January 28, 2015
Most trained coaches know how to be supportive, encouraging and nonjudgmental. These approaches are useful but often not enough to create a new awareness. Coaching starts by building trust and rapport, but as the conversation goes deeper you might need to generate a bit of discomfort to create a breakthrough in thinking. What happens when …read more.
January 22, 2015
When we discuss high performance in organizations we are usually referring to more effective, more efficient work that generates higher productivity. For an individual this can include lower stress, higher creativity or better time management. Interpersonally, high performance might entail improved communication, better teamwork or more harmonious relationships. In this article, I’ll share the journey …read more.
January 15, 2015
Core Competency #1: Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards Understanding of coaching ethics and standards and ability to apply them appropriately in all coaching situations. Your coaching client is exploring options regarding a dilemma. She asks point blank, “So, what do you think I should do?” This column examines possible replies from different perspectives: neuroscience, coaching …read more.
December 8, 2014
Core Competency #5: Active Listening Ability to focus completely on what the client is saying and is not saying, to understand the meaning of what is said in the context of the client’s desires, and to support client self-expression. It’s been a busy day and you’ve been multitasking, doing work and taking care of some …read more.
November 24, 2014
As a growing number of organizations realize the value in adding coaching to their talent management and leadership development strategies, the role of many professional coach practitioners—both internal and external—has shifted. While past conversations with human resources (HR) and learning and development (L&D) professionals focused on why professional coaching would be beneficial, today coaching practitioners …read more.
November 24, 2014
I love the work I do supporting coaches to sell their professional services. From finding their first client to running six-figure businesses, I love watching their business growth. Some people find this scary. And some of the most intimidating marketing work coaches do is when they pitch to organizational decision-makers. Executive, Corporate or Leadership Coaching …read more.
November 20, 2014
“Leaders can provide visible evidence of enabling and supporting their employees by conducting continuous Appreciative Coaching conversations showing how the strengths of the person are aligned to the results of the organization. People then understand how they fit into the organization’s vision and mission, but create a powerful energy for excellence.” —James M. Kouzes and …read more.
November 13, 2014
Where is your mind right now? Now you can find it. The graphic above is what you might call a mind locator, or even a GPS for the mind. It’s a two-dimensional map. From right to left travels the level of executive control; i.e., the extent to which your left prefrontal cortex (PFC) is controlling …read more.
November 4, 2014
This is a tough time to be a leader. It is no longer enough to be charismatic, visionary and decisive. Leaders today are asked to be inclusive, collaborative consensus-builders with high levels of emotional intelligence and self-awareness. As inhabitants of the C-suite become more diverse, the paradigm of patriarchy is crumbling. Industrial and social psychologists …read more.
August 8, 2014
According to 2012 data collected from 34 countries by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the average worker spends 1,765 hours—or more than 20 percent—of his or her year at work. Given how many of your clients’ hours are spent on work and related activities, it’s little wonder that so many coaching conversations come …read more.
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