The age of the dining room office has increased pressure to be available for work all the time. This pressure can be self-inflicted as well — after all, for many, our office is never more than a few steps away. Many people think of this tension in terms of work/life...
By Rachel Verlik, PCC. Many of our coaching conversations lately, especially in the era of COVID, are around self-trust and inner knowing. Amidst conflicting stories from organizations, the media, and leaders, we are having to look at what makes the best sense for our...
Early on, Stephen was taught to say “yes.” “Yes” opens doors, seizes opportunities, shows enthusiasm, expands networks, builds careers, makes friends, demonstrates leadership, and more. Stephen has successfully managed his career with “yes.” He’s earned promotions and...
Kathy Poehnert, MEd Psych, PCC. What Happens in Your Brain When the World has Done an About Face… And What to do About It. As an executive coach helping clients navigate through the changes of the past 5-6 months, I initially helped clients address concerns around the...
By Karen Delk, MSc, PCC. Right now, some of the benefits of the slowdown of the hustle and bustle of work and life are noticing, appreciating, and enjoying nature. As an executive coach, my role is to help leaders identify different parts of their skill sets and use...
By Plum Cluverius, MA/ABS, PCC. Have you been in a difficult conversation when the person you’re talking with seems bent on misunderstanding what you’re saying? A conversation where no matter how hard you try, you can’t get your point across? That’s frustrating, isn’t...
A lot has been written recently about working from home (WFH), hybrid models of work and collaboration, and how “the office” will never again be the same. The emphasis is typically about differences — how WFH changes the things we need to do to be good managers, team...
By Barb McAllister, MS, MCC. One of my passions is supporting managers to take the big leap into positions of executive leadership. I took this leap myself when I worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It was humbling, because I needed to learn new...
Do you feel like you’ve been on red-alert, scrambling for the past six months? If so, you aren’t alone! For many leaders, dealing with and adapting to day-to-day disruption and uncertainty in their organizations has been all-consuming. Who has time to navigate the...
Over the past several months, Nicole, the CEO of a financial services company in New York City, has led her business through unprecedented times. The company has survived — sales and revenues are down, but not disastrously, and she has been able to avoid layoffs....
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