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Demonstrating Good Training ROI Here at Spark Coaching and Training we’ve been in the field of training and development a long time and pride ourselves on providing training solutions that deliver…

The Four Pillars The model outlines the main elements of effective interaction with others, provides a diagnostic tool to allow participants to establish how they respond to people and situations,…

Selecting the Appropriate Coaching Style All too often we assign a task to someone and the job does not quite get done well enough. Why is this? One of the…

The Golden Thread of Intelligent Emotions Many coaches feel frustrated sometimes when they are asked to perform miracles in a few short coaching sessions. Being able to help a coachee, not…

What is The Difference Between Passive, Aggressive and Assertive Styles? It’s often been a source of amusement to me that we see people attending Personal Effectiveness programmes who have more…

FROM FIERCE LION TO PUSSY CAT HOW TO TAME THE ABRASIVE EMPLOYEE Do you work with anyone like this? “It’s like walking on egg shells . She sees something that…

Why Coaches Don’t Give Advice Very early on in coaching school we were told that coaches don’t give advice because it’s not helpful to the client. This is mainly because…

Is Coaching Right for Your Organisation? Are you a manager who’s heard about coaching but you’re not sure what it is and if it would be useful in your organisation?…

How do you know what you don’t know? Here’s a practical checklist for coaches to enable them to unpeel some of the systemic issues in their coaching. No coach or client operates…