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Coach Training - Feedback From Our Recent Training Programs

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:06:00 +0000

Coach Training Feedback at The Coaching Room

Coach Training at The Coaching Room is our fastest growing modality. Over the past couple of months, we have held many public and corporate coach training programs - we thought we'd share with you, some of the participant's experiences. Please let us know if you would like to talk with some of these participants further about their experiences. We will endeavour to put you in touch. Jay Hedley - CEO The Coaching Room

"To Jay and Joseph - You are inspiring and what you both do by allowing people to see what they really do not see, is absolutely fantastic. This has already begun to change my way of being and I cannot be happier". Penny Costa. Ray White Victoria

“Wow, what an engaging and mind expanding introduction to Coaching! The trainers created an environment that fostered enjoyable learning and inspired everyone to want more. I can’t wait to take every opportunity to practice my new skills and I’m excited to discover what the next layer of skills can unleash. Thanks Jay and Joe for a fantastic three days.” Timothy Lauricella, Manager - Operations, Nestle Australia

"The knowledge and skills of the presenters is awesome. This coaching methodology is truely transformational". Peter Barrett - Consultant.

“I met Jay Hedley and Joseph Scott when I attended their 'Coaching Essentials' course as I had long been interested in NLP and Neuro-Semantic coaching. Well I got much more than that, as an experienced HR and Learning Development Manager, I thought I was well tuned to people and a good listener - boy did I find out my limitations. It was a transformational experience for me and I came back to work absolutely hooked on how I could make myself a better person and therefore a better manager and team member.

I am a member of the senior management team within local government and had long advocated that as a team we needed some training/coaching to make us function better as a team and operate more strategically and suggested The Coaching Room as our coaching providers.

Following an exchange of emails and calls with Jay I presented the team with the Unleashing Leadership 3 day course. I informed the team that we would be acknowledging where we were now on an individual basis in terms of what leadership skills we had, how our personality types - gained from the Enneagram - influence our behaviours, then think about where we wanted to be and how we were going to get there.

I did say that the course was probably going to be confrontational but everyone felt that they were up to the challenge and the mood was, I'd say, apprehensive excitement. The coaching has exceeded our expectations. The 3-day course is being followed up by specific group coaching and one to one coaching with Jay and Joseph to inbed what we have learnt and how we want to be in the future.

I do believe that the one to one coaching that we are receiving makes all the difference and I know from the feedback I am getting from the team that the coaching is having an impact not only on our working lives and how we inter-act with each other but is also influencing our private lives as we open up and become more self-aware. The Coaching Room guys are not just another team of 'trainers' they are much more than that and the difference is felt from the first hour - we couldn't recommend them more highly and are planning to have a long relationship with them as we can see the benefits of their coaching throughout our organisation.” Kerry Sefton. Group Manager, People & Systems. Griffith City Council.

See the photos on our facebook site - at The Coaching Room facebook page.

"This is a life changing experience - not only as a Leader, but also with family and out of work circles and functions. I am now really hungry to find out more and to practise and develop myself further". >Peter Brooks - General Manager, Griffith City Council.

See the photos on our facebook site - at The Coaching Room facebook page.

"The Coaching Room was able to to help me to see myself. They enabled me to see things from all perspectives. They helped me tap into my own motivation to change myself". Maryann Battistel - Griffith City Council.

See the photos on our facebook site - at The Coaching Room facebook page.

A Fantastic 3 days that was not only enjoyable - it gave me some great insights into how I can be better at what I do in communicating, leading and managing others. Max Turner - Group Manager Business, Cultural and Financial Services. Griffith City Council.

"I loved it - I felt the sharing circle was the best part - although not at first! I will take all of this into my work and into my personal life". Tod Morrisey. Griffith City Council.

"This was a very enjoyable course - it was also very in your face and confronting at times - just what was needed!". Debbie Fitzgerald. Griffith City Council.

"It was a great 3 days, very interesting indeed. It was wonderful working with different people from different parts of the council with which I have never worked. It was lovely seeing everyone really open up to each other. We can all definitely take all this learning back to GCC and transform it into a fun and happy working environment!!". Sophia Catanzariti. Griffith City Council.

