Tag Archive: Coaching

The Goldilocks Paradox

The Goldilocks Paradox says the path rises between too little and too much.

This post explains how to challenge enough and how to coach just the right amount.

People lean toward extremes. We help too much, or we help too little, for example.

4 questions to dance with extremes.

10 Practices for the Leader as Coach

Leaders who love telling people what to do can’t coach.

The use of authority creates conformity. The leader as coach ignites vitality.

Here are 10 essential qualities of the leader as coach.

What Will Your Future Self Thank You For

Gratitude from your future self provides clarity to your present self.

The pressures of today narrow your perspective. A letter from your future self makes life bigger. And there’s some research to support it.

What will your future self be glad you did today?

3 Rules for Being Yourself at Work

You stumble into success when you practice being yourself.

It happened to me when I stopped trying to impress people.

Culture Shock: The Most Important Habit of a Great Manager

Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” Organizational culture is the way we treat each other while we do the work. Should you build a culture… Continue reading

Four Essentials For Developing Your Leadership

Thanks to John Parker Stewart and Daniel Steward for this guest post. The great hotel founder, J. Willard Marriott, once said, “You can’t improve 1000% in one thing, but you can improve 1%… Continue reading