This week’s vlog starts a short series on building your self-confidence, which is an important soft skill and something I’ve focused on in the course I produced for St. Mary’s University for their Enactus Program. What is self-confidence? For me, it’s about owning it, and taking control of yourself. Is…
Coaching and Mentoring: Key Differences
Welcome back to this final video in the short series on coaching and mentoring. To wrap up this series, remember that the main difference between coaching and mentoring is that: Coaching is structured and short-term. Mentoring is long-term and relationship-driven. The best leaders use both. Coaching builds performance. Mentoring builds…
How do you Overcome Roadblocks and Recognition?
This week I want to talk briefly about overcoming roadblocks and recognition. Roadblocks are normal. They’re expected. They can come from managers… or employees. Sometimes the issue runs deeper and are out of our control. So what can you do when you hit a roadblock? Focus on what you can…
Coaching: Giving Effective Feedback
Welcome back to these short videos on Coaching and mentoring, In the last video we talked about trust. Now let’s talk about feedback. Feedback is essential, but it has to be done right. Done poorly… it damages trust. Done well… it drives growth. It’s about unlocking potential. [
What is Building Trust in Coaching?
In the last video in this series on coaching and mentoring we talked about building a plan…and turning coaching into action. In this video we’re going to talk about something that sits underneath all of it…Trust. Because without trust… coaching doesn’t work. People won’t open up. They won’t share real…