Coaching is a term that has become over-used in the working world, and its definition has therefore become very diluted. Coaching is the art of enhancing another person's performance through questions that lead to self-discovery. Coaching is not consulting or mentoring and it is not just a euphemism for teaching. However, the best consultants, mentors and teachers also use coaching skills; e.g., active listening on all levels, challenging, using open questions to provoke insight, reflecting and mirroring back the essence of what the other person has been communicating, giving feedback and telling the hard truth. Coaching helps people find their own solutions to the toughest problems they face; the kind of problems that don't have an answer in a book somewhere. Coaching helps people discover why they are struggling with a problem and find the solution that is best for them, even if it looks completely different to another person's solution to the same problem. A skilled coach does not give advice or offer solutions to their client's problem, but provides a much more sustainable service of helping the client unlock his or her own solutions.

Leadership is the awareness to understand what is needed in any situation and the ability and willingness to act accordingly. It is a combination of innate strengths and learned behaviors. The most important work to become a better leader is to understand yourself; what drives you, what is important to you, what makes you crazy, what are your unique strengths, where do you get in your own way. All of this is essential information to best understand what is needed in any situation. The world is becoming more and more complex and ever-changing. There is not one leadership formula or method that will always work. It is important to be solid in one's own self and therefore have the ability to respond to every situation, rather than to just react.

• One on One Coaching

  For executives, managers or individuals. Coaching will help you hone your most important personal and business goals. It also helps you identify your own values and beliefs to make decision making easier and more meaningful. Coaching can help you understand what is behind any frustration you feel or struggles you currently have in your life. It also nourishes your self-confidence and inspires you about where you are going in life. Evaluate your work-life balance and get it moving in the direction you want.
  
  Every coach at Coaching Without Borders is certified at an institution which is accredited by the International Coaching Federeation (ICF). Moreover, Margo and the majority of her associates are certified through The Coaches Training Institute (CTI). CTI is part of the ICF and is the oldest and largest in-person coach training school with 35,000 students trained and courses provided in 19 countries. CTI was founded in 1992 by Karen and Henry Kimsey-House and Laura Whitworth. They developed the Co-Active Model that encompasses a philosophy, a methodology, a skill set and a communication form that balances self-awareness, relationship intelligence and courageous action so that people can be deeply fulfilled, connected to others and successful in what matters most.

  
  

• Leadership Training

  Adults learn through experience. Theoretical courses and books about how to deal with people only address a fraction of what is getting in way of YOU PERSONALLY being a better leader. In order to understand how we will deal with a certain situation, we need to feel what it is we really do in that moment. By throwing you in to a situation and giving you personal feedback on what your impact is on others, the learning you take away is much deeper than memorizing methods alone. Combine that with research and proven theories about human behavior and each participant walks away with a deep and personalized understanding of how to take more leadership in his/her own life.
  
  Some topics include; conflict management, influencing, motivation, change management, coaching, collaboration, listening and asserting, trust, team building, communication, dealing with ambiguity and complexity, cultural sensitivity, and more.

  
  

• Intercultural Training

  Coaching Without Borders pairs certified coaches with specialists who have first hand (usually native) knowledge of the target culture. Executives, teams individuals and their families can be better prepared to get the most benefit possible from experiences with people from other cultures by learning about themselves and knowing what to expect from the other culture. Coaching Without Borders provides courses such as:
  
  Leading Global Teams, Understanding needs of international clients, Personal Success as an Ex-Pat, and customized country-specific courses based on your needs.

  
  

• Team Coaching and Facilitation

  Having alignment around strategy and vision is just as important to success as understanding the people that work together. When working with teams, the whole system has to be taken into consideration; the manager, the team members and the organization they work in. All of those contribute to the successes and challenges of each team. It's critical to take time to reflect and clarify what is important to the team, and do so in a way that allows space for both logic and emotions. Then, a sustainable vision and strategy can be hatched which stimulates the intrinsic motivation of everyone involved.

