Patrick McKenna Reviews “Coaching for Attorneys”
This is an exciting piece of news for me. Here’s the story and my learning is at the end: On my website, I have a tab called “Resources” where I have listed some law blogs, and a long list of books from diverse areas of business, as well as personal and family resources. On that […]
Feedback (Part VI) — Elements of a Feedback Request
Remember we are starting our series with asking for and receiving feedback. In our first blog post on feedback, we identified four ways to obtain feedback for yourself: 1. Seek Clarity 2. Stop, Start, Continue 3. Specific Questions 4. Making an Effective Feedback Request Today we continue to the fourth. 4. Elements of an […]
Feedback (Part V) – Ask Specific Questions
Remember we are starting our series with asking for and receiving feedback. In our first blog post on feedback, we identified four ways to obtain feedback for yourself: 1. Seek Clarity 2. Stop, Start, Continue 3. Specific Questions 4. Making an Effective Feedback Request Today we continue to the third. 3. Specific Questions Many businesses […]
Feedback (Part IV) – Stop, Start, Continue
Remember we are starting our series with asking for and receiving feedback. In our first blog post on feedback, we identified four ways to obtain feedback for yourself: 1. Seek Clarity 2. Stop, Start, Continue 3. Specific Questions 4. Making an Effective Feedback Request Today we continue to the second. 2. Stop, Start, Continue Previously […]
Feedback (Part III) – Seek Clarity
Remember we are starting our series with asking for and receiving feedback. In our first blog post on feedback, we identified four ways to obtain feedback for yourself: 1. Seek Clarity 2. Stop, Start, Continue 3. Specific Questions 4. Making an Effective Feedback Request Today we start with the first. 1. Seek Clarity In […]
The Courage to Change
This post is in honor of my clients, past, present and future. So that you know I know how tough it can be to be striving toward your deepest desires. So that you know how honored I am to be a part of that. ____________ I am reading the book, Daring Greatly, by Brene Brown. […]
Feedback (Part II) – Identifying Feedback
In beginning our in-depth examination of feedback and how to use it, we should start with considering what it is. Since the first mode of learning from feedback (our next blog post) is Seeking Clarity on the meaning of the feedback, we will obviously need first to identify the feedback. What is Feedback? Broadly, all […]
Feedback is Good Information – Overview (Part I)
We are going to embark on a series regarding a valuable element of business, and of any aspect of life where you seek to create change. The concept I will be discussing over the next several weeks is that of feedback. I started with an overview which I sent in my McLaren Coaching newsletter on […]
Women Lawyers News Reviews Coaching for Attorneys
The Value Of Social Media When I wrote my book, Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, I was told that I should establish a presence on Twitter and other social media platforms. I was already well established on Facebook and LinkedIn, but I thought why not try Twitter as well? I imagine there […]
Time Management is Energy Management, Part II
How to Manage Energy to Get More Done In the last blog, we said, by managing energy more skillfully, it’s possible to get more done, in less time, more sustainably. This is counterintuitive to most people. The idea that taking time to take care of yourself will help you get more accomplished seems odd. And […]