Interpersonal Wellness Coaching- Filling the Void

Are you curious about where the field of coaching is going? In response to the rise in litigations, and the growing cost of replacing an employee, organizations, unions and associations are increasingly looking to coaching as a developmental, corrective and remedial approach in response to interpersonal infractions, acts of harassment, policy breaches, membership violations and deviant actions in the workplace.

A recent study of Human Resources personnel revealed that skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, long range planning, goal setting, visioning, focusing, negotiation and balance are on the decline with the generation Y employees. As a result, calls for interventions and employee development to enhance responsible communication and professionalism in the workplace are on the increase.

Interpersonal Wellness Coaching (IWC) is a specialized area of coaching in which a coach aligns with a coachee to develop specific interpersonal skills into competencies through the process of coaching. It focuses on the unique needs of the coachee, therefore lending itself to a remedial approach. Though exposed to interpersonal skills in action, some individuals failed to develop them into competencies. Since competencies are skills and abilities acquired through observation, learning, practice, coaching and feedback, IWC now fills the void.

We would love to hear how your organization is going using coaching.

Living in Appreciation

When was the last time you took time to appreciate all the things in your life? This means appreciating all the things you think are good and those that are not so good. Often the things we see as hardships or bad luck turn out to be great blessings in disguise but if we are too busy we fail to realize this or give thanks to the universe for taking care of us.

Many of us are so busy with our lives and work, that we seldom take time pay attention to what we have in our lives or to really appreciate our realities. When we live in appreciation we become aware of our blessings and the strangest thing happens – we begin to see even more good things in our lives. When my client Jay began a gratitude journal, he reported that he was noticing that there was always something to be grateful for at the end of the day no matter how bad he thought things may have gone. He shared that though he wasn’t in the habit of taking time to appreciate his life, he now noticed that the more he paid attention and showed appreciation for even those things that he does not like, he is realizing more amazing things happening in his life. What with meeting a special someone that shares his values and have similar life goals after searching for so long, Jay is even more keen to continue living in appreciation.

How about you? Are you living in appreciation? As I travel this summer with my family I have become appreciative of even the mosquitoes in my home town. Why don’t you share with me what you are appreciative for this summer? I would love to hear from you.