The world of coaching is constantly changing and growing. Although there is still some confusion out there about what coaching is really all about, it is becoming better known and accepted as a process that can be of real help to people. Meaningful, tangible results are being generated every day…
Leadership is … Understanding Our Followers
One of the fundamentals of great leadership is to be able to connect with your followers, to build trust. My argument is that to do that effectively as leaders we need to first understand our followers, understand what they need and then move towards their style in the way we…
Believe In Yourself
When we look at ourselves what do we see? De we see great potential? Can we see qualities that are still hidden but ready to emerge? What’s below the surface ready to pounce out? It how you see it isn’t it. How you believe in yourself.
What Is Your Niche, How can you find what it is?
Finding and accepting your niche can be a bit scary and challenging. That’s what my experience has taught me, and it is reinforced almost every day in my conversations with various people. Here are some of the questions I am asked and my typical approach in answering them:
Did I Hear What You said Correctly?
In his book Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, James Flaherty (2010) stated that “language forms the basis for observation and it is, in fact, not possible to make any observation outside language” (p. 25). So how is language defined in this context? Flaherty’s contention is that “language is an orientation…