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<$title$> Dear [fullname,fallback=Coach],
The levels of leadership are about learning to lead ourselves. Through the growth we experience we become more certain of ourselves, which gives us the confidence and the competence to make more decisions, which means people will entrust us with their loyalty.
Levels to leadership start with self and then progress to others, yet it’s how we lead that determines so much of our results. Are we a dictator or do we inspire? Do we demand or command loyalty? Do we put our energy into serving our team or expect them to serve us?
Leadership is the focal point of so many organisations we are working with, because team members no longer accept nor need to stay with a leader who does anything less than empower them.
And most importantly, leadership is really about responsibility. As you become a more proficient leader you must take on the responsibility that comes with this. It’s the ultimate journey, with the greatest challenges and the most rewards.
Warmest regards,
Sharon Pearson
CEO
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Announcements & Celebrations
We have had a remarkable month at The Coaching Institute – three training events, graduates, success stories and The Coaching Institute Foundation is finally launched with so much support from our students and graduates!
Congratulations to the newest group of coaches!
Congratulations to our newest graduates from NLP!
Here’s what some of our student’s had to say…
Congratulations to our newest graduates from Trainer’s Training!
View a video of the Trainer's Training wrap up!
Our thanks to everyone who’s volunteered to assist with The Coaching Institute Foundation!
We are absolutely thrilled with the support, ideas and volunteers who have stepped forward to assist us to make this charity a huge success. Wendy Kelly here at The Coaching Institute is going to be the driving force behind it and we have a great team to get the job done. Having said that, there is always room for more help so let us know you’d like to join in by emailing Wendy.
Wendy Kelly joins The Coaching Institute Team
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Diploma student Wendy Kelly has joined our team as the National Student Support Manager. (We’re so thrilled we have balloons.)
She brings such a wealth of experience as a manager, a coach and someone who truly inspires those around her.
Janet Leung is now leading the Diploma Program
Janet has done such a great job filling in until Wendy got started that we’ve asked her to run the Diploma Program for us. We’re so pleased she’s going to be able to assist our Diploma students even more.
Coming to Sydney!!!
The Coaching Institute is proud to announce that we are opening offices in Sydney this month. We’re excited about this new level of support for our students who are in NSW. Whilst all new inquiries will continue to come to Head Office, there will now be on the ground support for enrolled students in Sydney town. Stay tuned for details!
August is the month to become a student with The Coaching Institute
During the month of August we are offering new Diploma students the opportunity of six coaching sessions for FREE. You will also be able to participate in Positive Psychology classes valued at $2,000 for FREE.
Each month we place all new Diploma students in the draw to win a 3 hour Lifestyle Diagnostic with Lisa Wiking as a way to blitz limiting beliefs, overcome fears and create outstanding goals for the year ahead.
This is a total potential package of $6,500 of coaching resources for FREE for the first ten students to enrol in The Coaching Institute’s Diploma Program in the month of August.
You can view the full offer by clicking here.
The first three people to call us today to enrol will also receive $3,000 worth of DVD’s for free. (They haven’t even been recorded yet, but we were too excited to wait. Sharon Pearson, Master Coach and NLP Trainer is going to be recording them in October in front of a live audience. You get the DVD’s simply for being one of first three enrolments for August!)
Essential Coaching for Leaders – back due to popular demand
We have been quietly letting the word spread that Essential Coaching Skills for Leaders is back! This means that five places are already booked (it’s amazing what happens when the word gets out) and that ten places remain.
This training receives awesome feedback. It provides a complete coaching model for leaders to use when performance managing their teams. I used to run something like this years ago for Flight Centre and a couple of other companies but I had never run it as one two-day program until last year. So whilst I had taught elements of it hundreds of times, now it’s all in one training for our participants.
It includes the TACOCA Model of Coaching Teams, which is a full performance management coaching model for leaders. Used by coaches when coaching executives and by executives themselves, it’s the solution to ongoing accountability and performance management.
Call us on 1800 094 927 or email us.
Participants at The Coaching Institute are able to attend these trainings with Sharon Pearson and Joe Pane at reduced rates.
This program once accredited will enable participants to move towards accreditation with the Certificate IV in Executive and Workplace Coaching.
Date: 24 – 25 September
Time: 10 – 6pm
At: 335 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne
RSVP: Email us to secure your seat!
Cost for this event: $995 ($750 for Cert IV and Advanced Practitioner Students or $495 for Diploma Students).
Learn how to coach yourself – 1 Day Workshop:
Learn the 5 keys to goal setting and building a sense of momentum in your life in this fully interactive and value packed day which complements the Essential Coaching For Leaders Training facilitated by Mater Coach Sharon Pearson.
Date: 26th September 08
Time: 10am – 6pm
At: 335 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne
RSVP: Email us
Cost for this event: $495 ($395 for Cert IV and Advanced Practitioner Students or $295 for Diploma Students).