"Once again guys, great work - I was rapt in the transformation of all the managers on thge course". Dallas Bibby. Group Manager Operations, Griffith City Council.

"An excellent training experience to empower people to maximise the quality and enjoyment of their work and their lives." Paige Campbell - Griffith City Council

"I have been able to apply the principles, distinctions, models and content before even completing the course. I look forward to using this stuff to change my work environment completely!" Frank Dyrssen. Griffith City Council.

"Keep an open mind. It may be challenging at times, but it also has surprising value that could influence your life!" Michaele James. Griffith City Council.

"Very engaging - a journey that you will find hard to forget. It leaves you filled with new hope and insight and thirsting for more...". Nick DeMartin Manager of Training and Development. Griffith City Council.

"I have listened. I have embraced. I have learned. I will be an improved leader to my peers, reports and colleagues". Carel Potgieter. Griffith City Council.

"A big thanks to you for helping me to find parts of and insights into myself, and for introducing skills and techniques that will enrich my life as well as the nature and attitude of the Council". Steve Ousthuysen. Griffith City Council.

Meta Coach Training - Coaches as Learning Facilitators

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:06:00 +0000

COACHES AS LEARNING FACILITATORS

By Dr L. Michael Hall

“Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future... I am certain that leadership can be learned, and that terrific coaches... facilitate learning.”
Warren Bennis

As a Coach your role is that of a Change Agent, you are a Self-Actualisation Coach, you are a Communication Expert, you are a Facilitator synergizing meaning-making and best performances, you are a Dream Maker, and you are a Matrix Explorer.

What else are you as a Coach? How about being a Learning Facilitator? Is that part of your role definition or your identity?

In the quotation above from Warren Bennis, one of the things that many coaches do involves leadership development and a big part of that is facilitating leaders as learners. Why? Because the competency of learning, unlearning, relearning, and learning in new, fresh, and creative ways is, and will increasingly become, a competitive advantage in the twenty-first century. Today the competitive advantage goes to those who are continuous learners, to those who can unlearn as efficiently well as learn.

So, how are you at facilitating learning?
How are you as a learner yourself?
Do you have a disciplined approach to our ongoing learning and development?
How are you at coaching yourself in this area?
Do you have, or do you need, a coach to facilitate your own accelerated learning skills?

Peter Senge also speaks about this when he spoke about excellenc-ing. In writing about such, he wrote that to practice a discipline (any discipline) requires being a lifelong learner. “You never arrive, you spend your life mastering disciplines.”

“The more you learn, the more acutely aware you become of your ignorance. A corporation can never be excellent in the sense of having arrived at a permanent excellence; it is always in the state of practicing the disciplines of learning, of becoming better or worse.”

I got several shocked responses recently at workshop, when I talked about my “system” for studying, researching, and developing new things. I commented, as I have many times, that I read one book at a time (and if I purchased it, then I read it twice) and I read in one area (which typically lasts about 18 months), and after I read a book, I type notes on the book and then keep track of the notes by sorting them into notebooks. I also create my own index as I read so that I can get back to passages that I might quote or reference in later writings.

The shock that several mentioned to me was how disciplined I was at reading and researching. I don’t know why they were surprised, one said that he just assumed that I had an excellent memory and didn’t need to create my own index or take notes or any of the other things. No, my memory isn’t natural, it’s developed. And my memory is developed through my learning strategies and discipline.

Later, when we moved to the Innovation Conversation and covered the many, many processes involved in taking an idea (solution) to market, I mentioned that I write between 5 and 12 drafts of every book. “There is no great writing, there is only great rewriting and rewriting and rewriting.” That created more shock.

In fact, while in Stockholm I had the delight of talking with three different people about writing and when I mentioned the number of drafts I write, one said, “That’s a lot of work!”

“Well, you can look at it that way if you want to, if it helps you. Or you can look upon it as just the process for writing with a clarity that truly adds value to those who read.”

