Coaching Articles

Positive Psychology Contributions to Culturally Competent Coaching

June 16, 2021
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

One of the most important qualities to possess in our rapidly changing and culturally diverse world is not our IQ, but our cultural intelligence.
The Five Disciplines of Team Dynamic Coaching

March 16, 2021
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Team dynamics are often unconscious, psychological factors that influence the direction of a team's behavior and performance — and if not tended to, the team will often fail.
What is Team Coaching?

February 23, 2021
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Team coaching helps teams reach their goals, while creating a sustainable environment that cultivates engagement, team health and success.
What is the Essence of the Transformational Coaching Process?

August 4, 2020
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Transformational coaching is the art of assisting people to grow in line with their own aspirations, beyond their current reality, toward a new, evolving vision.
Coaching to Inspire Virtual Team Members to Excel

May 14, 2020
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Now that a large percentage of the workforce are working independently from home, how do managers maximize the results of their team?
Ten Coaching Questions for Virtual Managers

April 27, 2020
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

The competencies of leading virtual teams are learned—we are not born with them. Many leaders tend to rely on what comes naturally and what has always worked for them.
Busting 3 Myths About Remote Work

April 8, 2020
By Stefanie Mockler, MA

How well a team can continue to be highly effective even when we are not in the same office.
Return on Investment of Strengths-Based Development

September 23, 2019
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

The largest, most comprehensive, global Gallup study examining workplace performance has proved the benefits of strengths-based development.
A Coaching Metaphor—Character Strengths: Nurture and Grow Them

August 14, 2019
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

If you want to develop more of your potential, learn about your character strengths. If you want to be a better coach, master the art of recognizing strengths and helping others know and leverage their strengths to achieve their goals.
Wellness Coaching: Latest Trends

August 5, 2019
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Physicians are increasingly utilizing wellness coaches to help their clients live a healthier lifestyle.
Understanding How What Got You Here Won't Get You There

June 18, 2019
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

What causes the most talented, ambitious, and successful professional to hit a career roadblock?
The Benefits of Business Coaching

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

There is increasing evidence that coaching is one of the most powerful ways of developing people and adding to bottom line business performance.
The Business Case for Emotional Intelligence in Management

By Cary Cherniss

Are you curious to know the business case for emotionally intelligent leaders? Read more about how emotional intelligence contributes to the bottom line in any work organization.
Coaching Millennials at Facebook

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

The key for managing and coaching millennial employees is understanding how the Millennials view the world and using that knowledge to help them be at their best.
Compelling Reasons for Executive Coaching

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Did you know that more than 70% of leadership development programs now incorporate coaching?
Complexity in Strengths-Based Coaching: Can We Overuse Strengths?

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Managing weaknesses is an important proponent of coaching clients to leverage their strengths.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: Self-Awareness and Emotional Expression

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

A study of over 40 Fortune 500 companies found that sales professionals who had high emotional intelligence outperformed those with medium or low EI by 50%.
The Essential Elements of Building a Coaching Culture

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

See what 900 organizations say about creating a coaching culture.
Executive Coaching for Transitions

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Coaches are able to provide just in-time learning focused on the leader's—and the organization's—most critical goals.
How Coaching Clients Learn to Leverage Their Talents

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Learn how to assess for 34 talents in your clients. The chance of anyone having the same top five talents as another person is one in 33 million! Do your clients know their talents and how to take them to the next level?
How to Coach Clients to Manage Conflict More Effectively

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

The ability to deal constructively with others and manage conflict when it arises helps increase our well-being—at work and in our personal lives.
How to Coach for Compassion

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Compassion is a better managerial approach than toughness in today's workplace, writes a Stanford psychologist in a new article.
How to Help Your Clients Improve Their Communication in Organizations

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Strengthening communication skills is one of the most important improvements a person can make to improve their success in their work and personal life.
How to Use the OARS Technique to Build the Coaching Relationship

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

These principles can help coaches increase a client's awareness about one's natural hesitation to change and help increase motivation to take constructive action.
"I Passed!" Update on the National Health and Wellness Coach Credential

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

"I Passed!" I exclaimed when I got the news I passed the new National Board of Medical Examiners Exam to become one of the first Internationally Certified Health and Wellness Coaches from the same prestigious board that licenses physicians.
Introduction to Strengths and Talents for Coaching

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

A strengths-based coach is a trained individual who uses a deep knowledge of strengths coaching assessments and strengths-based coaching techniques to help an individual or team facilitate growth, development, and performance.
The New Strengths-Based Executive Coach

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Creating a strengths-based organizational culture is an ongoing process—best facilitated by a new type of executive coach.
The Science of Effective Goal Setting

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Sir Edmund Hilary, the first person to climb Mt. Everest, said, "You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."
To Have More Well-Being Use Short Term Incentives

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Discover five distinct factors of well-being that describe aspects of our lives that we can do something about and that are often a focus for coaching goals.
Top Coaching Questions for SMART Goals

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Unclear goals are one of the biggest stumbling blocks to effective goal setting and performance.
Trends in Building a Coaching Culture

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Last year organizations spent over two billion dollars on executive coaching services because a growing number of decision-makers recognize that coaching is the best method to develop employees to achieve business results.
What Does Google's Project Oxygen Have to Do with Coaching

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Project Oxygen is not to build a better algorithm, but to build better bosses.
What's the Connection Between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership?

By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

You have certainly heard of emotional intelligence—and you certainly want to be the best leader you can be—so what is the connection between the two? What makes an emotionally intelligent leader?

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