Think of a colleague or supervisor at work who drives you crazy. Take three minutes to describe the most recent thing they did that made you go a little nuts — write it down. Then, write down why they did what they did and what it was like for you — how did it impact...
Yes, it’s something of a cliché but there is an essential truth to the idea that people do business with people they know, like, and trust. In any organizational or team setting people really do prefer partnering with colleagues they know, are personally attracted to,...
By Rachel Verlik, PCC Let me admit right up front – I am an extrovert. And by extrovert, I mean EXTROVERT. Like talk to the people in line at the grocery store, thrive being around others, and process all my ideas out loud – sometimes to my detriment! As my coaching...
Most of us work very hard. We arrive at the office early and stay late. And we pride ourselves on being “helpers,” lending a hand with everything and anything, from taking on extra tasks for urgent short-term projects to arranging cake for monthly office birthday...
By Steve Hansen, PCC As leaders and managers we all know that we need to coach our people to develop their skills and enhance their talents. Yet with the crush of business upon us our commitment to do so often gets consistently deprioritized. Over the years I’ve heard...
Amari is a technically proficient and accomplished engineer at a large firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Charlotte, and San Diego. Ten years into his career, he possesses a healthy awareness of his own patterns of thinking, his emotional state, and behavioral...
By Neal Eisenstein, M.B.A., MCC Does this sound familiar? Your direct report asks, “How would you like me to address this?” You say, “I think you should….” However, at a certain point, if this scenario repeats itself too often, it can suggest that your people have...
Popular culture is flooded with self-help books, videos, and celebrity gurus. Amazon offers no less than 28 different “self-help” search categories. One reason the self-help industry is so big is that meaningful change is really, truly difficult, whether we are trying...
By Barb McAllister, MCC I have a suspicion that many of us coaches may be recovering rescuers. I know I am. In his new book, The 3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama, David Emerald describes the rescuer role within the context of the Drama Triangle, a...
Research on leadership recently published in the Harvard Business Review measured 19 different leadership capabilities. That’s a lot of characteristics to juggle and master! But not all capabilities are created equal. As seasoned executive coaches, one characteristic...
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