The Coaching Perspective

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.

Is Your Confidence Showing? - Ann Bennett 4/19/12

Ann Bennett an award-winning art director, and expert in graphic design, marketing and branding. She spent over 25 years making some of the world’s most prestigious magazines what they are today. These are magazines many of you read regularly and you may have even seen her marketing genius at work. Here are just a few of them: Us Magazine, Skiing Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Los Angeles Magazine and the icon of them all, Vogue Magazine – where she discovered that the devil really does wear Prada!

She is also an author, radio host, professional speaker and the founder of her 7 Step Irresistible Marketing and Mindset System. In her business she uses her marketing and branding genius to help women entrepreneurs make significant six-figure incomes. …She’s also been known to make a few male clients extraordinarily successful too!

She is the proud co-founder of an organization called, Living Beyond Belief.org, a unique charity saving the lives of teenagers who have been affected by the AIDS virus.

Providing Service to and for Active Coaches - April 5, 2012

Viki Winterton is the founder of Expert Insights Family of Opportunity including Expert Insights Publishing, home of the best-selling Ready, Aim series; Insights and PUBLISHED! magazines and broadcast; and 2 global online communities with over 9200 active members and 25,000 subscribers. She is also co-founder of The Coaches' and Entrepreneurs' Edge Extravaganza. A respected coach and consultant Viki's successful twenty-five year career has garnered rave reviews and successful results in domestic and international settings for a wide variety of industries and Fortune 100 companies.

Cyber Security Threats - March 29, 2012

Listen as Paul Roberts, producer of OCTalkRadio and Doug share with you the highlights from this morning's Executive Conference on Cyber Security Threats that was produced by Critical Mass for Business.

Culture Based Screening - March 8, 2012

Our guest today is Cory Bookman, Executive VP and COO , Western Region of Marcum Search LLC. We are going to get the scoop from Cory on what is “culture based screening” and other tips such as: 1) How to choose the right recruiting firm, 2) Putting the job description together, not the ten commandments, 3) See the person not the resume, 4) Understand what is off the page, 5) Coaching the client on how to interview (open ended questions, silence), and 6) Make your own decision, not the recruiters.

Every Monday Matters - March 1, 2012

Our guest today is my new friend and role model, Matthew Emerzian of Every Monday Matters. For many people Monday was the least favorite day of the week. Monday was the day that ended your weekend; the day you HAD to go back to work; and the day you started a diet or decided to not smoke...again. EMM's goal is to change the image of Mondays by making them mean something AMAZING, something INCREDIBLE, something UNBELIEVABLE. Don't miss hearing about this program that can engage your employees and make Mondays a day to look forward to.

Goal Setting and Time Management - February 2012

We are one month into a new year and the question is "How are you doing on achieving your goals that you set for this year?"  Goal setting is not a new topic, but their is always something new that we can learn about how to set goals that we can actually achieve. Join Doug to get some new tips and also find out how poor time management can sabotage your goal setting.