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“Change is inevitable—except from a vending machine.”
Robert C. Gallagher, businessman and former director of the Green Bay Packers, was right when he made this quip about change being unavoidable. In the face of the inevitable, we need to confront change...
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Information Shines a Light
Coaching is a process of conversations that help people leverage their own potential and unpack all the information they can use to meet a challenge. The process helps them: articulate a clear goal,...
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Coaching Challenge: Turf Wars
The average professional in corporate America spends at least 45 hours a week at work, often more. That’s a huge chunk of waking time to be “living” at the office. It’s no surprise to see office walls...
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Coaching Challenge: Getting to Yes
Every day at work involves some kind of negotiation, whether it’s simply when to schedule a conference call, or a more complex issue such as where to cut costs on next year’s budget. We wrestle with...
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Coaching Challenge: Delegating
Micromanagers and control freaks can drive people crazy…including themselves! In trying to control everyone else’s work, they feel like they can never catch up. They’re stressed, and often pass along...
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What do you want to do about it? Defining a goal.
“I feel like I never catch up.” ____________________ “Caleb is constantly throwing a wrench in things. It seems the team can never move beyond his objections.” ____________________ “We always meet our...
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What to expect: preparing someone for coaching
Lately, we hear “coaching” more and more frequently proposed as the solution to a workplace problem. A manager might seek coaching as a way to work through a challenge. A senior executive might see it...
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“Thank You” goes a long way…
Sad to say, but appreciative recognition is often the first casualty in the rush and stress of deadlines, new initiatives, making the numbers, hiring, firing, and reorganizing. Many managers simply...
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Taking Innovation Beyond Buzz Word
Innovation is the word of the day. From the classroom to the boardroom to the White House, it is being invoked as a mantra for leadership and success. All well and good. But how does one foster an...
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Joining the Conversation
Today’s business professionals are becoming actively engaged in one or more of the online social media. Some may just be dipping their toe into the water, while others were early adopters, and daily...
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