Part of the inspiration for this post came over the weekend. With some degree of risk I’ll admit the source. Later.
What’s the value of power?
Power gives the ability, strength, and capacity to do something.
Last week, we explored how questions are powerful. Open-ended questions are really a request for information, designed to help us stop and explore for truth. I reminded us how…
Questions help us give careful thought to…
Recently, one of my clients requested coaching for her front-line employees.
Coaching is always exciting, I love it! Most of my coaching is done with executives, managers, or business owners. So this manager’s decision to provide coaching for her staff is a gift to them, the team, the business unit.
After exploring needs and calendars we scheduled their Employee Leadership Development session. I’m excited for them.
Later that…
When was the last time you said, “Perception is reality”?
Have you ever had someone report an incorrect interpretation of what you said or did? Then, as you try to explain the facts and fill in the “truth gap” they flippantly say, “Perception is reality!”
When we develop an attitude or understanding based solely on what is observed or thought that is our perception. Perceptions are not always reality when reality…
How are you accelerating your personal success?
The Next Level Journey is about finding a path to maintain your personal success. This article completes a 3-part series answering this important question: how do you accelerate success when the pace of life does not support the personal development?
There’s no question about it, most of us are living a frantic lifestyle.
There is price to be paid for this pace. It…
How does taking responsibility lead to success?
In the current Harvard Business Review interview Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame spoke of his return as CEO. The article “We Had to Own the Mistakes” by Adi Ignatius begins:
By the time Howard Schultz stepped down as chief executive of Starbucks, in 2000, the coffee chain was one of the world’s most recognizable brands—and on a steady trajectory of growth. Eight…
How do you stop making assumptions about others?
Last week, I was in Cincinnati for the annual Sherpa Coaching Conference as part of my re-certification. The group was large enough and the schedule full enough that it was impossible to connect with everyone. I only knew a few people.
After the conference, I grabbed a bite to eat at the airport with a coaching friend from Dallas. As we finished…
What supports you doing what matters most?
It was an re-connecting coaching conversation with Brian, his coaching engagement ended last year. Staying in touch with my clients is an important and rewarding aspect of my work as an executive coach.
We discussed personal productivity and the internal voices that seek to influence his decision-making. How the voices seek to influence his thinking about time and the use of time. That…
