Posts by Kathryn Kee, PCC, M. Ed.

An excerpt from Results Coaching Next Steps (publish date Fall, 2016) We have been fascinated with Performance Research and the role of leadership for the 21st century for over 20 years now. It has been rewarding to read the research that has and continues to be done that is making us aware of critically important new…

Intentional leaders desire to inspire, influence and grow the talent in the organization. It can begin by just dedicating part of each work day to focusing on people. Even 10 or 15 minute conversations have the potential to drive and energize talent. Remember that we always say, “Every conversation is not a coaching conversation, but every conversation uses…

Forbes offers many resources for leadership, and employee, Drew Henson, recently offered his learning as a contributor. He confirms the importance of growing talent…and reports of the research that calls to leaders to make talent a strategic priority. What’s needed is a deep-rooted conviction, among … leaders, that people really matter — that leaders must…

With this being the month of LOVE, the purpose of sharing these words and thoughts has been to hopefully provide a moment of quiet reflection on the LOVE in what we do. Educators create the world by creating citizens of the future who will inherit this world from us; they can shape it and change…

Seeing impact and results quickly is an important expectation and the best way to accelerate results is by FOCUS. Eva Wong, Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard provides at least one reason why. Her research shows that coaching maintains a leader’s FOCUS on their goals and prevents the typical “implementation dip” that…

During the month of “Love” we have the opportunity to focus on the things we love – like the work we do for children in schools; the lives we touch and change forever. While education has never made teachers rich in wealth, it offers the opportunity to richly influence the lives of others and impact…

Knowing we live in “continuous partial attention” and recognizing we live in an environment of digital engagement – how are you thinking you want to use FOCUS to be a driver of excellence. Distractions abound, new ideas and initiatives are seductive, and sometimes even supervisors offer distractors. The following reflective questions provide an opportunity to…

Daniel Goldman says we live and work in “continuous partial attention.” As a 21st century coach leader how do you offer FOCUS to your staff? Schmoker describes the benevolent and zealous taskmaster allowing workers to focus on only a few carefully selected priorities at a time. Jim Collins in Good to Great, found the essence…