The value of paraphrasing A large part of the process of learning to be a coach is to let go...

For IWD 2023, we (as in Navgati) asked a group of senior women leaders to answer a few questions that...

Navgati turns 25 years old soon and over the years, we’ve evolved our own unique ways of assessing who would...

Start of my TA journey I am an educator, a writer, a parent, and a householder. I have been teaching...

Setting up a three way coaching process “I’ve been asked by the leader of an organisation I’m working with to...

Holding accountability for our clients – what does that mean? Consider this hypothetical coaching client of yours called Anish. He’s...

Two of the TA concepts that I have found most useful to understand interpersonal relationships and communication are Transactions and...

Preparing for the Credentialing exam when applying for an ICF credential The ICF Credentialing Exam is a three-hour exam, delivered...

Concluding our series on becoming naturally therapeutic If you’ve encountered this post first, please take a look at the previous...

I joined TA nearly a decade ago; with a passion to understand others at work. But TA shifted the focus...

Continuing to be naturally therapeutic If you’ve missed the first part of this post, first please take a look here...

One of the first things I wanted to understand about myself was my anger. I found TA concepts like Rackets,...

Becoming naturally therapeutic Decided to do something different for this week and do a review of this lovely little book...

Are all questions powerful questions? Consider this case – Hasina started the coaching conversation by saying “I’ve moved into a...

What’s your Critical Turtle saying when you’re coaching? We often start Navgati workshops by inviting participants to become aware of...

In this blog, I explain two TA concepts - Frame of Reference and Redefining. These are taught in the Advanced...

When do I refer a coaching client to therapy? Let’s start with a pop quiz. In which of these situations...

My Context There have been many instances in both my life when I have felt tears well up and held...

What does it mean to be an ACC coach? Learning to be a coach is a complex and nuanced process...

Paying attention to a client’s body language “I notice you smiled as you said that”. Ever heard a coach say...

My journey with TA (Transactional Analysis c) started with a 2-day intensive script workshop post attending TA 101. That was...

In the TA 101, I recognised that I am likely to develop some patterns as a child that may be...

Chemistry conversations These are short calls where coaches and clients quiz each other on the atomic masses of elements in...

The theory of Transactional Analysis places great importance on the quality of recognition among people as fundamental to healthy psychological...

How to deal with a client who ghosts you I’m not normally the biggest fan of millennial slang (yes, yes,...

Remember that episode from Big Bang Theory where Sheldon tries a mindfulness meditation? The voice on the tape says “Breathe...

Everyone who’s trained to be a coach is familiar with the GROW framework – an acronym that expands to Genuineness,...

This is the very first edition of the TQC newsletter (congratulations or commiserations on being here from the very beginning)....

Sunitha Krishnamurthi, our CEO and anchor of our ICF certified coach training programs, started doing an introductory webinar a couple...

We use the word inclusion in a very loose way to cover a wide range of topics – if a...

We asked a community of learning leaders what the most tokenistic gestures were on Women’s day and the list goes...

Money is a touchy subject for many and the source of deep emotions, conflicts, anxieties and shame. It is a...

(This is an article written by Gopakumar M, Senior Facilitator, Navgati) In 2004, World Bank economists Karla Hoff and Priyanka...

Chemistry conversations; the importance of being authentic and more as a coach The coaching market in India has evolved over...

(This is an article written by Gopakumar M, Senior Facilitator, Navgati) Let me offer you a choice of a prize:...

Are you a rational or an emotional person (or a mix of the two)? Shall we play the Ultimatum Game...

Being a mindful coach Mindfulness and coaching are natural companions. Both have to do with helping people tap into and...

Have you seen phenomena such as the following A leader receives a 360 feedback report with scathing comments, but says,...

What does it mean to be an agile leader? Why is it important? Dictionaries define agility as the ability to...

Do you like the sound of games in which all players lose? Would you believe that most people, including you...

Can helping actually cause harm? Transactional Analysis offers an understanding of helping that harms through the concept of Rescuing, which...

A review of the literature on leadership development Leaders are a hot commodity in organizations. As a result, the marketplace...

If you’re familiar with all the words in the question above, chances are you’ve trained to be a certified coach...

It is not an understatement to say that much of our adult lives have been spent in our offices working....

Many organisations (including ours) had a very ambitious plan for 2020. Somehow the resonance of the year made it seem...

Two years ago, we were at the launch of a women leadership development program that we were leading for a...

All the questions you’re likely to have At Navgati, we have been running ICF accredited coach training programs for the...

Navgati is a very closely bonded team; if you've ever been around more than one Navgati facilitator in the same...

The word clouds you see above capture what the L&D leaders who attended our first L&D meet-up are feeling in...

Facilitating virtual learning sessions effectively The last fortnight of being confined at home due to COVID-19 has meant a host...

There is a lot of discussion in the media and the academic space about unconscious bias - what does it...

What is psychological safety Helping leaders build psychological safety in their teams should be an integral part of any leadership...

The idea for this post came from a client who was keen to join our ICF coaching certification program but...

One of our favourite TED talks is that by the Israeli conductor Itay Talgam. He analyses the style of various...