coaching
Tag
How to Stretch People Without Breaking Them
Judge people by their strengths, not yours. Challenge kindly. Respect reluctance. Ask people to do hard things.
Stop Calling It ‘Coaching’ When All You’re Really Doing Is Scolding Your Team
Constructive criticism is perhaps the most important and least common leadership skill.
Why The Secret To Great Coaching Lies in Motivation
A coach’s ultimate goal is not to argue for change, but to help coachees vocalize the motivation for change that’s already in them.
Your Brain Doesn’t Like Classrooms. This MIT Blackjack Ace Figured Out How You Learn Best
Human beings don’t do well sitting in a classroom, getting crammed with 20 hours of information. They learn if you give them bite-size chu..
A Simple Way to Be More Assertive (Without Being Pushy)
Fears about speaking up are hard but not impossible to overcome. Voicing your frustration with an “assertiveness formula” can help. Over t..
Forgiveness is a Leadership Trait that Unites and Stabilizes
The cost of not forgiving within an organization is significant. When fear overrides forgiveness, we begin to spend precious time highligh..
Coaching is a Series of Conversations
One conversation will rarely, if ever, have an impact long term. Coaching is a continuous conversation.
Leadership Instincts: Listen, Amplify, Include
Listen to learn. Amplify to establish expectations. Include to empower.
Two Innovations in Leadership Coaching
These two examples illustrate how less can be more, and that no matter how long you’ve been a coach, it’s important to..
Why Leaders Get Stuck at Average
The only way to improve performance – in any field – is purposeful practice.