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The Relational Principle in Transformative Coaching

Beneath every skill, model, and intervention, sits something more fundamental: the relationship between coach and client. The relational principle says that the relationship is not just the container for the work -it’s part of the work itself.

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9 Additional Skills to Succeed as an Executive Coach

Explore the 9 additional skills you need to operate successfully as an executive coach on top of core coaching skills.

What is Coaching? An Introduction for Non-Coaches

If you new to coaching you might be asking yourself “exactly what is coaching?” – In this post, we set out to answer this for you.

Top 10 Myths About Coaching Debunked

Unveil the truth about coaching! A myth-busting journey through 10 inaccurate assumptions.

10 Evidence-Based Benefits of Coaching in the Workplace

We uncover 10 benefits of coaching in the workplace as supported by research.

Dissolving Boundaries Between Coaching and Other Helping Professions

A short exhortation for coaches to hold lightly the boundaries between coaching and other helping professions.

The Fallacy of the Primacy of Goal-Setting in Coaching

Challenging the centrality of goal-setting and its place within transformative coaching.

Coaching as a Calling – On The Deeper Purpose to Being a Coach

An exploration of the deeper sense of calling and purpose that coaches have that transcends the job or business.

Are Long-Term Coaching Relationships Beneficial and Ethical?

Nick Bolton challenges the conventional idea that coaching is a short-term approach and that longer-term work risks dependency.

Humanistic And Systemic Tensions Around Personal Agency

An exploration of the philosophical clash between humanistic and systemic perspectives on personal agency.

Why the professional coaching associations matter more than we realise.

In this article, Nick Bolton argues that we owe more to the professional coaching bodies than we often acknowledge and need to shift our mindset from transactional value to contribution to impact.