by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Coaching skills, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Coaching, Influencing, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
A dear colleague and I were talking at lunch about the usual subjects – our work, our families, the miserable state of the world. We commiserated about our aging parents growing more frail. I said, “It is what it is,” and my friend replied, “No it isn’t.” I repeated,...
by admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates
Glenn had no problem asking for support. As CEO of a financial services firm, he was accustomed to asking people to do things for him. So I wasn’t surprised when he asked me to provide him with executive leadership coaching. But I was surprised at how challenging our...
by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills
The football coach stood frustrated on the sideline as his quarterback threw incomplete passes. He suddenly rushed onto the field, grabbed the ball from the quarterback’s hands, and started passing to the startled wide receivers. After the coach completed a pass he...
by admin | May 12, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
I was recently exploring a new coaching relationship with a high achieving, successful executive. Paul insisted that he wanted to ‘bring his game to another level’ and thought I might be a catalyst for his professional development. As I listened to his background and...
by admin | Nov 28, 2012 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Self-Awareness
Recently, some friends in Asheville, NC introduced me to the River Arts District where I discovered an unexpected nugget of wisdom. Here, amid a collection of art studios down by the French Broad River, I had an encounter with a prolific, internationally known painter...