Leadership
Bouncing Forward to a New Normal – Part 3
In continuing to explore our tools for bouncing forward to the new normal we will explore Jonathan Bates’ model, the Resilience Triangle and its third leg, ACTION. Action activates resilience. While having a resilient mindset and tons of energy are great, very little will improve if we don’t take action. Bates offers resilience-friendly skills and…
Read MoreBouncing Forward to a new Normal
As we begin our entrance into spring, the time that brings new energy, new life, and new hope, I find many of our educators wearier, more discouraged, more struggling than thriving. Each time I am blessed to work in our schools the heaviness is witnessed. In our recent Strengths Webinar on “Using our Strengths for…
Read MoreMoving Toward the Light . . . with Self and Others, Part III
As we continue our theme of moving toward the light, let’s view another article from Choice Magazine – the magazine of professional coaching. Following the topic, Resilience – Life Beyond Disruption is an article entitled, “Resilience – It ain’t what you think!” by Eileen McDargh. While Eileen acknowledges that the headline may not be grammatically…
Read MoreMoving Toward the Light . . . with Clients, Part II
In this month’s Choice Magazine – the magazine of professional coaching, the theme is Resilience – Life Beyond Disruption. Certainly, our lives have been disrupted by the events of the last two years. Let’s take that disruption forward as we continue to “move toward the light” in our work with our clients. Let’s go deeper.…
Read MoreMoving Toward the Light
I’m certain you have all experienced this . . . receiving an email or text message that is just what you need at the moment. Well, that happened to me. My brother, knowing me and my profession, occasionally sends me messages he knows will resonate with our core values and beliefs. The following message comes…
Read MoreNew Year – New Beginnings
Earlier this month the four founders of Results Coaching Global communicated to you that RCG is now a subsidiary of Solution Tree, Inc. We are extremely excited to join the Solution Tree Family and want to assure you that this is a flawless transition with no disruption to products, services, and customer care. We are…
Read MoreAs 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…
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