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All by Maria Biquet

History as a resource of knowledge for People Development professionals and Coaches by Maria Biquet

Jul 4

Jul 4 History as a resource of knowledge for People Development professionals and Coaches by Maria Biquet

Studying history is observing the changes that human kind went through and understand our behaviour today. The process of people development, mentoring, training and coaching aim at helping a person change their behaviour and act in a different way. In order to make progress we need to understand where we stand today and what has shaped our behaviour until today; how we have behaved in similar situations; how we formed our current beliefs; what we have achieved in the past. It is our personal history that evolves within the historical framework where we are born.

From Game Changer to Playmaker. Coached to transform by the Need for Survival by Maria Biquet

Mar 29

Mar 29 From Game Changer to Playmaker. Coached to transform by the Need for Survival by Maria Biquet

Coaching CS, Con PPD

What happens when we realise that we have changed completely?

Tips and treats for the new Coach! by Maria Biquet

Dec 6

Dec 6 Tips and treats for the new Coach! by Maria Biquet

The following tips are a summary of my 11 years’ experience as a Coach, Coach Supervisor and Professional Coaches Trainer.

Ethical Dilemmas in Coaching Today by Maria Biquet

Sep 20

Sep 20 Ethical Dilemmas in Coaching Today by Maria Biquet

Coaching CS, Knowing coaching

I was wondering what kind of dilemmas my colleagues had. I could find books about potential dilemmas but I wanted to find out what the actual dilemmas were. So my curiosity led me to partner with the EMCC Global and design the survey on "Ethical Dilemmas in Coaching Today".

Back to the basics: Knowledge, Logic and Moderation by Maria Biquet

Mar 22

Mar 22 Back to the basics: Knowledge, Logic and Moderation by Maria Biquet

The reason I am writing this article is to offer some ideas that will improve the quality of the work we do as Coaches and add value to the process.

The one and only lasting result of a Coaching programme by Maria Biquet

Jul 20

Jul 20 The one and only lasting result of a Coaching programme by Maria Biquet

Con PPD, Knowing coaching

I am a Coach and a thinker and the best thing I can do is to question everything. It is probably the only way to maintain a clear view on the events and understand them as facts before we classify them in our thinking as patterns or phenomena.

Volunteering as a Coach is good. Doing harm to the coaching profession is bad by Maria Biquet

Mar 9

Mar 9 Volunteering as a Coach is good. Doing harm to the coaching profession is bad by Maria Biquet

Con PPD, Prof CC

Volunteerism is a core activity of Coaching Organisations that offer pro bono coaching to communities and people in need and project teams with a (usually humanistic) purpose.

Can we build Trust? Trust as an emotional dimension in relationships. By Maria Biquet

Jan 20

Jan 20 Can we build Trust? Trust as an emotional dimension in relationships. By Maria Biquet

Practitioner Research, Prof CC

Recently I had a meeting with a company client with my business partner about a project we had delivered. We discussed several topics and at some point she told me “you have gained absolute trust from every single person in all six teams. My business partner felt proud and started praising me

Creating Teamwork and Trust: As part of our programme “INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking by Maria Biquet

Nov 4

Nov 4 Creating Teamwork and Trust: As part of our programme “INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking by Maria Biquet

In my previous article I shared our experience with our programme INTELLIGENT THINKING INTELLIGENT ACTION in Private Banking. The purpose of the programme was to bring Energy, Innovation and Action to the team in order to increase financial results. The goal was achieved with an increase in results of up to 25% in transactions.

“INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking A CASE STUDY in People Development with measurable and significant financial results! by Maria Biquet

Sep 23

Sep 23 “INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking A CASE STUDY in People Development with measurable and significant financial results! by Maria Biquet

In Leadership Development and People Development most of us Consultants and Coaches have interesting cases to share and learn from each other. I would like to share my experience of a project that was completed at the start of 2019 and I believe is really worth analyzing because of its proven financial results.

Narcissistic Client – Narcissistic Coach: recognize them, refer them, avoid them! by Maria Biquet

Apr 29

Apr 29 Narcissistic Client – Narcissistic Coach: recognize them, refer them, avoid them! by Maria Biquet

Con PPD, Knowing coaching

Narcissism is a topic that continually bubbles at the surface for Coaching, Psychotherapy and Leadership. If you do a quick search on the internet you’ll find millions and millions of articles and documentation on the subject.

Stop asking about Life Purpose! Don’t upset your clients by asking about something that doesn’t really exist! by Maria Biquet

Mar 19

Mar 19 Stop asking about Life Purpose! Don’t upset your clients by asking about something that doesn’t really exist! by Maria Biquet

My dear fellow coaches,

I am writing this letter to you with all my love and support to save you time and energy in the coaching relationship.

We can prevent Sexual Harassment at work. And we should. My “Me Too” story… by Maria Biquet

Nov 5

Nov 5 We can prevent Sexual Harassment at work. And we should. My “Me Too” story… by Maria Biquet

Practitioner Experience

In the last few months there has been a tremendous worldwide movement revealing the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. The “Me too” movement was in the news, in social media, in newspapers,

High Quality in the Coaching process by Maria Biquet

Jul 23

Jul 23 High Quality in the Coaching process by Maria Biquet

Practitioner Research, Professional Development, CPPD, Con PPD

Practicing Coaching for years and reaching a point of maturity I have come to some observations and conclusions about what we really do when we work with people in a coaching process.

How Coaching expands and enhances Leaders’ capacity by Maria Biquet

Jun 4

Jun 4 How Coaching expands and enhances Leaders’ capacity by Maria Biquet

Practitioner Experience, Leadership, culture, Cases/Caselets, Prof CC

As a Coach I work with high level Executives and Entrepreneurs in developing their skills, abilities and behaviors to match the complex requirements of their roles. Developing a person is a highly demanding and very revealing process for both the Coach and the Coachee.

Working as a Consultant Coach can speed up results! By Maria Biquet

Apr 7

Apr 7 Working as a Consultant Coach can speed up results! By Maria Biquet

Practitioner Experience, CPPD, Consulting, Cases/Caselets, coaching style, coaching market

Most of us are fed up with instructions, ready-made solutions and all the literature about “the X steps to success” that somebody else has tried (or just imagined) and presents them to us all as the Guru in the matter of self- development and success in life and business.

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