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Dr. Keith E. Webb

Keith is President of Creative Results Management. He helps busy leaders multiply their impact. Keith is the author of several books including The COACH Model for Christian Leaders.

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How To Pass The ICF Coach Credentialing Exam

The International Coaching Federation coach credentialing exam (formerly called the Coach Knowledge Assessment) is an assessment used to measure coaches’ understanding of the knowledge and skills important in the practice of coaching. If you have good coaching training, with these tips, you should pass the ICF exam with flying colors!

Coaching has become a $2 billion a year industry. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the largest coaching association in the world with more than 50,000 members in 145 countries. The ICF

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The Difference Between Cost and Value 

I keep trying to prove the old adage, “You get what you pay for,” is wrong. I want to pay little, yet get a lot. This a question of cost versus value. By nature we seemed wired to focus on the cost of a product or service. By changing your focus to value instead, you will make better decisions, get better results, and even save money in the end. Here’s how.

Change from a cost focus to a value focus

I recently grappled with the cost versus value equation regarding my exercise. Over the years, I’ve joined various gyms, bought home equipment, and downloaded exercise apps. My results were always mixed. I would do well for a period of time and then it would drop off.

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Tips to Adapt Your Training from In-Person to Remote

Remote training events can be even more effective than their in-person counterparts. But, you can’t just duplicate the in-person event using Zoom. Here’s how to successfully adapt your training events from in-person to remote.

I’ve clocked more hours on Zoom lately than meeting with people in person. There can be too much of a good thing, however. Zoom fatigue is real. I wrote about how to mix your modes of meeting to remain productive. Here, I’d like to address how to make Zoom work for extended meetings.

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Which Modes of Meeting Increase Your Productivity?

We now have more choices than ever before for how we meet with people. We can meet in-person, by phone, or use video over Zoom or Skype. Too much of any one mode is detrimental. Leaders need to consider their ideal personal modes of meeting mix to remain productive.

Video conferencing is a fantastic tool for communicating. I regularly lead training workshops, hold meetings, and speak with clients all from my home.

But you can have too much of a good thing! Zoom fatigue is a real. It’s the burnout, worry, and stress associated with overuse of visual Internet meetings.

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4 Shifts in Thinking for Better Decisions

Much of education, be it in school, church, home, or around the office, is based on the assumption that if people have the right information they will make good decisions. More information does not produce better decisions, shifts in thinking does.

4 Shifts in Thinking for Better Decisions

Many people I coach or who attend our workshops believe that they are missing that one piece of information or know-how that will be the key to unlock the door to their success.