The CEO of a relatively small but very successful economic development and investment firm includes an uncommon step in her on-boarding process for new employees: everyone takes a DiSC assessment. DiSC is a proven tool designed to better understand yourself and your...
By Linda Bodnar, PhD, PCC. As you can imagine, I am finding that a great deal of coaching time these days is focused on change: how to lead in a virtual world, how to ensure clear expectations, how to show empathy and compassion, how to keep people motivated in such...
By Shaun McKenzie, Executive Coach. One of my favorite movie scenes is from Apollo 13. The crisis has moderated and the astronauts are peering out the small round porthole of the lunar lander, looking wistfully at the moon, adrift, realizing they would not achieve...
People with influence are often simultaneously admired and disliked. We respect, and can even be envious of, their ability to persuade their colleagues. At the same time, influence can feel like a shameless, slightly sordid power play. Regardless, influence can make a...
By Fran LaMattina, MCC, PhD. Many of us have succeeded over the years in expanding our professional stature by utilizing our “positional authority.” Positional authority is just what it says: the authority afforded to us because of the position or title we hold in an...
Don’t ask why? Why not? As we work with others on a daily basis, we are constantly seeking to understand what others are saying, processing and analyzing information, assessing our options, and developing recommendations. We naturally need to know, “why?” “Some...
By Nicole LaBeach, PhD, PCC. As a coach and success strategist, my joy is advocating and partnering with people who seek to achieve meaningful goals. Together, we push strategy and action till it yields the desired outcome. As clients take their results in their own...
Ashley’s career is thriving. She is enjoying increased responsibilities and a recent promotion offers her a new leadership role in an important organizational project. While everything appears sunny on the outside, inside, Ashley is stressed out and struggling. Deep...
By Nora Infante, PsyD. As the months of working from home continue to drag on, I hear more of my clients talk about the toll not just on their personal lives, but on their work productivity, as well. For many, the silver lining to working from home was an end to...
So many productivity hacks, so little time! We’re always looking to be more efficient and get more done. But sometimes, it feels like we are being overwhelmed with endless lists and bits of advice about how to make some aspect of our work or life more efficient....
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