ICF Coaching week is fast approaching (February 7 – 14) and one of our favourite tools to use is the Inventory for Work attitudes and motivations (iWAM).
The Inventory for Work Attitude and Motivation (iWAM) is an online or paper-and-pencil questionnaire which helps an organization identify an individual’s attention filters and cognitive styles, also called metaprograms.
With the iWAM, one can predict what motivates a person, their work attitude, how they prefer to communicate, and how they prefer to act in their work context. iWAM allows the organisation to take into account the individual preferences and to value each person for their strengths. Using iWAM will help an organisation make better use of the human potential of its workforce.
We are the only company in the UK who are licensed to train people to use iWAM and we would like to announce a unique offer: for those who book an iWAM course during coaching week (February 7-14) we are happy to offer it half-price!
Our next iWAM courses are running from 12-14 of May 2010 and 8-10 December 2010. So contact us to come and join this exciting course.
Give us a call on 01225 867285, an e-mail: enquiries@theperformancesolution.com, or a tweet @TPSCoaching to find out more.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Monday, 1 February 2010
Our 2010 so far!
Phew!
2010 has certainly started with a bang. We've hardly had time to say Happy New Year and it's already February.
We won a major contract with a large multinational insurance company at the end of last year and we've started in house coach training. The group so far have been hard-working and full of energy for learning new skills. Thank you to everyone for that and we look forward to the next module!
We've been rebranding as you know and our new website should be launched this month. We're so excited about it and hope that you will let us know what you think. We're going to be bringing you more coaching resources, tools and articles and creating a great coaching space!
It's also International Coaching week from the 7th to 14th of February and we're going to offer our iWAM course half price to anyone who books it during that week! So if you'd like to know more about the inventory of work attitudes and motivations and become certified to use it, make sure you get in touch.
Dates for upcoming iWAM courses are as follows:
12-14 May
20-22 September
8-10 December
And for 1 lucky person we'll be giving away a free iWAM course at the Association for Coaching Going Global Conference. We're planning lots of great stuff on our stand and hope you'll come and meet us there.
Finally (for now), we'll also be at the European ICF conference in Paris in the Summer and hope that we'll meet lots of you there as well.
We hope your 2010 has started out well and invite you to join us on Twitter (@TPSCoaching) or LinkedIn to let us know what you've been up to.
2010 has certainly started with a bang. We've hardly had time to say Happy New Year and it's already February.
We won a major contract with a large multinational insurance company at the end of last year and we've started in house coach training. The group so far have been hard-working and full of energy for learning new skills. Thank you to everyone for that and we look forward to the next module!
We've been rebranding as you know and our new website should be launched this month. We're so excited about it and hope that you will let us know what you think. We're going to be bringing you more coaching resources, tools and articles and creating a great coaching space!
It's also International Coaching week from the 7th to 14th of February and we're going to offer our iWAM course half price to anyone who books it during that week! So if you'd like to know more about the inventory of work attitudes and motivations and become certified to use it, make sure you get in touch.
Dates for upcoming iWAM courses are as follows:
12-14 May
20-22 September
8-10 December
And for 1 lucky person we'll be giving away a free iWAM course at the Association for Coaching Going Global Conference. We're planning lots of great stuff on our stand and hope you'll come and meet us there.
Finally (for now), we'll also be at the European ICF conference in Paris in the Summer and hope that we'll meet lots of you there as well.
We hope your 2010 has started out well and invite you to join us on Twitter (@TPSCoaching) or LinkedIn to let us know what you've been up to.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
How to motivate your employees
We’d love to be able to give you a clear statement on how to motivate your employees, wouldn’t it make life easier to read it and put it into practice and sit back and watch them perform to the best of their ability?
But just because there isn’t just one way to motivate your employees doesn’t mean we can’t help you to do it.
Knowing how to motivate your employees is knowing WHAT motivates them. We are all motivated by different things. Some of us by money, some by changing environments, some by challenge, some by routine, some by feedback, and some by being left to work on our own. And if you offer your employees the wrong motivators for them, they won’t respond.
So here are some of our top tips for learning how to motivate your employees:
1. Ask them. So many employers don’t know how to appropriately ask their employees important questions. Short coaching courses can teach you how to ask more pertinent questions to get to the root of what you need to know quickly and carefully.
2. Listen to their answers. It seems basic but we interpret answers based on how we see the world. One of the best ways to make sure we keep our own views out of our questions and therefore get purer answers is to use Clean Language. A few simple techniques can dramatically change how your employees respond.
3. and finally if you want a shortcut: use a reliable psychometric. We use Extended DISC and the inventory of work attitudes and motivations (iWAM). Asking your employees to fill out one of these short questionnaires can give you a real insight into what motivates them so that you can respond to it.
Simple! Contact us if you’d like more information on any of these topics, we’d be glad to point you in the right direction.
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 867285
e-mail: enquiries@theperformancesolution.com
But just because there isn’t just one way to motivate your employees doesn’t mean we can’t help you to do it.
Knowing how to motivate your employees is knowing WHAT motivates them. We are all motivated by different things. Some of us by money, some by changing environments, some by challenge, some by routine, some by feedback, and some by being left to work on our own. And if you offer your employees the wrong motivators for them, they won’t respond.
So here are some of our top tips for learning how to motivate your employees:
1. Ask them. So many employers don’t know how to appropriately ask their employees important questions. Short coaching courses can teach you how to ask more pertinent questions to get to the root of what you need to know quickly and carefully.
2. Listen to their answers. It seems basic but we interpret answers based on how we see the world. One of the best ways to make sure we keep our own views out of our questions and therefore get purer answers is to use Clean Language. A few simple techniques can dramatically change how your employees respond.
3. and finally if you want a shortcut: use a reliable psychometric. We use Extended DISC and the inventory of work attitudes and motivations (iWAM). Asking your employees to fill out one of these short questionnaires can give you a real insight into what motivates them so that you can respond to it.
Simple! Contact us if you’d like more information on any of these topics, we’d be glad to point you in the right direction.
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 867285
e-mail: enquiries@theperformancesolution.com
Monday, 11 January 2010
New Changes to coaching accreditation
The European Individual Accreditation (EIA) is a Europe-wide
recognised award that confirms that individuals and line manager
coach-mentors have the appropriate level of knowledge and the
ability to apply it effectively in their coaching and mentoring
practice at various levels.
This free guide outlines the background to European Mentoring
and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the EIA. It describes the
benefits of undertaking EIA qualifications, what it means for
coaching and mentoring as a whole and the implications for HR
professionals and their organisations. Also included is a summary
of the assessment criteria for each of the four levels of EIA
accreditation.
See http://emccaccreditation.org/eia-home/eia-accredited-coach-mentors/
recognised award that confirms that individuals and line manager
coach-mentors have the appropriate level of knowledge and the
ability to apply it effectively in their coaching and mentoring
practice at various levels.
This free guide outlines the background to European Mentoring
and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the EIA. It describes the
benefits of undertaking EIA qualifications, what it means for
coaching and mentoring as a whole and the implications for HR
professionals and their organisations. Also included is a summary
of the assessment criteria for each of the four levels of EIA
accreditation.
See http://emccaccreditation.org/eia-home/eia-accredited-coach-mentors/
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