What is Executive Coaching actually? How can an Executive Coach help me? What will working with a coach be like? As coaching becomes more and more popular, it seems to become more of a buzzword used to describe a variety of approaches, many of which we Certified...
By Dan Brown, PCC There are thousands of how-to books, articles and videos on delegating. Many managers have read and watched and, if you ask, they can reel off what makes for successful delegation and even agree to its necessity. Watching them in action, though,...
By Laura Hansen, PCC This is the second in a two part series on Mindfulness. For Part 1, see Mindfulness in the Workplace on this blogsite. Encouraging employees to stop and focus on the present moment in the middle of the workplace may seem contrary to achieving...
By Micki Lewis MS, PCC, CPLP Does the word SKEPTIC resonate with you when you hear the word storytelling? I have to admit it – previously I was a disbeliever! Now I’ve turned around my perspective 180⁰ when it comes to the value of Storytelling, especially in being an...
By Nicole LaBeach, PH.D., MCC When you read the title “Are You Stuck in Success Limbo?” what was the first thing that came to mind? Was it a leadership decision, career move, vision for your team, business idea/venture? If success appears to be alluding you, it may be...
By Tom Henschel Caroline was coming from London to speak at her company’s annual meeting. During our coaching, we’d tackled her nerves and crafted a wonderful story for her to tell. “But you know what I’ve never done?” she asked. “I’ve never talked on a stage that...
By Mandeep Singh, PCC What’s unfolding in the world today is phenomenally interesting. There are so many countervailing forces at play, and so many potential futures, that it would be impossible to be ‘right.’ We may just be living through the next in the series of...
by Danielle Siegel, PCC, LCSW When working with clients, one intervention I use almost 100% of the time is helping them to identity their negative self-talk, also known in the coaching world as “saboteurs” or “gremlins.” What are saboteurs? Rick Carsen, author of...
by Sharon Krohn, M.A., PCC The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, the compelling New York Times bestseller, offers profound leadership lessons and offers an empowering perspective to those striving to take control of our lives. The book addresses the everyday habits...
By Talisa Ernstmann, MA, ACC When my kids were little they talked a lot about opening a pet store “when they grew up.” My daughter said she wanted the job of playing with all the animals and feeding them. My son, two years older, piped up and said, “I want to be the...