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Our Vision is simple: Every People Leader should know some professional Coaching Skills. Why? Most Leaders simply do not know how to help others WITHOUT giving advice. Yet that is exactly the kind of empowering Leadership style that people seek: one that is genuine, caring, curious, yet direct and fair. In our podcast we share ways how Leaders can become more coach-like in their daily interactions. Enjoy!
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Do you prefer introversion and find big networking events draining? In this podcast episode, I share how redefining my role gave me energy, purpose, and deeper connections during the wild, busy International Coaching Week events in May earlier this year. It was a simple mindset shift, but one that changed everything for me 😊 Main Ideas: ● Why intro…
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Here are some resources you could acccess about evaluating coaching effectiveness: https://www.intellicoach.com/pro-hrbp https://www.intellicoach.com/pro-leaders How do you really know if coaching worked? It’s easy to feel good about the process, but harder to prove whether it led to actual results. If you're investing time and money into coaching,…
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People often say, "There’s no such thing as a stupid question." But is that really true? In this episode, I challenge that idea and explore how avoiding poorly thought-out questions can make us better leaders and communicators. Main Ideas: How asking unprepared questions can waste time and damage credibility. The Power of Intent-Based Leadership A …
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Capturing essence in conversations builds trust, deepens connections, and improves communication. We often summarize conversations to show we’re listening, but simple summaries don’t always make people feel heard. Capturing the essence—recognizing emotions and core messages—deepens conversations and builds trust. In this episode, I explore how lead…
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Explore how time constraints sharpen focus, spark creativity, and lead to better coaching outcomes. Many leaders believe great coaching requires long, in-depth conversations. But what if shorter sessions could be just as powerful? In this episode, I explore how time constraints sharpen focus, spark creativity, and lead to better coaching outcomes. …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach What’s the point of driving fast on a long detour? We might as well go much slower, but on a direct path and save time and energy. Coaching works the same way. “We need to speed up coaching” is a common thing I hear. And yes, telling…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I dive into a critical aspect of workplace dynamics—understanding the nature of conflict. Picture this: two team members clash over a deadline. One insists on extra testing time, while the other feels pressure from a…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I’m sharing a pattern I’ve noticed among leaders over the years—the tendency to copy routines of high-profile CEOs, hoping it will lead to success. Imagine a new team lead like Maria, trying out productivity apps, wa…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I’m sharing something I’ve been reflecting on lately—how being in a leadership position can sometimes create a tricky dynamic when it comes to giving advice. When I was a compliance manager, my team often came to me …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm diving into the subtle but impactful 'yes trap' in management. Imagine you're a manager offering a simple suggestion, only to find it's taken as an order, complicating your relationship with your team. Main Ideas…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm sharing a personal experience that highlights how coaching can act as a beneficial disturbance in our lives. It all started with a simple observation from my son during our daily school commute. Main Ideas: ● How…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm diving deep into a powerful strategy I call "ruthless prioritizing." It's not about being harsh, it's about being strategic and intentional with your time and energy. Main Ideas: ● The surprising truth about ruth…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I want to share my thoughts on closed questions in coaching conversations. From my experience, open questions are often preferred, but closed questions have their place too. They can help bring clarity and focus during a di…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I will focus on problem-solving within the context of coaching. Contrary to common belief, coaching is not just about addressing problems but finding sustainable solutions for the future. Main Ideas: ● Differentiating probl…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. https://www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'm going to share some handy coaching tips with you. I've got eight simple questions that can make our coaching conversations way better. Here's what we'll look into: "What do you want to talk about today?" "What's …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I will explore the utility of two potent conversational tools: the phrases "tell me more" and "and what else." These expressions serve the dual purpose of showcasing active engagement, promoting empowerment, and revealing c…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I’ll discuss a topic that many of us have encountered in our professional journeys – the transition from being a manager to becoming a leader coach. You know, many folks see the appeal of this shift, but there's often a gap…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, I'll share my personal experience on the power of using a strength-based approach to leadership. Initially, I treated each person in my team equally, then I discovered the value of leveraging individual talents and strength…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we discuss how to incorporate emotions in conversations using coaching techniques. We explore the three-step process of recognizing emotional shifts, sharing about them neutrally, and exploring them further. By noticing and…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of coaching and consulting, and how a coach prepares differently to an advisor ahead of meeting with a client. We compare the mindset and behaviors leading up to a session between a professi…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we cover a crucial skill every leader should master - inviting disagreement. Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone seemed to agree with your boss's idea, but you had reservations? Or shared an idea with someone and…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we cover the three coaching questions that can improve every meeting. As a coach and trainer, I've seen many corporate meetings go off track due to unclear goals and implicit assumptions. It's frustrating, and it wastes tim…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode of "The Power of Co-Creating SMART Goals," Maik dives into why it's important for managers to take a different approach to goal-setting with their team members. Maik explores how co-creating SMART goals, which are specific, …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode of "Stop the Stack Attack," we delve into the dangerous habit of asking multiple questions in one breath. We've all been on the receiving end of a stack question attack, but what many of us don't realize is that we're also g…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this podcast episode, we explore the concept of goals and the difference between progress and outcome goals. As we embark on a new year, it's important to set goals that will help us make meaningful, motivated progress towards our larger…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach How many people can you interact with at the same time without burning out? Turns out, there is a suggested answer for that: It's roughly 150! This is the so-called 'Dunbar' number (after an anthropologist with the same name). It tells us h…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach What is a SOFT skill? Something that's optional? Something you stop when you have to prioritise? Wrong. This is super outdated framing that prevents long-term growth. Very likely, you made (or are making!) your first big career steps becaus…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Can you coach your own direct report? I am here to tell you that this question is much trickier to answer than you might think. There are a lot of pitfalls connected to it, but there are also big promises. Imagine you received some training…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Today's podcast episode is different. It is short and personal and about a tough lesson that I learned over the last weeks...about the value and impact of direct and caring feedback! It's a lesson of a different kind, but absolutely applica…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Imagine someone approaches you with an idea and before they even finished, your intuition says it's not workable or even dumb. Saying "This will never work. Forget it!" may be factually correct, but there are better ways to express this tha…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach It's surprisingly simple and easy to shut productive dialogue down. Here are 5 common ways that are easy to recognise and that we all should get under control! Why do I speak of 'dialogue'? It emphasizes a very partnering way of interacting…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach When Leaders say 'I have no time to coach', I ask back: 'Do you have time to manage the impacts of high turnover then?" In this episode, I share how a coach-like style impacts retention! Employees want to feel that their Manager cares and s…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach How do we know that coaching is actually worth it? After all, it's costly: there is time and often also financial investment. Today, I share a way how we can make measuring effects easier! I actually use the thinking model that I introduce …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here's a small riddle: What's the best use-case for professional-level coaching? Is it to help a person who performs poorly and is on their way out of the company? Or is it when you coach someone who already performs well and wants to take …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Imagine you had a bad 2 quarters at work where you struggled to make your numbers. You have your half-yearly review conversation with your boss and they say: "well, that did not go so well. We know you are far behind your numbers. I think w…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Coaching someone who pays for their own coaching is radically different to coaching someone who is sponsored, i.e. the company pays. At first sight, this seems to be just be about who foots the bill, but it's way more complicated. Suddenly …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach This is episode 2 as part of a 2-part series of 'coaching and failing'. In the last episode, I talked about that it means to fail in the 'practice' of coaching. In this episode, we are zooming our further and we will explore what it means t…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Let's talk about FAILURE and COACHING. It's a tricky and uncomfortable topic. It's also so wide that I make this a 2-part episode and I will address 2 separate aspects: 'Failing at Coaching' and next week 'Failing as a Coach'. Sounds simila…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach "Tell me a bit about yourself!" That's an interview question/prompter we all should be prepared for. Are you responding with a 10min story that starts at the big bang, potentially boring your interviewer and blowing the conversation right t…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here's a very familiar challenge: You are in a conversation with someone. You ask them a question. Then the other person starts talking. And continues talking. Aaaaaaand continues talking even more! 5 min and no sign of stopping. You feel p…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Are people knock on your door all the time with questions that they should know the answer to? Is your intuitive response to answer them as quick as possible, so you can get back to your work? Well, doing this likely leads to even MORE ques…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Here comes a question that I get asked in almost every coach training course after a while: 'Can I coach my friends and family members, too?' To this, I can answer with a qualified YES (that means it works, with certain conditions met!). In…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Can you be a Manager to someone and at the same time be their coach? This is tricky. Coaching relies on trust, on the success of establishing a partnership. However, when we coach, we are almost living two different roles at the same time. …
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Coaching is sometime quite a paradoxical thing. Here is one example...a wisdom piece about coaching: "The most experienced coaches know the least!" It's a powerful truth and possibly the opposite of what you expect! Should masterful coaches…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach Link to this episode: www.intellicoach.com/ep70 Someone approaches you with a very specific problem in their area. The person is an expert. They want your help. You actually have not worked that deeply in their area before and they definite…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach I often hear Leaders ask: "Should I delegate this or not"? I argue in this episode that there is a much more helpful question we can ask ourselves instead: "To what degree should I delegate this?" We are going to look at the delegation spec…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore another question asked in a coaching conversation that will be very weird in a normal/casual conversation: "What progress have we made so far in our conversation?" Why do we use this kind of question? Let's first…
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Please share your feedback! It will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this episode, we explore a very particular and slightly strange coaching competence: Coaching Presence. How can 'presence' be a competence? Well, it can be learned and it can be designed. In this episode, I share a few options how, by looking at coaching p…
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Please take 1 min to rate this podcast ! It will mean a HUGE deal to me. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach In this last of a series of 3 episodes on the coaching agreement, I go down to concrete skill level: I share the exact 4 behavior markers that help coaches create a strong agreement, including examples! The International Coaching Federation…
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Please share your feedback! I will mean a huge deal. www.ratethispodcast.com/intellicoach "What would be a good outcome of our conversation today?" While this type of question is common in meetings to get an alignment of agendas, it feels less usual when we use it in a 'normal' conversation. Yet, it is one of the most essential and hardest things t…
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