To return to the Warren Bennis quote, how does a Coach help people learn leadership? The good news is that, from the NLP/ Neuro-Semantic approach, leadership is an experience and every experience has a structure.

So why not learn that? Why not study the structure and form of leadership and then facilitate the development of the core competencies required to win the hearts and minds of people? And if leadership is about bringing out the best in people, then why not enable a leader to learn about how to do that? And if self-actualizing leaders apply first to self in order to be authentic, then why not facilitate the learning of self-leadership first?

And, because all of these things lies at the very heart of Neuro-Semantics, you have a lot of resources at hand for becoming one these terrific future coaches that Bennis forecasted.

Upcoming Coach Training Programs

Coaching Essentials
Module 1 of the Meta-Coach Training System

sydney cbd

November 26-28 2010
January 14-16 2011
February 18-20 2011
March 11-13 2011

Coaching Genius
Module 2 of the Meta-Coach Training System

sydney cbd

October 22-24 2010
January 28-30 2011
April 2-4 2011

For more info go to our Coach Training Academy webpage.

Coach Training
Coaching Training
Coaching Certification
Coaching Accreditation

Communication & Conflict Resolution Training Program - Sydney - December 6, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:32:00 +0000

Communication that Clearly Works!

"Just an amazing tool that can potentially change our lives for the better. I loved the workshop. Thank you"
Dr Ana, Sydney Australia

In this one day workshop you will experience proven ways for communicating and conflict resolution by saying exactly what you mean - in ways people truly want to listen to, amazingly even in an argument.

What this really means for you is that you will be able to assert yourself in a strong yet gentle way to get what you need without conflict - it's that simple!

Tom Kelsall, a Coaching Room Coach specialising in Relationship and Communication Coaching in Sydney - is holding another of his delightful and powerful new training program entitled "Communication & Conflict Resolution Training workshop" in Sydney Australia on Saturday December 6, 2009.

Tom is an outstanding coach and trainer and we can't recommend this program to you enough. If you live in or visit Sydney regularly and are looking for better communication in your business and/or personal life - then this $99 program is definitely for you!

In the last Communication & Conflict Resolution Training workshops held earlier this year, they had a nice mix of interesting people from corporate and other backgrounds attend.

Please feel free to connect with Tom by visiting his website - http://soulfarmer.com.au/page4/ccmore.html

NLP Sydney - Introductory program - Free session

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:03:00 +0000

Hey, Jay here,

Do you want to know how to use NLP to accelerate your personal and professional success with less stress and greater happiness?

Pip and Sandy at Evolve Now in Sydney are holding a couple of introductory workshops in June and July, 2009 that you'll want to attend.

Pip is an exceptional speaker and trainer of NLP and she is running Intro to the Magic of NLP and Matrix Therapies.

There are only 2 scheduled Thur 4 June or Wed 22 July.

She hasn't run one in more than 2 years but with so many requests pouring in we have managed to convince her to run a couple more.

So this is a rare opportunity to see NLP presented by a Master in the field and IT'S FREEEEE!!!!!! (normally $75).

These evenings are very popular, so if you want to see Pip speak for free book now, click here http://www.wasabidigital.com.au/evolvenow/intro/index.php:

They have a FREE ticket reserved for you and your friends can come for FREE as well - To Book Click here.http://www.wasabidigital.com.au/evolvenow/intro/index.php

What do you want in 2009?

Stop procrastination and get motivated?
Be debt free and financially independent?
Have the relationship of your dreams?
Get your career on track, find your purpose?
Be stress free, happy and healthy?
Communicate, negotiate and influence effectively?
Have personal growth and the ability to help others?

If you want any or all of these things then find out how by coming to Pip McKay's Intro to the Magic of NLP click here http://www.wasabidigital.com.au/evolvenow/intro/index.php to learn more and to register for this event.

as always - I hope this helps..

New Speaker and Presentation Training Program - Sydney Australia May 30th, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Hey, Jay here,

Another of our Coaching Room Coaches - Patrick Dahdal is holding a one day seminar to help you release all your fears and start conducting engaging and effective presentations today!!! Unleash The Speaker Within is ONLY $97 for Coaching Room clients (normally $195).

