“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...
By Gilly Weinstein, MS, PCC. One of the coaching world’s leading figures and great contributors is Marshall Goldsmith. Multiple coaching frameworks and concepts we rely on today as coaches can be traced back to him, and he is still quoted and respected...
Stewart has always been a bit of a procrastinator, but he had fallen way behind schedule with performance reviews for his team. “I need to stop procrastinating!,” he shouted to himself. Is procrastination something you struggle with? Many articles, blogs, social media...
By Linda Bodnar, PhD, PCC. It is well-documented that goal setting brings about change. Multiple meta-analyses of related research studies clearly show that setting meaningful, specific, and challenging goals leads to higher performance than easy, do-your-best, or no...
Richard was reviewing his schedule recently and realized that he routinely had six or more meetings per day. Some were brief. Some were lengthy. Some were in-person and some were virtual. More and more were hybrid. He wondered, “Are all these meetings really...
By Julianna Hynes, PhD, PCC. When the pandemic first started in 2020, I started seeing inklings of burning out in my clients. As the year continued with more and more Zoom meetings, the inklings turned into confirmations as my clients shared issues they were having,...