May 1, 2022
It’s the toughest challenges that bring people to coaching. A company’s culture is dysfunctional, so your new client is contemplating a job change. A nonprofit is floundering, and the exhausted CEO turns to you for help. A small business barely stays profitable as the owner confesses his feelings of incompetence. A school district struggles to …read more.
March 23, 2022
My friend, who I’ll call Bob, was nearing the end of life. Bob and I had worked together for years and had grown to be good friends. As he was coming to terms with the end of life, Bob ask me to stop by for a visit. We sat across the room from each other …read more.
February 21, 2022
Many of us have successful clients who suffer from imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome takes the forms of fear, anxiety, self-doubt, second-guessing, and lack of confidence and/or self-worth. Does having one or more of these feelings necessarily imply that the person has imposter syndrome? Or could it just be a situational fear? Of course, it is …read more.
February 17, 2022
Let’s start with a Q&A. Q: Which one (or more) is the odd one out? Weak organizational skills Procrastination Unclear goals Anxiety Power Outage Unhealthy habits Fears Noisy neighbors Poor coping strategies Negative Thinking A: Power outage and noisy neighbors. These two are external roadblocks. The rest? Examples of internal roadblocks. Let’s consider a power …read more.
February 7, 2022
Fact: No one became a great coach overnight. It takes years of consistent, intentional practice, studying and learning from mistakes accumulated along the way. As a professional coach for quite some time now, I have had my own share of mistakes back when I was just a newbie in the industry, all of which have …read more.
February 1, 2022
The demands of the environment often clash with the physical and social needs of the individual. The conscious mind uses storytelling to grapple with these internal conflicts to bring the individual into accord with culture and nature. In my last blog post, I discussed the use of Story Quest Walks in nature. I demonstrated how …read more.
January 18, 2022
If you’ve coached leaders lately, you’ve likely heard their fear and frustration about the “Great Resignation.” The US Department of Labor reports that 11.5 million workers quit their jobs between April and June 2021. And it’s not even close to over. According to the Harvard Business Review, 48% of employees are actively looking to make a change, and …read more.
January 10, 2022
Creativity is defined as the ability to generate new ideas, solutions and possibilities. For the work to be considered creative, it needs to be both original and effective in achieving a specific purpose. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” This implies that creativity …read more.
January 1, 2022
As we walk toward our destination, my client occasionally stoops to examine the natural curiosities littered across the forest floor. Some she tucks away, others she leaves undisturbed. As we move, I watch the protective bark of her thoughts shed itself and reveal a softer, more malleable material beneath. This is where clients often begin in their coaching experience. Whether under the stunning landscape of the …read more.
December 22, 2021
A successful senior leader, struggling in a new reporting relationship, turned to a peer for help. She voiced a desire to work with an external coach. The peer’s response was, “You don’t want to do that now. It will be seen as a sign of weakness.” I could hear disappointment in the senior leader’s voice as …read more.
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