Check your assumptions. That is this month’s tip. When you do not ask questions with curiosity, when you do not seek to learn more, when you assume you know what the other person will say or do, that leads to misunderstandings, errors, and underperformance. In January and February, the coaching tips focused on listening. One […]
Coaching Tips
The Heart-Centered Listening Approach
Building on last month’s tips about listening, this month I share some examples of how to listen and speak with your heart below. Direct report: I‘m just really struggling right now to focus. There is so much to do and I just feel overwhelmed. Manager: [In the manager’s mind: Well, our customers don’t care you […]
Level 3 Listening
Listen to what others have to say at the 3rd level. What is the 3rd level? Also called “global listening”, this involves tuning into everything about the other person, yourself, and everything in your environment all at the same time. This includes noticing your own bodily sensations, sensing the other person’s energy, being aware of […]
Leadership Coaching Trends: Take You & Your Organization to the Next Level
As the dust settles, and we emerge from the post-Covid ashes it is more important than ever to focus on your overall life with career-growth focused coaching, mental well-being and holistic wellbeing. The pandemic dramatically affected how we think and feel about the role of work in our lives, and therefore impacted the trajectory of […]
Three Essentials for Returning to the “New Normal” Post-Pandemic
The corona virus has disrupted the way we live and work, bringing both value and vulnerability to the post-pandemic economy. Collectively speaking, deep and profound scars have been left from this past year’s trauma. In a historical moment, we’ve been given the opportunity to rewrite the old rules, and add meaning to the “new normal.” […]