Tips for These Times – TV and Social Media
“You become what you think about most of the time” ― Brian Tracy I have been so inspired recently by the people reaching out to offer empowering resources and thoughts during these interesting times. I want to do my part and support positivity and abundance. When things change, we have so much opportunity to change […]
Uncertainty
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.” ― John Allen Paulos This might not be super reassuring during this time of “uncertainty,” but allow me to reframe. Certainty is an illusion. I am going to say some things I know you know already, but […]
Leader as Coach
One of my student coaches recently sent me this article from the Harvard Business Review. If you are a leader, you are going to get great value from this article! She sums it up better than I can: “The article talks about how management styles have had to change to better respond to a different […]
How to Become a Coach-Style Leader
For those of you in supervisory positions – whether designated “managers” or leaders of another kind, this article is for you! A good leader is someone whose people are productive, innovative and excited to be part of the team. How does an employee — particularly one new to a leadership role — develop the skills to […]
The Importance of Clear Agreements
You may be saying, “I know the importance of clear agreements.” Even so, there is a good chance you are not getting them. Today I want to give you a simple tool that will transform the culture of your organization and improve the results you produce. It is called “the Complete Request.” (I am grateful […]
Free Your Mind
“Free your mind and the rest will follow” –En Vogue I facilitate a training on accountability. Organizations hire me to teach a form of accountability that calls for neutral and non-judgmental examination of the choices we make that lead to our results. We call this ownership for our results and our choices. It is not […]
Dominoes
I saw a speaker once on Buddhism and mindfulness give this demonstration: He set up dominoes – like you did when you were a kid – in a serpentine design on the floor. Then he hit one and it hit the next one and so on until they were cascading their clack clack clack and […]
A Simple Time Management Tip for the Week
Think about it. No really. Think about it. This is my tip this week. Effective time management can seem counterintuitive. I learned something this week from two different clients: the value in taking time to sit and reflect. We live in a fast-paced world. We are usually doing seven things at once. Rarely do we […]
What Would Wonder Woman Do?
Sometimes the answer is simpler than it seems. Sometimes we can find a way to develop that new behavior in an easy way. I speak frequently about neuro-linguistic programming and some of the techniques it offers. One of them is called the New Behavior Generator. Let’s imagine you want to do something and you are […]
What do you REALLY want?
People come to coaching for a variety of reasons: *make more money *get more clients *learn to communicate better *have better relationships with children or staff *lose weight *and on and on What is your current goal? The question we always ask our clients is why do you want that? And they will say “I want […]