So often, the focus on the advantages of coaching centers on individual benefits but when coaching is part of a corporate strategy, there are just as many benefits.
What are those intangible qualities that make someone a great leader? There are no special tricks or technique and no gimmicks or lists, it's actually the simple stuff that makes the difference.
A common questions asked by those considering a leadership coach is How will this benefit me? There are many benefits, not only to the person who is being coached but to those working around them as well.
Have you ever had the wind knocked out of you with devastating news? How did you recover? This is the third part of Normand Dubreuil's story outlining his battle with stage IV lung cancer.
Last year when we were getting our southeast-side deck ready for summer,
we decided to ask Zach of Cape Landscapes to build us a rock wall and it
really turned out to be the best thing we could have invested in.
In our extrovert-centered world, those of us who are introverted are often misunderstood and uninterested in high-level leadership opportunities that require constant interaction.
Many people see their jobs as simply a means to an end. The amount of time I am taken aside and asked if I could help them look at career options is higher than you may think.
There have been lots of discussions about giving (and not giving) feedback. For some of us, it's relatively easy to just say what needs to be said. For more of us, there's a certain amount of fear about just saying what needs to be said.
Book review of Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: I'd read and the interviews that I'd seen left me with the impression that Sanberg's views on professional women and the leadership ambition gap were fairly elitist and not remotely valid for most working women. A