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Stepping into Courage in Coaching

We all have fears as coaches. How can we compassionately explore our fears? How might our fears serve us?

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“What is Coaching?” Workshop

What are the characteristics of coaching? We presented some experiences for participants at CoachUP 8.

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Does Yes Mean Yes in Our Cultures?

“My Thai colleague smiles and says yes. But is she really saying yes?” Cultures have different ways of communicating.

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Diffusing Challenging Conversations

What steps can we take to calm down a tense conversation? Both before and during a conversation?

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The Power of Great Listening

Surely there is nothing new to say about listening? What power does it have?

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Life After Teaching

Suppose you wanted to leave teaching in a few years’ time? What might you be thinking about now?

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Making the Move to Middle Leadership

Perhaps actions that move you towards middle leadership are also refreshing and inspiring. What might you do to move your career forward?

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An Introduction to the GROW Model

What’s so powerful about the GROW model?

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We are Presenting at CoachUP 7

Please join us at CoachUP 7 - where we will be presenting a workshop.

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Challenging Conversations: Workshop Takeaways

Read about what workshop participants learned in the Challenging Conversations workshop at ICS.

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Conflict Resolution

Conflicts happen. How can we process our emotions and thoughts to help us resolve them?

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Pursuing Excellence 2024

Sarah was invited for a day conference at ICS in Singapore. She learned (and taught) a lot.

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Cultural Ways of Building Professional Trust

Building professional trust is highly influenced by culture.

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Listening Accurately to High and Low Context Communicators

Listening is different depending on whether the speaker is from a high or low context communication culture. Advice for international school teachers.

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High and Low Context Communication

Different cultures communicate explicitly or expect listeners to read between the lines.

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Listen More & Less Telling Off

Participants' takeaways from our Coaching Skills in the Classroom workshop.

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Expecting Progress and Challenges

We expect students to have questions. So why do I make asking seem awkward?

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Feedback from our Cross-Cultural Coaching Workshop

Participants' feedback after our cross-cultural coaching workshop.

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Awareness of Culture for Coaches

Participants' takeaways about cross-cultural coaching.

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Cross-Cultural Coaching

Examining how cultural styles of communication and trust might impact our coaching.