Inner Conclusions Determine Outer Results
We all have an inner voice that we listen to and draw conclusions from. That voice in your head drives your decision-making, and your decision-making determines your outer results. I worked with Stephen, a business owner as his trusted advisor. During our time...
4 Coaching Mistakes and How to Course-Correct
Coaching employees to improve performance can be tricky. Even though your intentions are good, your employees may resist or get defensive. If you get distracted, the conversation goes south without you knowing why. Here are four mistakes leaders make when coaching...
Stop Resisting Their Resistance
There’s an elephant in the room; an issue you need to bring up, but you keep putting it off. You know that when you finally speak up, there’s going to be a derailing and you don’t know where to go in the conversation. Derailing comes in many forms:...
The Problem With the Need to Be Right
As a leader, you need to do the right thing. You need to guide others to do what’s right. You also need right thinking. The paradox is that you risk getting caught in the “need to be right” trap. Knowing you are right and needing to prove you are right is...
Promote Responsibility: Coach to Empowerment
Everyone complains now and then but continuous complaining from employees is a sign of dis-empowerment. Other than habit, people complain for two reasons: either they don’t know what they want, or they want something they think they can’t have. As a leader,...FREE DOWNLOAD
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