  
  

• Whole Leadership Workshop

  Do you who feel you need to act a certain way to be effective? Do you feel that you cannot always be your authentic self in the workplace?
  The evolution of the business world over the last 100 years has led many of us to believe that what is needed in the working world are the behaviors that can categorized as masculine, rather than feminine. This course helps men and women alike see where their default is, and to become conscious about how to bring both masculine and feminine qualities into play when they are called for. This is in the interest of being able to access the whole range of behaviors and to bring more balance into participants' lives.
  Whole Leadership is two days of personal development in a retreat-style workshop. Participants gain a greater understanding of their default style and how to have a broader range of leadership. We look at traditionally masculine and feminine polarities and archetypes to learn to where imbalance occurs. Whole Leaders develop their emotional intelligence (EQ) during our workshop, and learn to hear the language of emotions. Regardless of whether you are a manager with direct reports, self-employed or an individual contributor, this program will help you grow.
  Be powerful without being aggressive. Be heard without commanding. Use emotions to create and inspire. Learn how vulnerability can be powerful.
  
  ***Join us for our next workshop May 30-31, 2013 in a luxurious retreat center outside of Istanbul. Space is extremely limited to ensure personal attention, so reserve your seat now! ***

  
  

• Margerison-McCann Team Management Profile

  The Team Management Profile is an extensively researched and proven psychometric tool that shows how personal development is the critical first step to high performance teamworking. A 4,500 word report looks at where your motivation lies, how you can best contribute to team success and how you are likely to lead, manage and link with others who may have different perspectives on the world of work. It can be used for personal development, with managers and leaders, but is at its most powerful when used to build and sustain high energy teams.

  
  

• MBTI Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator

  Each one of us has our own particular operating style. We have a way we like to work, a way we like to recharge. We gather information in certain ways and we make decisions in certain ways. All of the different opinions around how best to do these things can lead to misunderstanding and even conflict between people. MBTI is a tool which clarifies our preferences for ourselves and helps show what other preferences are out there. It validates all of these various ways in order to help facilitate collaboration. The more we understand about our own preferred way of working and that of others, the easier it is to collaborate. MBTI Step I gives a basic understanding of peoples' 4-letter type (e.g. ESTJ, INFP, ISFJ etc), while MBTI Step II looks deeper into the facets of each of those letters and how one person with an ESTJ type differs from another ESTJ person.

  
  

• F. Schoepe, Building Technologies, Multinational Corporation

  "I got many benefits from your coaching and leadership training. I got a better understanding of my situation and needs of the involved people. You helped me to return from a "desparate" attitude to a positive one "I will and can solve the issues!". Through your questions I was able to develop ideas myself as well as the next steps to solve the issues, and later on these steps turned out to be working and they were not just theory. You supported me/us very sucessfully in practicing "giving valuable/useful feedback". The feedback I received from you was always helpful and constructive, I never felt criticized. You established an unbelievable atmosphere of trust in the group by opening yourself. I perceived you very flexible and uncomplicated or even innovative and very adaptive to the need of the client. I got the impression you are really passionate about coaching and training for executives. "

• G. Albano, Financial Services Industry, Global Reinsurer

  "Coaching has been for me a life-changing experience. Even better said, coaching gave me new life. A life where I finally found peace, love and joy. Coaching has changed the way I see and perceive the world. Coaching taught me who I am and who I can be. I feel like a dark veil has been taken away from my eyes. I can finally appreciate life and the people around me and all the beautiful gifts that life has to give. I have learned to love and accept myself, I have discovered compassion and purpose."

• Energy Services Industry, Multinational Corporation

  "Hello Margo, thanks a lot. My great successes in only few days: I had and have wonderful open discussions with my wife; I realized why I often exceed my limits and the reasons for my burn-outs. I had a reverse-coaching with my boss, which ended in increased trust between us. I found myself comfortable in doing more slowly and still found myself energized as never before in my life. I find lots of empathy around myself.…and and and. T H A N K S."

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• Margo McClimans

  is a certified executive coach through CTI and a member of ICF. She specializes in training and facilitating leadership courses, and also offers individual coaching in both english and italian. She works with all levels of executives; from CEOs to first-time managers. Her passion is intercultural relations; she has worked with clients from over 40 countries on 3 continents.

  
  

• ...and many more

  Margo works with trusted colleagues all over the world. Associates of Coaching Without Borders are certified coaches who share the values of continuous learning and personal development. They are passionate about what they do and bring fun and challenge to every assignment. There are associates located in Europe, USA and Asia. Margo will propose the associates she believes would be a best-fit for your needs and lets you make the final selection. Feel free to contact Margo for a list of associates, bios and locations.