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...
Leadership
Are You Stuck in Success Limbo?
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...
Big Venue Speaking
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...
Fierce Bridge Building
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...
Negative Self Talk That Keeps You Stuck
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...
The Power of New, Improved Habits for Managing Leadership Stress
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...
Managers DO, but Leaders PAUSE
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...
Are you a true problem-solver?
by Rachel Verlik, ACC Many of us gravitate to, and excel at, solving problems. In fact, solving problems has made us successful in school, college, at home, and in the workplace. It seeps into our identity, becoming a part of how we distinguish ourselves as...
Great Leaders Accept “The Ultimate” Invitation!
By: Nicole LaBeach, PH.D., MC I once heard someone say “If you’re not growing, you’re dying”. Wow, that’s a slap into reality! I mean, it’s true isn’t it? Whether we accept or reject it, life’s true goal is growth – the ultimate invitation in a living package. So,...
What The Janitor Taught Me About Leadership
by Kevin Ciccotti, CPCC, PCC Life lessons can come to us from unexpected places. The thing is we have to be awake and aware in order to take advantage of the learning. And I must admit that I have not always been those things – especially in my early years as a...