Soft Skills: The Key to Stronger Coaching and a Smarter Business

When we talk about professional development for coaches, we often focus on training, hours, and credentials. But there’s another area that can have just as much impact, both on your coaching effectiveness and the success of your business. 

I’m talking about soft skills.

Soft skills are the interpersonal, emotional and strategic abilities that enable corporate leaders, coaches, and just about any highly effective person to communicate clearly, lead effectively, manage complexity, and make decisions with confidence. These are the very skills most in demand in corporate coaching, and the same skills can have a remarkable influence on coaching success and business growth.

IAPC&M-accredited Master Coach Monica Jonsson recognised the value of soft skills for both corporate leaders and coaches. To fill the gap, she developed The Complete Corporate Coaching Toolkit: The Quintessential Guide for 21st Century Business Coaches and Leaders, a companion to one-on-one coaching with executives ranging from CEO to manager level. 

Having a toolkit like this frees up valuable coaching time that is often spent revisiting the same soft skill themes. A tool used before or after a session supports continued reflection between sessions, deepens client awareness, and extends the reach of your coaching. And of course, when you coach others using these tools, you inevitably engage with them yourself, gaining all the benefits of increased self-awareness, personal efficiency, and business clarity. 

At ReciproCoach, we’re big advocates for deepening coaching impact and supporting coaching business success. Because this book supports both, we have once again partnered with Monica to bring you The Corporate Coaching Toolkit Peer Coaching Round. Last year’s participants said it was “the best one yet,” and shared that they not only gained practical tools, but also experienced real transformation in themselves and their businesses. Read more about what this round includes, as well as more past participant testimonials here.  

Even if you don’t coach executives, Monica’s toolkit covers the seven most in-demand soft skills in the business and corporate environment, with a suite of tools to develop each. Working through the book in peer coaching ensures you develop the soft skills you need to boost your business and come away with a practical toolkit you can use with clients in corporate or business settings.  

(registrations close Sunday, October 26)

I’ll be honest. I’m not a corporate coach, and I’ve never had much interest in becoming one. But I participated in our very first Corporate Coaching Toolkit Peer Coaching Round last year, and I gained insight after insight from each session’s tools, from the coaching I received, and also from the coaching I gave. I’m still benefiting from the learning and new habits I developed.

Whether you currently coach in the corporate space, want to break into it, or simply want a reliable soft skills toolkit to use with your clients and for your own growth, this year’s Complete Corporate Coaching Toolkit Reciprocal Peer Coaching Round is your opportunity to grow your coaching toolkit, your business, and yourself.

Supporting coaching, coaches and their business growth,

Kerryn Griffiths, PhD, PCC

Global ReciproCoach Coordinator