Coaching Questions that Create Awareness
Coaching Questions that Create Awareness Jul 15, 2015 10:27:15 AM Of all the skills that managers use when coaching, there is none more important than the skill, Sparking Insight. Changing behavior and moving toward transformation requires that one must first gain a deep awareness of what is most important. Once leader coaches have built a trusting relationship, […]
Choosing to Live Intentionally
Choosing to Live Intentionally Jul 28, 2015 11:25:40 AM Everything about our lives is a choice, the question is, are we conscious or unconscious about the choices we make. We each can choose to flow through the day and let it happen or dig in deep and create a life that serves a greater purpose. […]
Mindfulness and Reflection
Mindfulness and Reflection Aug 25, 2015 12:23:36 PM “It is necessary…for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?”― Carl Sandburg I recently spent a half-day with a colleague who graciously offered me her support as […]
A Manager’s Guide to Coaching an Action Plan
A Manager’s Guide to Coaching an Action Plan Aug 11, 2015 11:16:36 AM Vision with action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb Managers often seem to struggle with holding others accountable for what was promised. Have you ever thought everyone was on the same page, and then the deadline was […]
Millennials, Feedback, and the Performance Appraisal
Millennials, Feedback, and the Performance Appraisal Sep 22, 2015 11:51:16 AM Have you wondered why several major companies like Adobe, Juniper, and Gap are deciding to forgo the traditional performance appraisal process? Lately, the question that is on everyone’s mind; Are traditional performance appraisals still a viable approach to performance management? Many in today’s organizations […]
Why Meaningful Work Matters
Why Meaningful Work Matters Nov 3, 2015 11:20:39 AM A month ago I posted, Millennials, Feedback, and the Dreaded Performance Appraisal. My intent was to prove that it’s time for a change in how performance is managed. I planned for the second post in the series to move the reader from “why” it’s important and on […]
The Four Success Factors of Millennial Leaders
The Four Success Factors of Millennial Leaders May 18, 2016 12:33:31 PM Relay races are won or lost, based on how well the baton was passed. In 2016, some 3.6 million Baby Boomers will retire, and metaphorically pass the baton to 25% of working millennials who are slated to become managers this year. How well the baton […]
The Exponential Power of Coaching
The Exponential Power of Coaching Jul 16, 2019 4:27:04 PM Five years ago, I published my book, The Cycle of Transformation: Igniting organizational change through the leader coach. That process was a claiming for me, the manifestation of the part of me I had been too afraid to embody. An avid reader for as long as I […]
The Gift of Observation and Reflection
The Gift of Observation and Reflection Dec 15, 2019 8:53:32 AM Monet said that “It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way, so we must dig and delve unceasingly.” This past weekend I was fortunate enough to visit the Monet exhibit in Denver. It was not the first time I […]
Challenging Personal Bias and the Status Quo
Aug 4, 2020 11:54:04 AM “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein This week I recognized a bias in myself. While in conversation with people who are deeply important to me, there arose a difference of opinion. On reflection, my view was strongly influenced by a loaded word […]
