Coaching articles
Change and Renewal
The greatest remedy in the world is change…It is the opposite of change that holds us back…Real change… is always internal. It is the change within that first produces the change without. …. It is the renewal of mind that produces better health, more happiness,...
Listening
Listening is a key leadership skill. And one that is often underused. We make assumptions about what we think we already know, or about what other people are going to say, think or do. John C. Maxwell suggests a listening audit after every interaction with someone: Am...
Choices
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter novelist; 12th richest woman in the UK; Forbes’ 48th most powerful celebrity of 2007, Time magazine’s runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year; 'Most...
Simplification
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters, American business practices author, best-known for In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H. Waterman, Jr). Coaching Questions:...
Change
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. William Pollard (1911–1989) physicist, author and Episcopal priest, sometimes referred to...
Opportunity
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it.Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it.Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfil it.Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is...
Importance of Knowing your Strengths
Importance of Knowing your Strengths "Our studies indicate that people who do have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and more than three times as likely to report having an excellent quality of...
Letting Go
Whatever it is, if it doesn’t make you happy, walk away, give it away to someone else who wants it. Let it be their next dream; let it flee from you. Then you have room to grow, to allow magnificent things to fill the vacuum of those seemingly empty places. When you...
Communication
The communication style of leaders helps us distinguish great leaders from the wannabes. When facing a problem the great leader says, 'Let's find out,' while the wannabe says, 'Nobody knows.' Great leaders communicate commitment while wannabe leaders make promises....
Perfectionism vs Effectiveness
Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical ….. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis. ~ Brene Brown Coaching Questions: What have I...
Goals
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with...
Timing and Permission
Have you ever suggested an idea that didn’t land, only to have it suggested and heartily taken up by someone else a little while later? Ideas based on Michael Grinder’s Professional Development Model explains this. Timing and permission are key micro skills of...
Growth
In what areas are you learning and growing? If the answer is none, that means you're stagnating or regressing. Learn more, earn more, know more, grow more! ? Rob Liano Coaching Questions: What new knowledge or skills are you actively pursuing now? In five years’ time,...
Legacy
..we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. … That's why your deeds are like your monuments. - R.J....
Celebrate your achievements!
Celebrate your achievements! End the year well by conducting a review of your successes. This provides a constructive sense of completion, and frees you up mentally and emotionally to start 2013 with a fresh perspective and clean slate. What did you achieve or...
