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A Powerful Leader Transforms a Team with Kolbe
The Talent Development team at a national financial services company used the insights from the Kolbe assessment tools to significantly improve their team dynamics, collaboration and to bring new talent onto the team. The work occurred over a calendar year. We...
Working from Strengths Increases Energy
Jeff Jones, a Vice President in an international engineering firm, started coaching to help him transition from operating as a team manager to one of the firm's senior leaders. Initially, our focus was to increase Jeff’s self-awareness. I interviewed several of...
Happy New Year!
Each year at this time, I invite my clients to review their prior-year results and then open a new year with stated goals. It is a simple process. Spend some time thinking about what would make 2013 an ideal year for you. To complete 2012, there are three things to...
Cherish your moments
My intentions were to write a few blog posts this past weekend about the holidays and year-end thoughts. Those topics went out the window with the horrific story about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary this past Friday. I was enjoying a birthday lunch with three...
Development Plans Are The Key To Coaching Success
Coaching often starts with the goal to improve results. The path to the goal is not clear at the beginning of a coaching engagement. George, a 30-something media executive started with the desire to be a better boss. He is well thought of by his clients and bosses,...
Changing traditions
For many of us, Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday, filled with traditions. It is often a wonderful home cooked meal with friends and family. I enjoy hosting at home; we love to cook, entertain and create a table of love, thankfulness and humor! This year I am in...
Reunion coaching homework
I recently had the pleasure of attending a high school reunion. The conversations were sweet and magical. I left wondering why I so love to connect with the pals of my youth. I suppose because it was a time of innocence, self-exploration and learning. We were witness...
Your Role In Challenging Relationships
Can you be objective about your part in difficult relationships or conversations and then challenge yourself to participate in different ways? In coaching, the focus is about taking responsibility for yourself and your actions, not blaming others for what frustrates...
What’s unique about you?
So often, we take our talents and abilities for granted. We believe because a particular skill or way of interacting with people comes easily, it must be equally easy for others. I often find the acknowledgement of a client's strengths can be surprising to him. When...
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