In our 10 odd years of offering our ICF accredited program, we’ve noticed that many coaches seem to develop cold feet when it comes to the certificati...
Hello there. If you’re here before reading the first two blogs in this series about preparing for the ICF ACC certification, click here 5. Maintains...
If you’re here before reading the first blog in this series about preparing for the ICF ACC certification, click here 1. Demonstrates Ethi...
One of the things we've been noticing over the last few years is that many highly skilled coaches develop cold feet when it comes to the ICF ACC certi...
Coaching is built on conversation, reflection and discovery. A well-timed question can help a client pause, recognise a pattern and see a situation di...
Akamai Technologies, India and Navgati have been partnering on a learning intervention for women in leadership at Akamai Technologies, India, called S...
Our February 2026 Fraternitea was a panel discussion with inspiring leaders across industries on the topic - Women in Sales. The panellists, four acco...
“Power” is a word that instantly stirs emotions. For many of us, the very sound of it conjures up something negative: domination, politics, suppressio...
Self-limiting beliefs are sneaky. They sit quietly in the background, shaping how we see ourselves, our work, our relationships, and even the way we w...
Ever wondered how you land up in a similar situation repeatedly, no matter what you tried? How is it that you end up doing all the work or always get ...
When you hear the word networking, what thoughts come to you?“It’s not for me. I’ve never really benefited from it.”“I never know what to say or how t...
Have you ever found yourself watching another woman’s career journey and saying to yourself: “I could have been that.”It’s often curiosity and not alw...
As I work at Navgati, I find new language around my career. And, language is often one way to explore new thoughts, and express new ideas – in this ca...
Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of running Development Centres (DCs) for hundreds of women leaders across diverse industries as part of our Wo...
“I need to exercise regularly.”“I want to delegate more.”“I want to be more confident in my communication.”“I want to be a better listener.”Does this ...
What transactional analysis concept do you use to describe recurrent patterns? Describe with examples the development of these patterns and how these ...
I understand a recurrent pattern as something that I repeat unconsciously over and over again. I use the concepts of Discounting and Games to describe...
Growth for me is being able to change limiting patterns and one of the limiting patterns for me was my stroking pattern. Here I will examine my stroki...
What attracted me to Transactional Analysis during my TA 101 workshop was that TA had various models that helped me recognize my unconscious patterns....
The value of paraphrasingA large part of the process of learning to be a coach is to let go of advocacy and stay in the space of inquiry. As a consequ...
Navgati turns 25 years old soon and over the years, we’ve evolved our own unique ways of assessing who would be happy being a Citizen of Wonderland . ...
For IWD 2023, we (as in Navgati) asked a group of senior women leaders to answer a few questions that other women often have. The intent was to suppor...
Setting up a three way coaching process“I’ve been asked by the leader of an organisation I’m working with to coach his direct team. Do I talk to him f...
Start of my TA journeyI am an educator, a writer, a parent, and a householder. I have been teaching for over two decades in different universities. I ...
Holding accountability for our clients – what does that mean?Consider this hypothetical coaching client of yours called Anish. He’s been working with ...
Two of the TA concepts that I have found most useful to understand interpersonal relationships and communication are Transactions and Strokes. These w...
Preparing for the Credentialing exam when applying for an ICF credentialThe ICF Credentialing Exam is a three-hour exam, delivered by computer in a te...
Concluding our series on becoming naturally therapeuticIf you’ve encountered this post first, please take a look at the previous two in this series.Al...
I joined TA nearly a decade ago; with a passion to understand others at work. But TA shifted the focus to myself and help me understand myself first. ...
One of the first things I wanted to understand about myself was my anger. I found TA concepts like Rackets, Life Positions and Ego States helpful in u...
Continuing to be naturally therapeuticIf you’ve missed the first part of this post, first please take a look here https://www.navgati.in/the-quiet-coa...
Becoming naturally therapeuticDecided to do something different for this week and do a review of this lovely little book (the title of this blog) by J...
Are all questions powerful questions?Consider this case – Hasina started the coaching conversation by saying “I’ve moved into a new role where I’m wor...
What’s your Critical Turtle saying when you’re coaching?We often start Navgati workshops by inviting participants to become aware of their Critical Tu...
In this blog, I explain two TA concepts – Frame of Reference and Redefining. These are taught in the Advanced TA training and are not part of the TA 1...
When do I refer a coaching client to therapy?Let’s start with a pop quiz. In which of these situations would you refer your coaching client to therapy...
