Category Archives: 1st Stage: Career Discovery & Design

“Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.” – Joe Paterno I was recently coaching a Mum who wants to reenter the workplace after spending a few years at home looking after her … Continue reading →

“My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.” – Ernest Hemingway There are in my opinion two must-have pieces of paper or deliverables in any Career Coaching Program.

” I dream of things that never were and say, ‘Why not?’” – George Bernard Shaw Inquiries in-between coaching sessions give our clients another opportunity for reflection, discovery and learning. As one of my clients recently admitted, she did not … Continue reading →

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” – Ken Blanchard Most leadership coaches are accredited in very sophisticated and competencies-based 360° feedback assessments. For career coaching, I now mainly follow the motto: “Less is More” and also include Family and Friends in … Continue reading →

“If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Most professional coaches will kick-start a career coaching program with a few “Self-Awareness” exercises. Here are five suggestions for making this Values Identification process particularly powerful … Continue reading →