Posts by Kathryn Kee, PCC, M. Ed.
Your Prescription: Determine Ways to Increase Your Ability To Listen with Commitment
LISTENING is an act of caring and generosity. It seems so easy, yet consistently it ranks the lowest rated behaviors in the 360-degree feedback assessment for leaders. Dan McCarthy says it’s a leadership disease – PLS – Poor Listening Syndrome. Listening first to understand is one of the most important skills of ‘coach leaders’ to support growth, reflection…
Read MoreOne Order of Gratitude, Please
There are several reasons I have chosen to share a writing with you this month. First, Karen Anderson gave us pause to think about GRATITUDE in her writing in October. Second, last year our RCG book study on INSIGHT by Tasha Eurich was so impactful many of us still speak of our learning from her…
Read MoreListening – Let’s “Just Do It!”
Listening is a magical tool that is essential for our hectic, crazy, stressed world. Listening offers a pathway for others to breathe. So many come to us in distress – so much stress that it creates a cry for help that looks like they need an emergency exit from the pain or pressure and are…
Read MoreThe Samurai Serving of Listening
Cash Nickerson, author of the Samurai Listener, offers us another tool. He took the act of listening apart, identifying its parts with the acronym ARE U PRESENT. He offers this helpful tool to support each of us to be Mindful of how we listen. Awareness: Start with basic awareness. Get your face out of your phone, and…
Read MoreJust Listen
At Results Coaching Global, ya’ll know how often we talk, think and reflect on the critical skill of “committed listening.” We all know our brains are wired to distract us – it’s physical! The good news is that with Time, Attention, Repetition, and Positive Feedback (TARP) we can all become highly skilled at listening. Let’s…
Read MoreThe Leader’s Primary Responsibility – A Clear Focus
As this new year gets well underway it is a great opportunity to pause and simply reflect on your leadership role in providing a clear focus for the work. Here are a few questions to support your thinking: What is the focused mission of the year? What outcomes are the most critical to celebrate…
Read MoreLead with Principles not Rules
Our world seems to be full of uncertainty. It spills over into our work in schools. So many kids with so many needs; so many things to do with so little time. How can we possibility get it all done. Recently I was with a young teacher leader and when asked how she was, she…
Read MoreYou’ve Got Options – a Statement of Belief
This month we have talked about ADVICE – why it does little to grow people and their motivation! You have been reminded that, “You’ve got options!” Remember that most people want to do a good job and feel they matter. The responsibility of a leader is to acknowledge, affirm, and give reflective feedback generously and often.…
Read MoreOptions – Including Those for a 5%r
Earlier I shared my favorite response to advice, “You’ve got options!” How cool that the impact changes the brain. Options, choices, autonomy, control. Besides the fact that you know there is always more than one way to do anything. With that time to think, the pause… You’ve got options! What are they? Consider these things:…
Read MoreAdvice
In absolutely every seminar we have, someone, sometime, somewhere, says, “Isn’t it okay, sometimes, to just tell people what to do?” It’s such an important question and it circles us back to some key beliefs and the core purpose of growing people. So, for this month, let’s just briefly examine those beliefs and answer that…
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