The next event will be held (Sydney, City) on Sat the 30th of May, 9.00 am - 7.30 pm - to book go to http://www.unleashspeaker.matrixawakening.com/12.html

For more information - watch Patrick's video below:

During this day you will:

* Release All Your Fear of Public Speaking and Start Feeling Comfortable, Free and at Ease When You Are Speaking In Front of Groups
* Learn The 4 Steps of Conducting Engaging, Entertaining and Effective Presentations
* Discover The Three Secrets of The Magical and Charismatic Speaker
* Learn How To Design Your Presentations To Create The Results You Want Your Audience

The next event will be held (Sydney, City) on Sat the 30th of May, 9.00 am - 7.30 pm - to book go to http://www.unleashspeaker.matrixawakening.com/12.html

I know you will enjoy this program - Jay

Compassionate Communication Training Program - Sydney - June 20, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (www.thecoachingroom.com.au) — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:47:00 +0000

Hey, Jay here,

Tom Kelsall, a Coaching Room Coach specialising in Relationship and Communication Coaching in Sydney - is holding a delightful and powerful new training program entitled "Compassionate Communication" in Sydney Australia on saturday the 20th of June, 2009.

Tom is an outstanding coach and trainer and we can't recommend this program to you enough. If you live in or visit Sydney regularly and are looking for better communication in your business and/or personal life - then this $79 program is definitely for you!

In the last Compassionate Communication Workshop held in May they had a nice mix of interesting people from corporate and other backgrounds attend.

Here are a couple of excerpts from the testimonials:

"If everyone did this workshop the world would be a better place! Thank you!"

"I was very surprised by how much negative energy I carry around everyday"

"Important learning tools everyone can use"

"You realise you have the power and the opportunity to use this type of communication in many more ways than previously experienced"

Bookings are essential and places are limited - so book your place workshop now – just $79. Go to www.soulfarmer.com.au and book online - or call or email Tom Kelsall on:

0413 360 500
tom@soulfarmer.com.au

How will I benefit from this course?

Well there are some very definite ways in which you will benefit - for starters you’ll learn how to state exactly what is happening for you and how you're feeling in a way that other people can relate to, so they will be willing to listen to what you have to say.

And what this means is that you will be able to solve your communication problems with far more ease and harmony than you ever have before.

And what this really means is that after you do this workshop you will be able to assert yourself in a strong yet gentle way to get what you need – it’s that simple.

What will I learn?

You will learn a step-by-step process to express yourself clearly in a way that the other person will want to listen to, as well as a process to work with any feelings, fears or emotions you may have about the situation or the person you want to talk to.

You will have the opportunity to work through a current communication problem you have – with guidance – and you will be able to take this with you straight away and use it!

What will I get?

A process that is your's to use for ever and ever. A handbook of the key points so you can easily remind yourself of the process when you need. A practical experience of using Compassionate Communication

What’s so special about this?

This process is not taught in schools or universities – it has been uniquely developed outside the system that hasn’t solved communication problems in the past – that's why it’s unique and that’s why it works

What will the experience be like?

Well you will have fun experiencing a new process and you may even be a little challenged... and that's OK too, like learning to ride a bike... it feels a little strange at first... and then after a little practise you're soon riding with such ease you’re not even thinking about it, right?

You will get to share with other like minded people who understand what you're going through and support you. You might even make some new friends

How do I know it will work?

Besides the testimonials you can read, you really won’t know how well it works until you try it. What you do know is that what you have been doing up until now hasn't worked, yes? And if what you’ve been doing hasn't worked by now, isn't it time to try another way? Because if nothing changes, nothing's going to change, you know?

How do I know its for me?

If you deal with people in your life, then this workshop is for you.

so book your place workshop now – just $79. Go to www.soulfarmer.com.au and book online - or call or email Tom Kelsall on:

0413 360 500
tom@soulfarmer.com.au

We know this workshop helps!

Jay