I know the power of a good coach. I have been around the coaching field for a long time. I have not only hired a lot of coaches for myself and the organizations in which I have worked, but I have also trained them. I’ve hired over ten coaches for myself and over fifty for other … [Read more...]
You Are a New Leader Who Just Started a New Job. Now What?
As a new leader in a new job, you know you have 90 days to show your team, your manager, and your colleagues who you are and what you’ve got. Well, really, 30 days. Leveraging what has helped you before, you decide to follow one of the approaches to starting a new role laid … [Read more...]
Both And
“Go ahead,” she’d say, while she kept typing away on her computer. She and I had a number of important company issues to discuss, and I’d scheduled a set of one-on-one meetings with her. But every time we got together, she barely paid attention to what I was saying. After … [Read more...]
I Hate Feedback. Don’t You?
Whenever anyone asks me, “Can I give you some feedback?”, my stomach churns. Whose doesn’t? I think this question came from a feedback training class in the 80s. It should have stayed in the 80s, like big hair did. Though it’s supposed to communicate the desire to be helpful, we … [Read more...]