Leadership
Coach-like Responses in Times of Great Uncertainty
As coaches, we must ground ourselves in order to be of greatest support to our clients and those we lead. Our awareness that emotions often drive responses and decisions calls on us to acknowledge and name our own emotions. Once we have done so, we are more able to move toward a more rational thinking…
Read MoreThe Gift of Joy
Joy. How do you feel it? What brings you Joy each day? How important is it in our daily lives? May I share some thoughts and experiences? Recently, while leading one of our seminars, I was struck by the weight of stress, physically visible on and within the participants. This has become such a common…
Read MoreDecluttering to Increase Productivity
So far, we’ve considered time management vs. energy management and the mindset attributes for increasing our energy and productivity in our work environment. This article will offer specific strategies for increasing our productivity. All you have to do is turn on the radio or TV to hear the advertisement inviting us to get organized in…
Read MoreWhere it all Begins – Mindset for Increasing our Productivity
In the first article of this series, we began with a different perspective to the traditional goal-setting/resolution-making process – time management vs. energy management. In this article of three, we will look at the mindset attributes for increasing our energy and productivity in our work environment. It can start with an organized space where you…
Read MoreTime Management vs. Energy Management
We all strive to be better. If you’re setting goals to improve your relationships, career, and overall wellness, time management usually pops up as a topic of coaching . . . “How do I manage my time more effectively so that I meet the expectations of my job and still have time for my family and friends?”…
Read MoreDoable Ways to Strengthen Mindfulness
This month we’ve focused on ways to awaken or strengthen a stronger sense of mindfulness as we move through each day. We’ve looked at benefits of mindfulness over disadvantages of mindlessness. We’ve reviewed important points about resilience and mindfulness. For this article, we will look at ways to increase our mindfulness resulting in a more…
Read MoreResilience and Mindfulness Go Hand-in-Hand for Successful Leadership!
This month, our three articles focus on mindfulness. I intentionally picked this topic because I want to elevate my own mindfulness. I will admit that at times I find myself operating without a great deal of thought. When I do that, I’m not working at my best. As a professional certified coach (PCC), I take…
Read MoreMindful or Mindless – It’s a Choice
How mindful are you of your own mindfulness? Sounds like a silly question and yet the research supports the impact of positive mindfulness and shows it can even turn back the clock. For example, Ellen Langer, professor of psychology at Harvard University, and researcher who has spent over 40 years researching mindfulness, conducted the “counter-clockwise”…
Read MoreNotes from Converge 2019
I was privileged to attend the ICF (International Coach Federation) Converge 2019 in late October. Nearly 1,000 coaches representing 70 countries attended this learning and celebration of the global coaching community. Currently, ICF is the world’s largest organization of professionally trained coaches and the leading voice for the global coaching community. The vision of the…
Read MoreMeasuring Relationships
How do we measure our life? Darius Foroux, author and podcaster writes specifically about how we can live a life that matters. He has studied how the most successful thinkers of our time measure their lives. What we learn might just be surprising and enlightening. People who are considered successful in the eye of society…
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