Coaching
How to Choose Between Individual or Group Coaching
I’m always a bit suspicious of people who offer coaching services, but never engage a coach for themselves. To me,
I’m always a bit suspicious of people who offer coaching services, but never engage a coach for themselves. To me,
I am a coach. I have a team of coaches. We offer coaching programs to a variety of organizations. I
I started consulting 14 years ago. It’s not always been easy. Most times I’ve been good, a few times I’ve been mediocre, and on occasion I’ve done great work with my clients. I’ve worked with other consultants, some of whom have been consistently good, some great, and some… not so much. I’ve taught consulting to others – I’ve seen their struggles and their successes, and just how challenging it is to do great work for their clients.
As I aspire to be consistently great, it is helpful to differentiate good from great. Here is how I define the difference…
I was intrigued, and then, dismayed after a pit stop in a chain gas station on a trip to North Carolina. Attached to the inside of the door of the women’s restroom was a large, laminated poster – proudly outlining the 12 steps for cleaning said restroom. At first glance, I was thrilled that the establishment took this so seriously, as I really like clean public restrooms. However, a deeper look, gave me a touch of disbelief first and then a reminder of my despair about our education system.
How many times are good intentions for support and help internalized by the recipient as proof of personal inability? How often is it easier to rely on someone else for something well within our grasp? How can we enable rather than disable those we seek to help? Where in my life am I relying on someone else’s help rather than stretching and becoming independent?
I don’t have many answers – but am struck that these are questions our schools, government and social services organizations would be well served to study and master. I’m interested – what do you think?
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At the conclusion of your work week, reflecting on a provocative question can help you learn, plan, adjust and generally, just get better. I encourage you to pick one of these per week to ponder and see what happens as a result. Writing thoughts is highly encouraged – but optional.
When performance is less than what is needed, leaders must find ways to remedy the situation. Here is a quick diagnostic that will help you determine the right approach.
I’ve led, planned, and been a part of my fair share of team building events – high ropes, interactive games, outdoor challenges. But is that the BEST place to develop teamwork?
Many of you who follow this blog know that I’ve been diligently learning to swim so that I could compete in my first sprint triathlon. Well – last Saturday was the day! The weather was splendid and the crowd was young. The best news – I finished with dignity – in fact I sprinted at the end. Here’s some of what I learned in this journey.
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