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How Do I Find the Right Executive Coach for ME?
A decade ago people were asking, “Why would I hire an Executive Coach?” Now that the benefits of coaching have been well established, the focus has changed to, “How do I hire the Executive Coach that is best for me?” The International Coaching Federation provides...
From Job Exhaustion to Thriving Leadership
One of my Executive Coaching clients, Scott came to me because he couldn’t understand why he was experiencing job exhaustion in a leadership role he really liked.
“Leadership and Self-Deception” contributes to better leadership skills
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute presents a powerful model that is often used in executive coaching to improve a person’s leadership skills.
A Tale of Team Building Success
The Talent Development team at a national financial services company brought me in to help them with team building to improve their ability to work together.
When Your Leadership Strengths Become A Liability
A lot has been written about how important it is to identify our leadership strengths and work from them. When we do that, we feel fulfilled and energized, and are able to achieve
Emotional Intelligence Includes Listening With Respect
“I listen to you and you listen to me, then our feelings won’t get hurt”. This statement rolled off my daughter’s tongue when she was much younger and made me think of the importance of emotional intelligence.
An Individual Performer Learns The Power Of Collaborative Leadership
George, a 30-something media executive, was well regarded by his clients and bosses but was experiencing quite a high turnover of his direct reports and wasn’t quite sure what was the root of the problem.
In Leadership, Emotional Intelligence Makes a Huge Difference
As a leadership coach, I am often hired to help executives increase their emotional intelligence because, in today’s world, leadership success is not possible without strong EQ skills.
Is Stress Affecting Your Leadership?
A lot of my Leadership Coaching clients come to their sessions and report feeling so stressed out that they are having trouble focusing on what they need to accomplish. That’s hardly surprising.
Benefits of onboard leadership coaching
Onboard Leadership Coaching is a type of coaching used to support employees when they are new to organizations or change roles. The leadership coaching work focuses on making a smooth transition into the new role. It is powerful to start a new job with the...
Leadership and Self-Deception – Your Way of Being
Leadership and Self-Deception, Getting Out of the Box, by The Arbinger Institute uses a powerful model that is often used to support executive leadership coaching work. The model demonstrates when we do not honor our initial sense; we betray ourselves and go in a...
Leadership and Self-Deception
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute is a powerful book that helps clients gain powerful insights that lead to breakthrough leadership shifts. I often have clients read it as part of their executive leadership coaching work. The book is a quick...
Understanding Emotional Intelligence
What really matters for success, character, happiness and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills – your EQ — not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence or EQ for short has...
When values demand a change
Many people have a clear definition of their values, however their daily activities do not always reflect those values. Sometimes the disconnection between values and our work becomes so intense, a career change evolves quite naturally. Catherine recently underwent...
Hire a well-trained coach
Coaching has exploded in the last decade. If you are thinking about retaining a coach for you or your team, make sure you hire one with training and experience. Anyone can call themself a coach; there is no license or experience required. There are many coaches in...
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...
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,...
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...
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