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My Insights and Hindsights into what a Business Coach did for me – Part 5

by Neale Roberts | Sep 1, 2022 | Business Owner, Business Owners Needs, Competence, Entrepreneur, Inspiration, Success Stories

Mark had the propensity to become ‘stuck in the details’ and lose perspective when things became stressful. He was aware that he did not perform well under pressure, and liked the phrase that his Business Coach used, emphasising that “You are a...

Become A Coach: Part 5 – Confusion about Becoming a Business Coach

by Neale Roberts | Sep 1, 2022 | Coach Training, Qualifications

Framework and Methodology As a highly structured and systematic person, Thulani was drawn to the strong grounded framework and methodologies which underpin the SA Business Coaches Business Coaching. In Business Coaching the framework provides a secure structure. With...

To Niche? Or Not to Niche? That is the Question

by Neale Roberts | Aug 1, 2022 | Professional Coach

“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” Niels Bohr Would you allow a breast feeding expert to coach you on growing your engineering business? Or a pilot wellbeing coach to guide you through establishing a...

Therapy Based Coaching

by Neale Roberts | Aug 1, 2022 | Becoming a Coach, Business Coaching, Coach Training, Competencies and Skills, Professional Coach, Qualifications, Success Stories

Although Thulani was aware that therapy and coaching were two different professions, he did not have clarity as to what each one entailed. He was also not aware that they could sometimes overlap. When he looked up the definitions, he discovered the following, in...

Human Resources: Using a Business Methodology – Part 1

by Neale Roberts | Aug 1, 2022 | C-Suite, Coach Training, Competence, Competencies and Skills, Corporate, Executive Coaching, Executive Needs, For Talent, Interventions, L&D & HR Professionals, Success Stories

This article forms part 1 of a 5 part series on Bongi’s coaching experience. Business Methodology is about using a formalised guide and framework through which the business matures and is developed. Bongi was educated and experienced in Human resources, the...

My Insights and Hindsights into what a Business Coach did for me – Part 4

by Neale Roberts | Aug 1, 2022 | Business Owner, Business Owners Needs, Competence, Entrepreneur, Experience, Inspiration, Success Stories

The word ‘competence’ was very familiar to Mark as it was used in every aspect of business, referring to his staff, himself, and his business. In his last Business Coaching session Mark’s Business Coach reminded him of his main objectives when they started their...

Confusion about Becoming a Business Coach: Part 3 Genre-based Coaching

by Neale Roberts | Jul 1, 2022 | Becoming a Coach, Coach Training

As Thulani’s education in the Business Coaching field grew, he started to identify other factors that make a Business Coach truly professional. He learnt about genre-based coaching which referred to different types and styles of coaching. Much to Thulani’s...

Skills of the Coach Part 1: Using Neuroscience

by Neale Roberts | Jul 1, 2022 | Becoming a Coach, Coach Training

Neuroscience is the study of how the nervous system affects our behaviour and physical movement, resulting in certain thought-processes and actions. Bongi had heard about neuroscience, but she wasn’t familiar with its benefits or applications in the business...

My Insights and Hindsights into what a Business Coach did for me – Part 3

by Neale Roberts | Jul 1, 2022 | Business Owner, Business Owners Needs, Coaching, Competence, Competencies and Skills, Entrepreneur, Experience, Mind, Success Stories

Mark had been working with his Business Coach for a few months now. Re-contracting with him, his Business Coach reminded him of his main objectives when they started their process. These were: To increase his competency levels, To optimise each area of his business,...

Become A Coach: Part 2 – Confusion about Becoming a Business Coach

by Neale Roberts | Jun 1, 2022 | Becoming a Coach, Coach Training, Competencies and Skills

Thulani continues to educate himself about the coaching industry. He finds out that this is more complex than he had anticipated, as becoming a business coach is indeed a profession and not just a hobby or a skill that can be mastered in a few weeks. To conceptualize...