Difficult Conversations
It will be a scary, teeth-grinding conversation, and you're unsure how to handle it. It must be sooner than later. Here's how to finish it well, smiling about the result. If you could listen in on the call, you would…
Inspiration or Desperation?
When you finally take on the hard work of changing your ways, why do you do it? In the end, is it the growing power of your inspiration, proactivity, and desire to thrive, or the intense pressure of your desperation,…
Deepening, unwavering engagement with your organization and its work every day.
If you want this kind of exceptional commitment and energy contribution, management must create and maintain an environment that cares for people and their development more than the bottom line. In its 2023 State of the Global Workplace reporting, Gallup…
Afraid your message is not getting through? Stop telling and start creating learning experiences for yourself and others. Genuinely curious questions are the magic key.
We do a lot of telling and directing with children. Right? That’s because they don’t yet have the life experiences or the cognitive ability to figure some things out. For example, when they are near hot objects, we tell them,…
When your back’s against the wall, finding the real problem requires sophisticated skills (even more than finding solutions). If you’re too close to the problem, you sacrifice the insight to identify it accurately and discover effective solutions. Here’s how to manage the distance for clearer perspectives and better results.
You solve problems every day, all day, right? Problems are a part of the fabric of life. Your skill in clearly identifying and solving them is directly related to your effectiveness and success. People engage me as their coach for…
In a busy, stress-filled life, the first thing to go is the appreciation of a bigger picture. Would you like to regain a broader perspective? Here’s how.
Jane is the owner and operator of a very successful business and is financially secure. She has a family and home responsibilities as well. In our coaching session, she described how she felt burned out and recently thought of selling…
When you’re confident it’s the right thing to do, what keeps you from doing it? Your answer will give you an unsettling gut check about your risk for the future.
I sat across the table from a very successful business leader at a casual lunch. He expressed confidence that the services previously offered by True Course were very important to his business – the survival of his business. He enumerated several services…
Do you end your days feeling, “There must be more?” This signals a deeper longing, which you may be unaware of, but you need an answer for it now. Here’s the direction to your answer.
A friend told me about a recent experience he had, and it resonated so strongly with my regular experiences in coaching and mentoring that I thought I’d share it. We’ll call him John (not his real name). John works for…
Zoom Out! Manage your crazy busy, overwhelmed days and frequently muddled priorities with a fresh big-picture focus at the start of this year.
I listen to understand what those around me seem to be experiencing in their lives. At the start of this new year, two experiences come to mind. If I ask almost anyone, “How’s it going?” or listen long enough, I…
Are you in a whirlwind of busyness and stress?
If you aren’t already busy and stressed, this season of the year can push you to the edge if you let it. Unfortunately, you can become unaware or numb to your state of busyness and stress. Please consider these statements…
