October 3, 2016
More clients than ever are coming to coaching wanting to change their career or find work they love. First, I believe it’s important to manage their expectations up front. While it’s possible to find work we love quickly, it’s more likely to take time, effort and patience. Sadly, there are no “one-size-fits-all” career coaching tools …read more.
September 24, 2016
Being a professional coach can mean many different things. It’s your job to inspire, motivate and help your client uncover their best ideas and reach their greatest potential. You have the power to learn about them as a person and turn them into a business professional. It’s a pretty important job and that means you …read more.
September 8, 2016
The ability to give tough feedback ranks as one of the most important and difficult of leadership skills. Before we go on, let’s define “tough feedback.” Many think tough feedback is always negative, like bad news. It implies the recipient has messed up or done something wrong. That’s not necessarily true. Tough by definition is …read more.
August 10, 2016
From the moment leaders awaken, they are bombarded with distractions and demands. Emails clog their smartphone or computer inboxes; texts, phone messages, requests and reminders of the many upcoming meetings inundate the leader’s attention. Researchers have found that we release the most stress hormones within minutes after waking because thinking of the day ahead triggers …read more.
July 29, 2016
1. You aren’t providing a call-to-action on each page on your site. There are few things worse in website user experience than going on a website, getting excited about a product or service, and having no clue how to buy it or learn more about it. If the next step for the prospective client to …read more.
July 4, 2016
People who are stuck think there is nothing they can do or they simply don’t know what to do next. Being “stuck” is just a belief: We may FEEL stuck—but it’s not at all the same thing! We usually already know what we need to do to move forward (end that relationship, get a new …read more.
April 28, 2016
Even as someone who spends a good deal of my working day studying the power of effective coaching on employee engagement, I was still surprised to read a recent Gallup Daily poll that showed only 32 percent of U.S. employees are engaged at work. Another Gallup study revealed that 51 percent of employees polled are …read more.
April 7, 2016
Do you start your working day wondering what you should be doing? Are you wandering aimlessly through your work life? If you want to work on your coaching practice in a productive manner, then this article is for you. When I first started my coaching business, I was at a loss for how I should …read more.
March 24, 2016
Gather a group of coaches and ask: “What’s your favorite assessment tool?” The answers will be as varied as the group itself. We coaches love our tools and many of us are especially fond of assessments. Some coaches state that assessments help clients improve self-awareness. Others say that assessments provide a framework to communicate effectively …read more.
March 7, 2016
Many people want “more time” to grow their business, but then they avoid doing whatever it is that moves them forward. We feel stressed, tired and overwhelmed, and we possibly lack confidence. So, we procrastinate by distracting ourselves, finding new projects or doing something easier instead. And so our businesses stay small. And so do …read more.
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