We’re adding to the already-damn-awesome program leaders we have for Box of Crayons’ flagship product, Coaching for Great Work.

Bottom line? We’re looking for entrepreneurial-y, coach-y, trainer-y, corporate gravitas-y people … a rare but potent mix.

All the details about the program (both C4GW and the Train the Trainer program) and how to apply are here:

=>  http://www.coachingforgreatwork.com/program-leader-application/

(If this isn’t for you, but you know someone who might be interested, I’d be grateful if you’d pass the news along.)

We’re looking for a small number of new program leaders for Box of Crayons’ flagship product, Coaching for Great Work. You can register your “no obligation” interest here.

Coaching for Great Work provides practical coaching skills for the time-stretched manager. It increases both impact and engagement. The program is proving popular and effective, and we’re having success working with blue-chip organizations in North America, the UK and Europe using Coaching for Great Work to support their strategic and leadership goals.

Learn more about the program at our new website: www.CoachingForGreatWork.com

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a magical combination of three things: corporate gravitas, experience both as a trainer and as a coach, and entrepreneurial zeal.

Most likely, you are a successful independent and looking for an awesome program to add to your current portfolio of services.

We’re also encouraging people to consider applying in pairs – although it’s not obligatory by any stretch. We’ve learned that having a buddy/partner can help with future success. (Now’s a good time to be sounding out possible partners.)

The process

1. We’ll be inviting full applications shortly.

2. The certification starts with a three-day training program in Toronto on October 22-24 (so save the date), and then continues with teleclasses for three months after that.

We’ve not yet finalized the cost – that will be clear when we open the application process.

Interested? Curious? Want to dip you toe in the water?

With no obligation, you’re welcome to register your name and contact details for free here.

It will ensure that you’ll be first to know about the application process which will open next month.

Thanks for your interest

Michael

PS – If you’d like to learn more about Coaching for Great Work for your organization, take a look at www.CoachingForGreatWork.com and please do get in touch.

This will be my first trip to Finland, and I’m totally excited about it. And I’m delighted to be returning to the Netherlands, one of my favourite countries.

I hope I’ll see some of you there.

Helsinki, Finland, Friday September 3rd

I’m thrilled that the good people from Romana Management have invited me to Finland to work with them.

I’ll be doing a full-day Great Work program on Friday September 3rd. You’ll not on leave with a bunch of great tools to help you focus on Great Work, but an action plan to do the same.

More Information here

Utrecht, The Netherlands, Wednesday September 8th

Thanks to Elise de Bres of Life Architect, we’re running an Great Work evening event in Utrecht.

It will be based on Do More Great Work of course, but I’ll be adding a range of useful bits and pieces that aren’t in the book.

More Information about Registration

Dave and Wendy’s new book, The Why of Work, deservedly hit all sorts of top 10 lists last month when it came out.

It focused on the importance of purpose in our working lives, and you could consider this teleclass to be the Why of Great Work.

As always, it will be free-flowing, practical, engaging and fun.

It’s this coming Friday (July 23rd) at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific, 6pm GMT).

We’re getting close to our numbers limit, so jump in fast.

Register here

It’s all about the questions

In Essential Coaching Skills for Mangers #3, I shared the first of seven core coaching questions that should be in every manager’s back pocket: What’s the real challenge here for you?

Here’s the second of the seven core coaching questions, and it’s short and sweet. In fact, I’d go as far as to say this might be my MOST favourite of the core coaching questions for managers and leaders.

Core Coaching Question for Managers #2: And what else?

So small. So cute. Yet so powerful.

“And what else?” works helps managers get to the real issue at hand for three reasons:

1. Because the first thing a person has to say is never the only thing and often not the best thing

2. Because it stops you as the manager from leaping in with opinions, advice, commentary and whatever. It keeps the focus on the person you’re coaching

3. And because, should you need it, this powerful three-word question buys you time to find the next great question.

(Of course, it comes it a wide range of varieties: Anything else? Yes, and… ? Is there more?)

Your coaching action

Start building your “and what else?” muscle. It’s going to transform your both your peer-to-peer conversations as well as manager-employee conversations.

Additional reading

Making Questions Work by Dorothy Strachan. A fantastic resource for facilitators, coaches and the rest of us. [Amazon affiliate link]