What does it mean to be an ACC coach?Learning to be a coach is a complex and nuanced process and the people who are drawn to make the investment in th...
Paying attention to a client’s body language“I notice you smiled as you said that”. Ever heard a coach say something like that when you’ve been at the...
My journey with TA (Transactional Analysis c) started with a 2-day intensive script workshop post attending TA 101. That was the first time I looked a...
In the TA 101, I recognised that I am likely to develop some patterns as a child that may be outside my consciousness, but continue to influence how I...
Chemistry conversationsThese are short calls where coaches and clients quiz each other on the atomic masses of elements in the periodic table. Ok fine...
The theory of Transactional Analysis places great importance on the quality of recognition among people as fundamental to healthy psychological develo...
How to deal with a client who ghosts youI’m not normally the biggest fan of millennial slang (yes, yes, I know how old I sound) but ghosting is one of...
Remember that episode from Big Bang Theory where Sheldon tries a mindfulness meditation? The voice on the tape says “Breathe in; Breathe out. Breathe ...
Everyone who’s trained to be a coach is familiar with the GROW framework – an acronym that expands to Genuineness, Realism, Optimism and Wit.Ok, ok, j...
This is the very first edition of the TQC newsletter (congratulations or commiserations on being here from the very beginning). TQC stands for The Qui...
Sunitha Krishnamurthi, our CEO and anchor of our ICF certified coach training programs, started doing an introductory webinar a couple of years back f...
We use the word inclusion in a very loose way to cover a wide range of topics – if a person feels connected, it’s inclusion. If they feel like their i...
We asked a community of learning leaders what the most tokenistic gestures were on Women’s day and the list goes as such – pink roses, spa treatments,...
Money is a touchy subject for many and the source of deep emotions, conflicts, anxieties and shame. It is a measure of status and power and when we sp...
(This is an article written by Gopakumar M, Senior Facilitator, Navgati)In 2004, World Bank economists Karla Hoff and Priyanka Pandey reported the res...
Chemistry conversations; the importance of being authentic and more as a coachThe coaching market in India has evolved over the last ten years that we...
This is an article written by Gopakumar M, Senior Facilitator, Navgati)Let me offer you a choice of a prize: I either give you a gift of Rs 1,000 or a...
Are you a rational or an emotional person (or a mix of the two)?Shall we play the Ultimatum Game to find out?This is a simple, take-it-or-leave-it ‘ba...
Being a mindful coachMindfulness and coaching are natural companions. Both have to do with helping people tap into and grow existing inner resources. ...
Have you seen phenomena such as the followingA leader receives a 360 feedback report with scathing comments, but says, “The report was not useful. The...
What does it mean to be an agile leader? Why is it important?Dictionaries define agility as the ability to move quickly and easily in response to chan...
Do you like the sound of games in which all players lose? Would you believe that most people, including you and me, are involved in such games? This p...
Can helping actually cause harm? Transactional Analysis offers an understanding of helping that harms through the concept of Rescuing, which is one of...
A review of the literature on leadership developmentLeaders are a hot commodity in organizations. As a result, the marketplace is packed with leadersh...
What is psychological safetyHelping leaders build psychological safety in their teams should be an integral part of any leadership development program...
If you’re familiar with all the words in the question above, chances are you’ve trained to be a certified coach (if not, please go here to see what th...
It is not an understatement to say that much of our adult lives have been spent in our offices working. But all that changed drastically with the COVI...
Many organisations (including ours) had a very ambitious plan for 2020. Somehow the resonance of the year made it seem special. All of you have probab...
Two years ago, we were at the launch of a women leadership development program that we were leading for a client. A senior leader from the organisatio...
All the questions you’re likely to haveAt Navgati, we have been running ICF accredited coach training programs for the last 8 years now and it’s been ...
Facilitating virtual learning sessions effectivelyThe last fortnight of being confined at home due to COVID-19 has meant a host of trainings over virt...
Navgati is a very closely bonded team; if you’ve ever been around more than one Navgati facilitator in the same room, you would have sensed that :). O...
The word clouds you see above capture what the L&D leaders who attended our first L&D meet-up are feeling in response to the crisis that has a...
There is a lot of discussion in the media and the academic space about unconscious bias – what does it mean? How does it arise? How to address it? and...
The idea for this post came from a client who was keen to join our ICF coaching certification program but needed to explain to his stakeholder how bec...
One of our favourite TED talks is that by the Israeli conductor Itay Talgam. He analyses the style of various conductors to draw lessons about leaders...
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