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Assertive Communication Sometimes there is a blur between what we mean between being assertive and being aggressive as well as a misconception that shy people are not assertive.  When it comes down to it, being assertive is all about clarity of message without fear.  Looking at it a bit more in-depth, in emotional intelligence terms […]

I often feel in a very privileged position when working with coaching clients, as I witness their journey and personal triumphs over adversity, dilemmas, indecision, confidence or challenges to realise a new conclusion. Most of their stories go untold and may remain in total confidence between myself and them for ever.  Whereas some personal and […]

International Coaching Week (ICW) is an annual weeklong global celebration of the coaching profession.   Started in 1999 by an ICF member to educate the public about the value of working with a professional coach and to provide them with first-hand experience of the personal results that coaching offers, it remains a key date in the […]

A recent study of nearly 2000 learners across the world has incited heated debate across the Learning and Development community.  The research proposed that businesses who adopted the 70:20:10 model of learning have improved organisational success, demonstrating impressive figures such as they are four times more responsive to change, staff are three times more motivated […]

You only have to hear the stress in a parent’s voice when their youngster asks “why?” again and again to understand the negative impact of why as a direct question in either coaching or in management. If you have attended one of Kapow Coaching’s coaching skills training programme, you will remember that it’s not one […]