The usual fresh enthusiasm for goal setting fell flat in January, 2022. For many clients and colleagues, goal-setting brought on anxiety. Survival surfaced as the ultimate goal. Bewilderment and sadness had cast a dark shadow over joy! On a weekend as part of a monthly review, I meditated on...

How do you get the most from coaching as an individual? In this series, Coaching and Mentoring in 2022, I have addressed myths about coaching. In particular, coaching is not a performance intervention or a quick fix. Effective coaching is a collaboration in a developmental process that requires ...

How do you get the most from coaching in your organization? In an earlier post in this series, Coaching and Mentoring in 2022, I wrote that effective coaching is not about simply setting goals, rah-rah, and imposing change. As professor and author Richard Boyatzis tells Harvard Business Review, ...

 "Coaching, as hard as we try, doesn’t fit into a neat, tidy, contained box. We’ve worked hard to define coaching, develop the science of it, measure it, teach it, assess it, prove the ROI of it. This helped to make our profession more credible and legitimate. However, paradoxically, is this also...

I love busting myths! One of the greatest coaching myths I encounter is that coaching is simply goal setting with accountability and a bit of “rah-rah” or hype for motivation. This myth is often based on the idea of the athletic coach turned business coach. Back in the early days of coaching, t...

What type of coaching is best for you? Coaching and mentoring will be critical going forward. How are we going to develop those future leaders to navigate the uncertainty of the world, businesses, careers, and their personal lives? In this post, I clarify the types of coaching to help you deter...

How are you and your organization working within the ever-changing workplace culture? Let me ask: How do leaders engage with and develop future leaders in a highly fluid and demanding workforce? This topic is said to be a frequent discussion with Millennials today. No surprise. However, let’s c...

The way we live and work has changed dramatically the past year, upending our routines, our identities, and for many, our sense of security. The trauma of job insecurity, health insecurity, major intergenerational loss, and culture assaults leave us reeling. We continue to feel the impact on our ...

To act as your own hero is to be intentional; to create the life that is the most accurate expression of who, what, and where you want to be. While this might sound like a tall order, your next act is just one small step away. What is that very next step for you? As I wrote in my previous post, ...

How do you become your best self?  Where are you in your heroic journey? I posed this question in my last post, Be Your Own Hero. Let me ask: if you consider your work, life, self -- your overall life path, where did you demonstrate wisdom? What about missteps? Over the past year, we’ve seen in...