Photo by Tony Phan on Unsplash Some time ago I was reading a post from a fellow coach where she shared how well her year went financially and about how awesome and high-status her clients were. The first thing I noticed was my judgment about her bragging. The next thing I was thinking was how […]

In a recent coaching conversation a client mentioned a situation where his colleague had a bad breath. They were sitting close and discussing work matters. But because of the bad breath, it was difficult for my client to pay attention to what his colleague was saying. In a situation like this we face a choice: should we do something about it or just leave it as it is?

Photo by Ana Vieira on Pexels Introduction After I spent almost a decade helping people develop their soft skills as a trainer and coach, I gathered some of the observations and generalizations I want to share. Even though they are very tentative they often proved useful for me and others and to date, I haven’t […]

What happens when a coaching client says that phrase? For a coach, it could be an exciting or a scary place to be in.

Photo by Scott Webb from Pexels In 1945 one especially tenacious chicken didn’t die after beheading. Mike The Headless Chicken pranced around for almost two years becoming somewhat of a celebrity. But that’s an exception. We know that when a higher animal’s head is cut off, it dies. And it that aspect we tend to […]

Photo by Inggrid Koe on Unsplash Understanding why we do what we do leads to a more fulfilling and satisfying life. That’s an assumption I start with. If you disagree with it probably you won’t agree with what follows in this blog. Imagine a fictional but very realistic newly promoted manager. Let’s call her Jane. […]

Photo by Felix Mittermeier from Pexels This is the second in the series of blogs on coaching tools that can help technical leaders. The previous part was focused on trust and relationships. Today the focus is on communication. Communication is improvisation. But unlike jazz musicians, we don’t learn music theory to base our spontaneous expression on. No wonder […]