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#034 Session Structure Deep-Dive
In this week’s pod, we discuss the individual elements that make up the delivery of a single coaching session. A lot of what we do when coaching seems to happen on autopilot: but when we delve below the surface into...
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#033 SGPT Vs Team Training
Chris, Tom and JC discuss the differences between SGPT and classes and why one needs to compliment the other without overlapping and making the other redundant. The team also discuss the different approaches needed...
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#032 SGPT Overview Vs 1:1
This week the team is weighing up the pros and cons of 1:1 and Small Group Personal Training. They discuss their experiences (and share the lessons they learned the hard way) on their journey from freelance PT to gym...
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#031 - The Evolution of Programming
We take a walk down memory lane to follow W10’s evolution over the last decade: from a 800sqft 1:1 PT gym, into a multiple-site operation running 6:1 small group PT. JC explains how the programming’s changed at each...
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#030 Staff Development Journey
In this final episode before the team take a break for a couple of weeks, Chris and Tom outline the processes in place for continuing staff development at W10. They discuss the ‘Professional Development Pathway’ (PDP)...
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#029 Team Effectiveness
How do you get a team to perform to a level greater than the sum of their parts. In this episode the discussion revolves around getting the most from your team, troubleshooting problems before they begin and how to...
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#028 Leadership: Leading Others [Part 2]
Part two of our chat with psychologist and executive coach Dan Vacassin moves on to the second of the three pillars of leadership: leading others. In this episode, he focuses on the five dysfunctions of a team,...
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#027 Leadership: Leading Self [Part 1 ]
Dan Vacassin is a Business Psychologist and Executive Coach. In this episode, he takes us through the first of the three pillars of effective leadership: leading the self. Ultimately, this comes by developing an...
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#026 Internship Programme
Chris and Tom talk through what an internship programme looks like; discuss why, when and how you might decide to run one; and explain why it’s NOT a means of providing you with cheap labour!
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#025 Onboarding and Staff Training
In the Modern Training Gym, your staff are your product, making them incredibly valuable – just like your clients. This means running them through a thorough onboarding experience when they join the business. This not...
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#024 Recruitment
We start season 4 off with a discussion around recruitment. Where do we find the best candidates, the staffing pipeline, employer brand, the interview process and why we always employ our staff full time. People are...
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#023 Case Study - Ross Stewart, Improve Glasgow
We hear from long-standing IFBA member, Ross Stewart of ‘Improve Glasgow’, as he tells us about his journey in the gym business from his mum accepting a Uni place, on his behalf, while he was travelling, through to...
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