Maren Perry, Founder and President of Arden Coaching, will be participating as a panelist in ‘Red Bag’ Lunch & Lean In: Motivating Others at AIM, a National Women’s Leadership Forum, being held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the NYC College of Technology. Organized...
We do not like being held accountable. It’s hard to always be on time for meetings. Sometimes, out of frustration, impatience, or selfishness, we say or do things that are hurtful or disruptive. And no one likes to be reminded that they’re late on a project...
By Sharon Krohn, MCC In preparing to chair a professional conference, I recently read an insightful book about the strategic event planning - Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Whether you are a leader arranging an important meeting...
Executive presence can seem like a difficult quality to bring into focus. Some say it defies definition: you just “know it when you see it.” The trouble is, if you can’t define something and break it down into its component elements, you can’t teach it, learn it, or...
“DiSC” is an often-cited tool which explores and identifies personality traits and behavioral differences. It is used to build more constructive and productive relationships at work. Like any tool, if DiSC is not properly applied or interpreted it can do just as much...
When we think about professional development and building skills to move our careers forward — or professional development for our organization’s emerging leaders — what comes to mind? Often, professional development that addresses important functional skills is...
by Amanda Kathleen Zinke, MBA, MSOD, PCC Motivated by Appreciation A few weeks ago, one of my coaching clients was talking through her current work situation. She was ready for a next role and being very thoughtful about not only where she could add value and make an...
By Fran LaMattina, PCC Each of us is constantly faced with the need to say “No” to the good and say “Yes” to the best. This is not an easy challenge, since it rears its head at home, at work, in our relationships, with our finances, and, mostly, with our time. If we...
Maurice had a handwritten to-do list covering two full pages. Full of circles, arrows, and stars, his list was a reflection of his demanding, complex work day. Diligently updating his list every evening, Maurice crossed out several completed items and add a few new...
By Barb McAllister, M.S., MCC When I worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Seattle, I had the opportunity to be the Project Managers for a large-scale transformational change process for our office of 600. Our Regional Administrator was the Change...
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