Happy Birthday today to Nadia Comaneci! “I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet." ~ Nadia Comaneci Nadia is first female gymnast to receive a perfect...
Executive Coaching
How I Measure Success in Coaching by Barb McAllister
An executive coaching client getting what they came for from their coaching experience is of the utmost importance. If they get more than they hoped for, then great, that’s an added bonus. To have a successful coaching experience, then, the client has to be clear...
8 Traits Shared by All Great Leaders
Measuring leadership was once seen as an impossible endeavor. Leadership was an intangible trait and there was really no sound way to turn such a qualitative skill into a quantitative result that could be used for developing the leaders of tomorrow. Things have...
Meet our New Executive Coaches Marc, Micki, and Chris!
Arden Coaching is excited to have Marc, Micki, and Chris on board and we're thrilled to expand our reach to the San Francisco bay area in CA, as well as Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA. Marc Smith Sacks, MA, PCC Specialties: Team Effectiveness, Emotional Intelligence,...
Strategy, Building Relationships and Delegating; Challenges for New Leaders
by Lyne Desormeaux, Executive Coach Emerging leaders have specific challenges. Here are three specific challenges that come up, especially if a leader was just promoted and/or given more responsibilities: Strategy, Building Relationships and Delegating. ...
Maren Perry on TV
You just can't let a good thing go to waste... at least that's what they tell me about my appearance on Coach World TV. They're re-televising it this month: Terry Yoffe interviewed me about Executive Coaching and they'll be re-airing it on May 12th. Those outside NYC...
Maren to Speak on Leadership in NYC
Maren will be speaking at the Society for Marketing Professional Services on April 24th: From Management to Leadership How does one make the leap between managing and leading? Using a variety of adult learning techniques, this workshop will provide the bridge from...
Do Executive Coaches need Executive Experience to Successfully Coach Executives?!
by Kathy Poehnert, MEd, Psych; PCC, Executive Coach This question comes up often enough for me as an executive coach that I thought it worthwhile to look into this issue a bit deeper. The usual answers as to why Executive Coaches should have Executive experience are...
NYC Executive Coaching: A Day in the Life of a New York Executive Coach
The sun rises over the Brooklyn Bridge in the east, and this New York Executive Coach heads through the train tunnel from New Jersey with throngs of other commuters, ready for the exciting and packed day ahead in New York City…. Many of my clients ask me out of...
Coaching Skills for HR Professionals — NYS SHRM Notes
Thank you for attending the NYS SHRM Conference session on Coaching Skills for HR Professionals. Here are the summary of slides from the session: Coaching is: Partnering with a client to increase their awareness about current and possible beliefs and behaviors, then...