Leadership
As We Begin a New Year, Let’s Think Again
When was the first time you heard someone say to you, “Think again”? It seems to me that it was my mother who first used that phrase when I had not met her standards regarding my behavior or responsibilities. For example, perhaps I said to her that my room was clean, she took a look…
Read MoreLooking Toward the New and Better Year
This month has been an offering of strategies for reducing stress and breathing deeper. When we seek clarity, we reduce the chaos around and begin to think in a positive and powerful direction. In part 2, David Rock reminds us to seek a “better normal.” Just the reframe of language empowers more energy and positive…
Read MoreThe Road to a New and Better Normal
In our first message the focus was on ways to support all of us in moving from uncertainty and complexity to clarity. When things are so overwhelming, as the last two years have been, simply offering clarity about those things we do know. As educators and coach leaders, we all know change begins with the…
Read MoreEmploy Team Coaching for Sustainable Change
Almost every time we facilitate a Leadership Coaching for High Performance seminar, someone poses the question, “Can we use this with teams as well?” Our answer: “Of course. The same skills apply—the essential skills of committed listening, powerful paraphrasing, presuming positive intent, and reflective feedback.” However, there are some differences between individual coaching and team…
Read MoreThree Ways to Spread Love as You Lead
Spread love everywhere you go; first of all, in your house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next-door neighbor. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Mother Teresa The quote from Mother Teresa is a beautiful one. Spread love, give love, and let no…
Read MoreLove and Leadership
What’s love got to do with it? It’s got everything to do with it, and it is not a second-hand emotion, as Tina Turner sang in her song back in the 1980’s. Successful leadership is all about love. As you think about love and leadership, what are five words that represent love and leadership to…
Read MorePart 2: Grossman’s “GREAT EIG8T”
Leading with heart can be especially challenging for leaders who are constantly under pressure from all different directions, as we are today. In this article, we invite you to consider the first four of Grossman’s “GreatEi8ht” strategies and align with our coaching strategies and tools. NUMBER 1: LEAD YOURSELF FIRST How many times in our…
Read MoreHow Do We Sustain the Intended Power of Working Agreements?
Previously, this series addressed two ideas regarding Working Agreements – how to establish them and how to breathe life into existing ones. This article will focus on maintaining and sustaining the intended power of Working Agreements. As stated earlier, Working Agreements will stick ONLY if the group commits to practicing them over time. This is…
Read MoreHow Do We Breathe Life Into Existing Working Agreements?
While the first article in this series focused on the establishment of Working Agreements, this article speaks to breathing life into existing Working Agreements. Frequently, you tell us, “We have Working Agreements and no one pays attention to them!” So, what’s this about? Upon deeper reflection, it always comes down to one thing – failure…
Read MoreHow Do We Create High-Performing Teams?
With today’s standard of accomplishing our work with others, increased collaboration and higher expectations for team success are the norm. And, one thing we’ve learned for sure, is that many teams are operating without agreements about how they will work together to navigate the high demands required in today’s work environment. The Working Agreements of…
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