NMK – Political Coaching and Communication - Leadership Styles and Skills that Made Angela Merkel So Powerful

Leadership Styles and Skills that Made Angela Merkel So Powerful

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel takes different approaches to leadership styles depending, first, on what the situation requires from her, and second, on the ‘political role’ she is ‘playing’ in a particular situation. Merkel has great ‘problem-fighting’ skills; yet, people usually underestimate them especially that “she hides them under her placid exterior”. Her dealings with the […]

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NMK - Political Coaching and Communication - How Did Angela Merkel Reach Global Success?

How Did Angela Merkel Reach Global Success?

The huge political success of Angela Merkel has been considered as “a remarkable story of national leadership launched by serendipity but repeatedly advanced by her quick political learning, pragmatic negotiating skills, and an ability to capitalize on the missteps of others.” The Chancellor of Germany has successfully guided her country “into a thriving economic powerhouse

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NMK – Political Coaching and Communication - 11 Questions to Ask Before the Coaching Session

11 Questions to Ask Before the Coaching Session

Coaching is a process. This basically means that it consists of several one-on-one coaching sessions in which the coach and the coachee discuss opportunities, threats, short and long-term goals, in addition to development and change plans. The coachee should be aware of the importance of every session as it is affecting, or going to affect,

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NMK – Political Coaching and Communication - 5 Tips to Coach Effectively - Sequel!

5 Tips to Coach Effectively – SEQUEL!

In an attempt to overcome the misuse of the concept and coach effectively, Ulrich (2008) clearly defined this notion and rectified its misconceptions. Firstly, the writer explained that coaching is a giving and receiving relationship between the coach and his/her coachee to reach change. To ensure that every practitioner will coach effectively and reach fruitful

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NMK – Political Coaching and Communication - 5 Tips to Coach Effectively

5 Tips to Coach Effectively

We have mentioned previously, with the help of Dave Ulrich’s article, that coaching has been frequently misapprehended; correspondingly, misemployed. After defining this concept and determining how to overcome its misuse, it’s time to benefit from Ulrich’s (2008) tips to coach fruitfully. Know why The first tip to coach is to determine why is the coachee

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