaching people.

Where Do Coaches Go For Support? August 2, 2012

Join Doug as he talks with Mike Rafati about the new coaching community that he is creating at www.incrediblecoach.com The Incrediblecoach provides the opportunity to connect with service professionals and solo entrepreneurs effortlessly. You can expand your marketing reach and improve your visibility by sharing your information and promoting your events to the people who are looking for your services. Mike will coach you to clarify your thoughts, design and promote your offerings, and support you with marketing information, services, tools, and resources you need to create and/or expand your business.

Coaching The Management Team July 12, 2012

Listen in as Doug Gfeller, Master Certified Coach, shares with you his process for coaching management teams. This is a process that he has been constantly refining for the last fifteen  years. During that time he has worked with new management teams in start up companies and seasoned teams in established companies. How big the revenues are or how long you have been in business have nothing to do with the effectiveness of your management team. Doug will identify for you the key elements that need to be focused on to achieve breakthrough performance.

CoachingResources, Books & Web Sites! 6/28/12

This is not a book review or a synopsis of the book, Making Yourself Indispensable: The Power of Personal Accountability by Mark Samuel. This book is just to darn good for me to do anything that would encourage you to not read it. Let me make it plain, Go buy this book and read it. Then teach it or discuss it at length with someone else. Then set aside some time to sit quietly and plan how you are going to apply it right now in your life and your business. We can all use this information and thinking in our own lives. If you are a coach you can use this system to help you provide more value to your clients. If you work in HR then this will change the way you approach your next training or planning sessions. And if you are an executive it is the blue print that you have been looking for to pull your management team together and truly achieve breakthrough performance.

Riding the Roller Coaster of Change Without Getting Sick!

Like it or not, we are all dealing with change on a daily basis. How would you like some new tools to help you with change management? How would you like to learn what the best practices are in this area? Listen in as Doug Gfeller talks with Janine McDonald about change management.

Janine McDonald is Founder and CEO of J9 Leading Solutions an organizational consulting services firm that helps organizations create high impact strategies, develop effective leaders and tailor operations to achieve maximum community impact. Janine is an organizational consultant, trainer, and speaker specializing in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational development, employee engagement, and capacity building. Janine is committed to help individuals grow as leaders, teams learn and organizations build capacity.

HR and Social Media: Are You Breaking the Law? 6/14/12

Can you be fired for “facebooking”? Can employers “google” job applicants? Can you take your Twitter account with you when you change jobs? Learn how technology is impacting your right to privacy, employment-at-will, free speech, and venting about your job on the Internet.

Laura Fleming, a shareholder in the Labor & Employment Law Group at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rath, joins Doug to talk about the impact of Social Media on employer and employee rights. Laura earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from Harvard University. She practiced in Boston and Shanghai prior to moving to Orange County. She is even conversant in Mandarin Chinese.

Are You Coaching Or Working In A Silo? 6/7/12

In business the term silo is often used to describe a mind-set when certain departments or sectors do not wish to share information with others in the same company. This type of mentality reduces the efficiency of the overall operation, reduces morale, and may contribute to the demise of a productive company culture. In coaching we use the term to describe a client who is unable to see the possibilities outside of their existing environment. But as coaches, are we sometimes also working in a silo environment that we have created for ourselves? Listen as Doug Gfeller, MCC talks about silos in business and coaching and questions if it is possible to work without silos at all.

How to be a Master Coach, Consultant and Leadership Trainer 5/31/12

Doug interviews Kathy Fleming, an extraordinary coach, trainer, and leader. As a Senior Leader with Accomplishment Coaching, Kathy conducts year-long, professional coach and leadership training programs. In addition to those who are creating thriving coaching practices, many of her students are executives in business and government, honing their leadership and coaching skills. She was recently awarded the prestigious credential of Master Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation. Above all, Kathy is open-hearted, authentic, clear and courageous. She is a devoted and caring ally for all those with whom she partners to create results. She delights in coaching clients and training leaders and coaches.

Conversations not Lectures - CAM2012 5/24/12

Join Doug as he relives his experience at Conversation Among Masters (CAM). Last week 175 master coaches gathered in San Antino, Texas for 3 days of conversation on what is going on in the coaching world for master coaches. Facilitating the conversations were; Werner Erhad, Jim Selman and Robert Richman. Werner and Jim are legands in the coaching world and have influenced thounsands of coaches. Robert comes from Zappos and shared what they are doing with their Insights program and how this works with coaching and how it is influencing the culture of successful companies today. But what about the "side" conversations? Some of my best personal learning was from other master coaches attending the CAM and I will share these with you also.

Becoming a Better Coach - One Transformation at a Time - Nahid Casazza 5/10/12

Nahid Casazza is a twelve year business, transition and leadership coach who shares her own personal journey, lessons learned, and keys to success in her own practice. She is also the Past President of the International Coach Federation Orange County chapter and ran the most successful coaching week program ever!

Ongoing self-improvement can feel self-indulgent for a coach, and not as important as marketing or client care when it comes to building a successful practice.  Yet it is the important and fulfilling thing you can do to become truly successful.  Every time you take yourself to a new level of personal growth, your presence becomes stronger, your intuition sharper, and every interaction you have is more compelling, whether it is related to running your business more effectively, challenging a client to a new level, or living your own life more powerfully.