At a recent coaching session with my client Jason, we found ourselves talking about networking. Jason said, “I think in-person business events are coming back. That means networking is back. I’m out of practice. How do I restart? What’s my post-COVID opening?” Those...
By Bryan Nadeau, PCC, CTC Are your biases preventing you from seeing? Let’s begin with the definition of bias which is a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned. Are your biases preventing you...
Executive coaches regularly field requests from HR managers and executive leaders to present various leadership workshops to their employees and teams — a seminar on becoming a better communicator, a webinar on listening skills, a session on developing emotional...
By Kelly Ross, MS, PCC What if you embraced more of an “enough-ist” mindset and let go of your perfectionist mindset? I can fall prey to perfectionism, as do many of the leaders I coach. Do you have this tendency? When I notice I have a really high bar for something...
“Where have DiSC assessments been all my life!” thought Nathan. Nathan was amazed at the improvements he saw in himself and his team after engaging an executive coach to conduct DiSC assessments for each member. The sharing was a revelation. Now, the departmental team...
“The team was a disaster,” sighed Alison. I asked, “Poor chemistry? Lack of trust? Didn’t meet your deadlines?” “Things started off great. Then we went off in all sorts of different directions, replied Alison. “Lots of terrific ideas were suggested, and we had...
Rebecca and the members of Rebecca’s team were feeling stalled. Bogged down. “It's a terrific team,” she thought. “We all trust and respect each other. It’s a psychologically safe space. And we agree on the overall goals and purpose of our work.” As she considered...
By Tom Henschel, Executive Coach Initially, Nigel wanted help with memorization. He had a firm belief that people would experience him as a better presenter if he memorized his material. So he tried. But the world of work moves fast. He wasn’t able to memorize...
Chandler was new to his leadership role. It was a big step for him and he was determined to get things right! But it seemed that the harder he tried, and the more closely he managed his employees, the worse things got. Mistakes were made. Work had to be redone....
Remote work. The “great resignation.” Hybrid teams. Post-COVID business strategies. There is a remarkable amount of uncertainty in the world right now, and that is probably reflected in your organization. Leaders are dealing with economic unpredictability, market...
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