I’m a leadership coach. I enjoy coming around other leaders and finding ways to help them, to challenge them, to encourage them, and to help them reach a goal or execute a plan. The problem is that sometimes given all of my efforts, I’m not helping! In trying to figure out why, I’ve identified a …
I just returned from helping to lead a leadership training event in South Africa with good friends and partners, and again, I’m surprised by how easy it is to encourage and help others! The room was full of 40 leaders from all over South Africa that were working and serving people in some tough situations, …
With the start of the new year many of us are trying to shed the fat. But when it comes to finding volunteers for our organizations, FAT is the new skinny. Find FAT people! Say it with me: “Find FAT people! Find FAT people!” Ok, as you probably figured out, there’s a catch to this. Many years ago …
I was writing a tip sheet today about how Coaching Groups need to be CONSISTENT and it got me thinking about how I struggle with being consistent on a daily basis. Do you? *This morning, the alarm sounded early, and I had to make a decision on whether I wanted to be CONSISTENT and get up …
I saw this article in the USA Today newspaper by Nanci Hellmich, and wanted to comment on it. The article talks about 7 different paths retirees can take with their future. Here they are: #1) Life of LEISURE: Hobbies, sports, passions & interests. After years of work, some down time sounds great! #2) Life of …
Ken Blanchard and Robert Lorber said in the book, Putting the One Minute Manager to Work, “People who produce good results feel good about themselves.” Blanchard goes on to share that an effective leader will make it a priority to help his or her people produce good results in two ways: #1) Make sure people …
Most of us are so busy with the day-to-day operation of our organization, that we give very little thought to what will happen when we leave. This is a major question that needs to be addressed, and most of us wait too long before we try to answer the question. Jack Welch became the CEO …
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34 Leaders from 10 countries joined together for four days and developed these “Basic Coaching Habits for anyone asked to be a “coach”. When coaching someone, we must: #6) Be Flexible. Things will not always go as we expect them to go. New solutions may need to be accepted. Be open to create solutions …
34 Leaders from 10 countries joined together for four days and developed these “Basic Coaching Habits for anyone asked to be a “coach”. When coaching someone, we must: #5) Create a Safe Place. We need to make sure we do not share what the other person discusses with us with another person, or at least, …
34 Leaders from 10 countries joined together for four days and developed these “Basic Coaching Habits” for anyone asked to be a “coach”. When coaching someone, we must: #1) Listen with Grace. We need to be willing to listen to the other person without judgement or assumption. We must give the other person our full …