Solution Saturday: How to Coach to Build Confidence
Question: One reader asks, “How can I help those I coach have confidence? First step: The first step toward bright is often into the dark. Do they see their lack of confidence as… Continue reading
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Why You Should Put Your Feet On Your Desk
Formal conversations promote guarded fakery and artificial relationships. Team members put on their professional faces. Recently, a team member explained how a business owner made it safe to connect. Feet on the desk:… Continue reading
What’s the Bravest Thing You Could Do Today
Yesterday I asked a question I’ve never asked a client before. “What’s the bravest thing you could do today?” His thinking shifted. His eyes went first to the ceiling and then around the… Continue reading
A Five Step One-on-One Any Leader Can Do
When you know what’s next you can prepare and perform. Structure provides predictability. Predictability enables preparation. Preparation raises confidence. Confidence is energy. A 5 step one-on-one any leader can do: #1. Provide brag… Continue reading
How to Elevate Your Leadership in Surprising Ways
I saw a breathtaking thing of beauty in an executive coaching session. I asked a client, I’ll call him Carl, to take a courageous step and he did. His courage and humility were… Continue reading
The Anatomy of Performance Enhancing Coaching Conversations
Don’t wait for poor performance to discuss high performance. Make ‘getting better’ normal by scheduling bi-monthly coaching conversations. The anatomy of performance enhancing coaching conversation: (Consider this list a loose structure for a coaching conversation.)… Continue reading