Be Curious About Your Perceptions

Be Curious About Your Perceptions

Have You Thought About…?My client was certain he had spoken too much at a recent team meeting where he was the most senior attendee. He asked for feedback about this from a trusted direct report. To his surprise, he learned that the audience loved it and was...
Courage

Courage

What Courage is Being Asked of You Now? I recently attended the Hudson Institute of Coaching’s annual conference and heard an amazing discussion between two wise elders, John P. Schuster and Peter Block. They shared a powerful reminder that we need more courage...
Management Development Meets Self-Coaching

Management Development Meets Self-Coaching

Podcast Interview I am grateful to Eric Girard for inviting me to be a guest on his podcast, Management Development Unlocked.  It’s a short interview packed with ideas about management development and the importance of helping managers learn to be good coaches. You’ll...
Disrupt Their Narrative

Disrupt Their Narrative

Combatting Confirmation Bias Have You Thought About…? A coaching client of mine is working on being more open-minded to others’ ideas. His manager knows this is his goal. Although my client believes he is making good progress, his manager seems laser-focused on...
You Can Change

You Can Change

‘Tis the Season It’s that time of year when many of us are setting New Year’s Resolutions for positive changes we’d like to make. A perfect time to remind you that I’m convinced that, “the New Year’s Resolution approach to change” doesn’t work. If you’ve read my...
Why is This Happening FOR Me?

Why is This Happening FOR Me?

Have You Thought About…? We all face unwanted challenges. Hear one way I help clients reframe challenges in this 2-minute video clip. Maybe this new “lens” is a helpful idea for you. Did You Know? “The essential idea behind reframing is that the...