Articles on Personal and Executive Coaching

Next Wellness Coach Exam Dates Have Been Announced

August 15, 2022
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Have you considered becoming a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach? Many professional coaches are adding this prestigious certification to their credentials.

The Increasing Demand for Executive Coaching

June 1, 2022
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Coaching has turned out to be the most effective method for just-in-time leadership development and fortunately coaching via videoconference and telephone fit perfectly with the work from home trend.

How to Sell Emotional Intelligence to Leaders

April 13, 2022
By Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., MCC

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a person's ability to know themselves and understand others, as well as to manage themselves and manage their relationships with others. In the workplace, or one's personal life, this factor can make or break your overall success.

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