But First, the Rapport
If you want something – anything – that involves another person (and when does it not?), you will need to engage in some level of enrollment. See last week’s blog for the definition of “enrollment.” (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/enrollment-the-art-of-collaborative-communication/) We use the tool of enrollment every day. Sometimes we use it successfully; sometimes not so much. Often others […]
The REALITY of Enrollment
A Specific Model for Enrollment – REALITY We have been talking about the concept of “enrollment” – communicating with others in a way that they feel heard and that generates cooperation, collaboration and ownership. You cannot enroll if you cannot see reality. You must clearly see the other person’s reality to enroll them in anything. […]
Enrollment – The Art of Collaborative Communication
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower Over the next month, I am going to re-publish some of my older works on enrollment, leading up to my enrollment workshop on June 19 (below). Then I will resume our […]
The Three Pillars of Relationship (Part 2) – Assess Your Relationships
We are talking recently about the three pillars of relationship. To recap our last blog post, wherever you are there are relationships. At work, at home. Everywhere. Not only that, but most of what you want involves a relationship with someone. Relationships are a big deal! And they work best if we consciously build and […]
There is no Such Thing as Failure
There are a few “presuppositions” I learned when I was trained as a coach 10 years ago. A presupposition, in this context is a premise, a place to come from that supports what coaching is all about – change and growth. Recently I have been thinking about this one: There is no Failure. There is […]
The Three Pillars of Relationship – and Why You Should Care
Some of you reading the “R” word will wonder why I address this as a business coach. The better question is how could I not? There is virtually nowhere that we operate in life and business that a relationship with another human does not come into play. Indeed, there is very little we want in […]
Communication – At Work (and elsewhere)
Here is my latest article in The Plaintiff magazine. Of course, these communication skills apply in all kinds of professions and places – even at home. http://www.plaintiffmagazine.com/item/how-to-talk-so-associates-understand-you
Creating Habits – Summary (Habit, Part 9)
(Note: Scroll to the end of the blog to learn about our communication training offer ending Monday.) We (some of my clients and I) have been writing blogs on habits, their nature, their formation, etc. for a few months now. Today will be the last blog on habits. At least for awhile. Today I will […]
On Smoking (Habit, Part 8)
Another guest blog from a beloved client. Enjoy! Quitting smoking is easy…I’ve done it a million times. Yeah. That was me. That nasty, smelly, unhealthy, awful habit was mine…on and off…for decades. I started smoking when I was very young, nearly single digits. I mean, everyone did it. My mom and my stepdad both smoked. […]
How You See Yourself (Habit, part 7)
We have been talking about habits for awhile now. We have been addressing techniques for changing habits, building new habits, shedding old habits. Today I want to talk about the more internal reasons it can be challenging to change certain habits. Everything you do – and everything you think – is part of a new […]