Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed our last blog where the focus was on Process Tools and the Conversational Model. This week, I am going to introduce you to the core NPCA model, on which all of our tools and models are based. The North Point Meta-model, or as we affectionately call it the NPM, […]
In last week’s post on Content vs Process, I discussed the distinction between the coachee being responsible for the content of the coaching conversation, while the coach holds the process ultimately co-partnering with their coachee towards the achievement of their goals. Conversations lie at the very core of what coaches do in order to move […]
Last week, Matt introduced us to the topic of conversational tools within coaching, in his post Spanners and Screwdrivers, and I will be spending the next four weeks, delving into four different conversational tools we explore with our NPCA students. Today we start by looking at one of the fundamental distinctions of coaching. The question […]
Plumbers have tools. Electricians have their tools. When these are used well they help both the plumber (or electrician) and the person for whom they are plumbing. Coaches also have tools and when we use these well they become the means by which coaches and their clients work towards having the client gain new abilities […]
In the NPCA Certificate in Professional Coaching, one of the qualities of good coach is described as, “Being a student of yourself.” I recently had the pleasure of meeting with two friends, each of whom had their two-year-old child with them. Not being a parent (yet), it’s seldom that I’m in that kind of environment. As […]
We’ve arrived at our final week of the NPCA Certificate in Professional Coaching accreditation celebrations. Thanks for being with us on this journey. In the weeks gone, we’ve already looked at the Why, What and How of becoming a credentialed coach. Today we answer, “What if…?” Over the past four weeks, Sarah & I have […]
Last week, we discussed the key topics of what you could be learning when you join us on our NPCA coach programme. Now, in week 3, we are looking closer at how to become a credentialed coach and the commitment required to get there. In doing so, we will be focusing on the following three questions: […]
Welcome back for Week 2 of our celebrations for our ICF accreditation. Receiving the acceptance email was a proud moment, even more so because the content of the programme is original – and personal – to us! After last week’s “Why be a coach”, this week we will uncover the “What?” Specifically, what you will be learning […]
Welcome to week 1 of our ICF accreditation celebrations. This week we’re answering the question “Why?” and breaking it down into two areas. What’s so great about being a coach? Why should I choose NPCA, especially when there are other schools to choose from? What is so great about being a coach? If […]
Part of being a coach is knowing the truth that you stand for and what you are, and are not, prepared to do. As an ICF accredited coaching school, we look to the ICF Code of Ethics to guide our actions and to the below as food for our thought. Thoughts and feelings […]