If you want to have the opportunity to experience the complete training of the above 2 events, you can attend all 3 days for $1395 ($1095 for Cert IV and Advanced Practitioner Students or $790 for Diploma Students).
The Ladder of Leadership
By Sharon Pearson
I believe there is always more to learn about ourselves and the best way to do this is to place ourselves into positions of leadership and responsibility. How we react when everything is calm and no one relies on us is a poor measure compared to how we respond when there is pressure, people counting on us and a need to perform.
Since I began my coaching practice six years ago I have learned just how great I was at leading myself and just how much I had to learn about leading others. It’s been a journey of ups and downs, with mainly downs in the first two years.
My original style (I use this word very loosely) was to hope they liked me, hoped they would stay and hoped it all worked out. This didn’t work, and I know you’re surprised to hear this!
My “new” style was to tell everyone, get easily disappointed, give up and get frustrated. That didn’t work either. Imagine the shock.
The pendulum continued to swing as time went along. Because the business was growing I had to get better at whatever this thing called leadership was, and I had to do it fast. And this is the kicker, I don’t think it can be done fast.
I think to become an effective leader we need the time to find what works, to learn from our mistakes and to grow as a result of what we discover. The journey is more one of self-awareness than anything else.
There are stages we need to go through on the journey to leadership competence. It starts with frustration and eventually you get to excitement when you see you might be getting the hang of it. Then there’s everything in between.
And ultimately, we get the team we deserve based on who we are being as a leader. I didn’t like hearing this the first time. Or the second.
The good news is, now I love this, because I love this team. To get there, there are stages that must be mastered, and can’t be skipped.
We need to move from the bully who rules through title and authority to one who leads through relationships. This has it’s own problems, because for a while we have friendships with poor results.
From here we move to relationships based on respect, where your productivity inspires and demands efforts on the part of your team. This is great progress and where every leader must strive to be.
Finally, with time and learning, we are an inspired leader where people are loyal, dedicated and successful because your efforts are for their success, rather than your own.
The ladder of leadership success has its bumps and its challenges, and this needs to be okay. Because if you get it, you know you have mastered your own ability to manage and lead yourself in an uncertain, constantly changing, demanding world.
Coaching Corner
By Lisa Wiking
Leadership and coaching are such a powerful and potent combination. Coaching provides the opportunity for us to reflect on our qualities of leadership, make decisions on what we can change and teaches us to focus on how to improve.
As a leader in a business it is easy to have the opinion that ‘I have made it, I am here and I have succeeded, and all the people below me, still have a long way to go to ‘succeed’. Yet, the truth is, that, it’s not that we have made it, rather that this is only just the beginning of the journey. There is no better magnifying glass than that of the team around us. In coaching we understand that you cannot perceive anything out side of us that is not with in us. This means that the team that we have is a direct reflection of what is going on within us. If there is a challenge with the team, if they seem to have faults or weaknesses, as a leader it is easy to put the blame or criticism on them as ‘incompetent’ or unable to perform tasks. When the truth is, this is a clue for us to take a look at ourselves, what is it within us that needs to change, or what do we need to learn to enable us to see the team can be committed to results and determined to get the desired outcomes. This is the journey of coaching. There is no final destination, there is no arrival point, only constant and never ending improvement and commitment to learning more about ourselves to improve. It is this attitude that means you, as a leader, will be able to lead a team to results and outcomes that you could have only dreamed of. As anything that you can think about you can bring about, it’s simply your willingness to learn and grow that stands in the way.
Your Coaching Success Membership!!
Your Coaching Success is a new membership site available to all coaches throughout the world committed to developing their skills in this profession. Receive weekly online DVD's, transcripts of interviews, MP3 interviews, tips, ebooks, teleclasses and valuable tools for growing your coaching practice.
Sharon Pearson is one of Australia's most successful coaches and trainers. This is an amazing opportunity to take your coaching practice to new heights - Find out how to develop a million dollar coaching practice in three years.
Email us or call 1800 094 927 to become a member for just $49 per month. One class with Sharon is valued at $1,000, and she will be presenting her "Marketing Your Coaching Practice" class for the first 50 members!
Enrolling with The Coaching Institute
Your training is provided in a wide variety of formats to aid your learning experience. As part of your Certificate IV in Life Coaching training with The Coaching Institute, you can now receive –
- Your pre-learning pack
- Intake Weekend face-to-face training
- Teleclasses on advanced skills
- Live Coaching Demonstrations
- Professional Development Classes
- Coaching Ethics
- TCI/ICF Core Competencies
- Your own Mentor Coach
- Group Mentoring
- Access to the Member’s Only Website
- Access to the Coach and Connect monthly meetings
- Practice Sessions with other coaches
- Complete assessment for your accreditation
- Fulltime support from an Accredited TCI Coach
- Four different membership options upon graduation
- Graduate network
To enrol, you can download your enrolment form by clicking here,
or contact your Course Consultant Debbie TODAY on 1800 094 927.
The journey all starts with one step… discover your true potential by becoming a member of the leading coaching institute in Australia.
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