Value: Communication Behaviour: “You treat people with respect, independent of their status or disagreement with you”. This is just one of the many behaviours and skills [...]
We spend a significant amount of time in meetings, and people often complain that they are not well run, boring, irrelevant, too long…… etc. etc. And yet, and when they go well, [...]
As an independent OD Consultant and Coach, I work “remotely” from all of my clients. I connect via telephone, internet, and in person. I have clients locally, and those in other parts [...]
Ok, so it’s been awhile since I’ve posted and today, I’m excited, because I’ve learned something new. Learning always makes me happy! Playing with technology is [...]
As 2012 begins to wind down, I find my self reflecting on what kind of year it’s been. Seems to me we often do “planning”, and less so, the “evaluation” piece. [...]
Recently, a potential client asked me that question. For a moment I thought, Oh My, I better answer this one correctly, and then I took a deep breath and thought to myself – relax! I love [...]
I read a lovely poem today that I wanted to share. It’s at the beginning of Chapter 3 in Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed and was written by David Wagoner [...]
Recently, a friend of mine was involved in something difficult. She asked for help, and so in true Coaching mode, I went looking for questions. 🙂 I love questions – I always have, and I [...]
Monday I was stuck and today I’m not? So what happened? In my practice as a Coach, my clients are often experiencing “stuck” – let’s face it, we all do, and so [...]
So every once in a while I need to have, or people ask me how to have, what we often refer to as “Difficult Conversations”. I think we need to change the paradigm. How about if we [...]