I’ve long said that “training” events where big names and gurus talk to 200 leaders at a time about leadership are a waste of time and money. I put training in quotes, because these are really presentations, not training, and while there may be a call to action at the end of them, they generally don’t
Tag: coaching
Get the monkey off your back
I want to offer you a challenge…to change one small supervisory habit. You may have read my post about keystone habits – those habits that have a ripple effect on other habits, and on the people around us. Ok, so what is the habit? It’s about being “Quick to Ask, Slow to Tell”. So when
A few of my favourite leadership and coaching blogs
As we start the new year, I’ve been reflecting on where I get my inspiration. Here are a few of my fave blogs that add to the quality of my thinking, in the hopes that they will help you too: Favourite Coaching blog: 3d Coaching Favourite Entrepreneurship blog: Jonathan Fields Favourite Wine
To Coach or Not to Coach
To wrap up our coaching success stories, we are lucky enough to have a guest post from Tom Rausch, who helps us to figure out when to coach and when to use other leadership styles. Tom writes: Many leaders new to coaching struggle with the decision about when to coach and when to employ a more
Coaching Success Story 3
Our third coaching success story this week is from Mark. Mark writes: I currently support all of the Management Consulting courses that are held in St. Charles. Recently we had a 4 week stretch of multiple sessions running at the Q center and at our Kuala Lumpur training center. During some of this time I was on
Angela Wagner MCC – Rest In Peace; your legacy will live on
Would you indulge me while I process my grief about the passing of a dear friend, and brilliant coach? I know you’ll get something out of this too, as my plan is to write about what she taught me – about coaching and about being fully present to and in the world. Here’s the legacy that
Coaching Success Story 2
Let’s hear from Gianluca about his coaching success story, since he learned how to coach: How did it start? I stumbled upon Clare’s work while discussing with colleagues about very different matters on our virtual collaboration environment. Clare drives a very interactive and lively discussion about people development with coaching approaches in everyday business life,
Coaching Success Story 1
Time take a step back and mark the successes of people who took part in the Coaching Challenge, a series that we ran this time last year. (how time flies when you are having fun). So this week’s posts are all about how Ceci, Gianluca and Mark have used what they learned in the coaching challenge
Coaching vs Instruction
If you are a fan of telling people what to do, you might not realise the power of coaching – that is ASKING them what they should do. I just watched a great video from John Whitmore about the difference between coaching and instruction – or asking vs telling. It really brings to life how a
What’s the buzz? What’s intriguing your peers?
As I was looking through the statistics for the blog this week, a few of the posts stood out as your favourites. So for the benefit of our new followers and in case you missed them first time around, here’s a short-list of the most popular blog posts from the last 6 months: Get Out of
What should we be talking about?
Today’s post is from Jane Sandwith, 3d Coaching: Like us, the people we work with are human beings who respond at a very basic emotional level to what is going on around them. Their physiological responses are instinctive, they ‘can’t help’ feeling angry, upset, euphoric, frustrated. They find these responses difficult to deal with because
Planning Ahead
Today’s guest post comes from Jane Sandwith of 3dCoaching. Jane says: “Sometimes coachees start with a huge and complex issue, sometimes with a whole series of interrelated issues. Sometimes they start with an issue that appears to be quite specific and contained – until they begin to really explore it. So where to start? And how to
Letter to new managers
I got this idea from a couple of books I read this year – Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan; and Fierce Leadership by Susan Scott. Both great books if you like to learn by reading. Here’s my own version of a letter to new managers (also relevant for experienced managers, so keep reading).
Get Out of Your Head
Today’s guest post comes from Patrick Ryan. He says: Get out of your head; Get the emotions out of your decisions and go faster – override your body’s natural rhythm – You can do it… I often hear people say to others or to themselves, “Get out of your head!” I for one love my
Why didn’t they do anything?
This guest post comes from Jane Sandwidth of 3D Coaching. Jane writes: At the end of a management development programme I attended many years ago, the facilitator drew a tombstone on the flip chart which bore the legend, ‘Knew it but didn’t do it’. The message was clear –
Coaching an individual to become a team player
Slightly different nuance here – Monday was about team coaching; today is about coaching individuals to become better team players. In fact, I think this is less about coaching, and more about giving them feedback and then discussing and agreeing (using a coach approach of asking questions, listening, challenging) how they will move towards the
