Category: Becoming-a-Coach

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Bullying, Banter, and Blind Spots We Can’t Afford: A Coaching Perspective

Bullying is not always what we imagine. It isn’t confined to playground scuffles or overt hostility. More often, it hides in plain sight, in jokes that cut, silence that excludes and cultures that excuse harm as humour. At Wise Goose, we see its impact in coaching and supervision: leaders and change‑makers grappling with the subtle …

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Your Questions Answered: Clear Pathways, Grounded Values, and How to Get Started

Thinking about training with Wise Goose? We offer practical, professional coach training for people committed to making a positive difference. Below you’ll find a clear overview of how our programmes work, the values that guide us, and what to expect when joining. For more detailed information, you’ll find plenty of resources throughout our website and …

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Is Coaching Your Next Step? Explore Possibilities and Pathways:

Discover how coaching can enrich your current role, open new coaching career paths, and help you create meaningful impact. Thinking about coaching as a career or wondering how to integrate coaching into your work and life? Curious if it’s the right fit for you?  In our ‘First Steps into Coaching’ free online sessions we help you understand what coaching is and what it …

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Thinking About Becoming a Coach? Here’s What You Need to Know About Associate Coaching

What is an Associate Coach? Many coaching and leadership development organisations work with associate coaches. These are independent contractors hired to deliver coaching sessions, often one-to-one or team coaching, under the organisation’s brand. What do these organisations typically require? Rates vary depending on experience and the programme, but fees are often lower than private coaching …

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‘Walking the Talk’ Purpose Led Business

COP26 is almost upon us, convened against the backdrop of profound challenges and upheavals of 2020 and 2021 from the pandemic, floods and wildfires to Black Lives Matter. Like many others I’ve questioned the ability of our political, economic, and societal systems to take action. This year’s Edelman Trust Barometer survey showed that rather than …

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In-Person or Online Coaching Training? Lessons from Five Years of Inquiry

Why This Question Still Matters When lockdown hit in 2020, one question kept coming up:“Are you going to move the new training courses online?” We could have migrated our programme immediately, as many training providers did. Instead, we paused. Instead we listened to feedback from past and present students and trainers, considered options, and asked …

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Career change crossroads – don’t get stuck at the junction – it may be time to move on…

Gone are the days of having one career for life.  Times have changed. Today’s global market-place makes our working lives more impermanent and unpredictable plus with a potentially longer working life we’re less likely to settle with something that merely pays the bills.  We want something more – so phrases like ‘self-improvement’ and ‘personal journey’ …

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