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…
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Why Leadership Coaching Doesn’t Always Help
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Organizational Development, Personal Leadership Tagged with: coaching, coaching doesn't work, failure, leadership coaching
Multiplication Always Surprises Me!
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development Tagged with: busy, coaching, competitive, critical, distracted, investing, leadership, multiplication, proud, training
FAT People Make The Best Volunteers
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Organizational Development Tagged with: available, coaching, faithful, Maxwell, organizational leadership, teachable, volunteers
I Need To Be Consistent
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: choice, coaching, consistency, consistent, goals, plan, priorities
7 Options for Retirees
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,…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: coaching, give back, global leaders, life, non-profit, retirement, USA Today, volunteer
Effectiveness Made Simple
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: coaching, effectiveness, encouragment, goals, helping others, leadership, SMART Goals
Who Will Follow You? The Importance of Succession Planning
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Personal Leadership Tagged with: coaching, future, invest in others, leadership, Strategic Planning, succession planning, training
Basic Coaching Habit #7: Be Flexible
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: adaptation, adjust, bend, change, coaching, fear, flexible, habits of coaching, patient
Basic Coaching Habit #5: Create a Safe Place
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching, Leadership Community, Personal Leadership Tagged with: cities of refuge, coach, coaching, confidential, create a safe place, habit, safety, trust
Basic Coaching Habit #1: Listen with Grace
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…
Posted in Leadership Coaching Tagged with: body language, coach, coaching, distractions, don't judge, Focus, grace, help, listen with grace
