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Any Time is a Time for a PARTY
How do you intentionally build PARTY time into your work culture? One easy way to do this is to live out the P.A.R.T.Y. acronym. This P.A.R.T.Y., learned through the research of Greg Butterfield, says a company’s most important intellectual property is not stored on a hard drive, but tucked away in the minds of their…
Read MoreIt’s Time
Time to Celebrate In the school business it is “COUNT DOWN TIME” to summer vacations. It is also time to finish those last minute lessons, time to turn in your grades and TIME TO CELEBRATE. Taking time to celebrate the year and the staff members who made it all happen with a form of positive…
Read MoreMoving Away From Miscommunication
While I was planning for a recent birthday club event, I was reminded how important it is to use language that clearly communicates your intent. Although I hosted the affair, the person who coordinates these events sent out the email with all the details for the party. As I was finalizing the food preparations, I…
Read MoreThree Quick Pointers for Holding Difficult Conversations
As a volunteer for a charitable organization, I find myself working for a leader who operates like a deductive mentor; she micro manages, fault finds, and blames others. Her concept of leadership is “you do it my way or get out of the way.” Since I am a volunteer, it would be easy to simply…
Read MoreMentor and Coach – Enter the Land of Co-creation
I am intrigued when I hear leaders who have been through our coaching seminars say they are “called to mentor and coach their staff.” I think their intention is to use both roles to support and help teachers grow professionally in their instructional knowledge and skills. Do these terms mentoring and coaching represent two different…
Read MoreHolding People Accountable in a Coach-Like Way
One of the ICF (International Coach Federation) competencies is Managing Progress and Accountability. As coaches, we hold our clients accountable in ways that are supportive and not punitive or guilt-producing. There are no “shoulds” involved, only reminders or gentle probing about our client’s intent. I often find that clients hold themselves accountable just knowing that…
Read MoreFacing Down the Have-To Gremlins
This is the time of year when the “doldrums” can set in. It is a time when the have-to’s begin to take center stage in our work. You know what I am talking about — those things we have to do — organizing testing of students, preparing for teacher negotiations, completing teacher evaluations. These are…
Read MoreCoaching Throughout Life
By Marceta Reilly, PhD, PCC I recently read a good book entitled, The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister. It is interesting because it talks about three stages of “old”. There are the young old, 65 to 74; the old old, 75 to 84; and the oldest old, 85 and over. The book intrigued me…
Read MoreFive Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Coaching Investment
Each year we work with school districts or programs which hire coaches for educators within their system. Most of the time, even if the system provides some background about what coaching is, those being coached come to us not really knowing what to expect. Most are very interested, but also a little anxious, about what…
Read MoreLet Attitude Lead Your Conversations
My coaching clients often want to talk with me about an important, or stressful, conversation they are preparing to have with someone. They often begin by discussing the message they want to deliver. Instead, I ask them to start by thinking about how they want to “show up.” What values and characteristics are important for…
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