From the category archives:

Personal Development

Do You Need to Get Angry Before Anyone Listens?

August 19, 2009

by guest writer Judy Toth
I’m writing this for all the women with children, husbands, boyfriends, employees, relatives….well, I guess I’m writing this for all women.  (Men–you are welcome to read also.  It’s just been my experience that this is more of a “woman” thing.  More on that later).
So women, have you ever found yourself thinking, [...]

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How to Coach Anyone, Lesson #1

July 3, 2009

Of all the coaching materials that Thomas Leonard produced in his lifetime, the How To Coach Anyone (HTCA) series of 68 lessons is my very favorite. In fact, I’d venture to say that much of what I know about coaching was learned from these lessons.
Although I have electronic copies of HTCA saved on my computer [...]

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How to Coach on Life Purpose

June 4, 2009

In our BACC coaching classes this month we are talking about the value of having a coaching “repertoire” – a set of tools and exercises that you can “pull out” in different coaching circumstances. You can listen to an excerpt of our class below.

 

Below are the class notes on the Life Purpose exercise (adapted [...]

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20 Great Self-Care Resources

February 13, 2009

These self-care resources come from the Hollyhock Leadership Institute.
The Urgency Index
Many people find that despite their best efforts, even in work they love and feel good about, they have trouble feeling grounded and on top of things at work. Work is often filled with a sense of urgency—and this, as we all know, can lead [...]

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Who Appreciates You?

December 23, 2008

My first coaching teacher, the late Thomas J. Leonard, declared that we become like the 5 people we spend the most time with. That’s a powerful idea.
Consider this: even as adults we are subtly influenced by “peer pressure”. We tend to pick up on the attitudes, language and mood of the people we hang out [...]

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