Come explore your potential to Lead As a Coach with me in this free workshop I'm holding for International Coaching Week (ICW*)! In 2019, Harvard Business Review wrote that the role of a manager or leader, in short, is becoming that of a coach. This is because coaching creates a true learning environment; it emphases personal growth and problem-solving and innovation from all team members, not just the leader.
Read MoreHOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? It's so easy to take a quick scan of my life and think we magically popped on this Caribbean island with little effort involved.That's not how big dreams work.How it actually happened was the photo on the right:
Read MoreThe moment many of you have been asking for — Let's Master It! The Art of Dealing with Conflict webinar series is now open for enrollment! Bach Business Partners and I have been hard at work developing a completely revamped and reimagined series on the important skill of navigating workplace and interpersonal conflicts.
Read MoreAs a coach and facilitator and trainer, I am constantly engaging in the '8 9 and 10 tough conversations' with people as they navigate towards their goals.I get to go to the very edges of human behavior, psychology, mindset, and performance - and see what causes and influences someone's success and progress possible.
Read MoreWelcome to March! Do you have a regular reflection practice to recognize your wins and progress? If not, here's why you need one.This month I started incorporating an end-of-month reflection practice where clients write down everything that worked out for them this past month. For February, they listed at least 20 examples of things that worked out, which included:
Read MoreLaunching, growing, and leading a business is hard work. Raising kids is hard work. What about those who want to do both… successfully?!That’s the magic question facing many entrepreneurs in their 20s and 30s who want both business success and to be great parents to their kids.
Read MoreHave you ever started a new habit or project with immense enthusiasm and a strong sense of commitment, only to abandon it after some lapse or failure?Did you feel defeated and beat yourself up because you should be able to do it...?but something is just wrong with you - maybe your character or your willpower?
Read MoreThe last two weeks I was sick with the flu (yes, the real deal flu), my kids were sick, and we moved house. The illness had me in bed for days without eating or having the energy to watch Netflix. With two kids, a need to pack boxes, and a few key business obligations to take care of, to say "it was TOUGH" is kind of an understatement.I knew what got me here: I was taking on more than I could handle.
Read MoreMost us of us have a huge aversion to conflict, especially when it comes to conflicts with people.No, it's not easy tell a colleague that they dominate every discussion at team meetings.No, it's not easy to leave at 5pm to pickup your kids at daycare when everyone else stays working till 7pm.No, it's not easy to have the guts to mutter an unpopular truth to a family member.
Read MoreI was listening to a coach training with Marcia Reynolds, past global President of the ICF, and she blew my mind when she said: Sadly, we cannot coach ourselves. Why can't we coach ourselves? She said that if we're searching for an answer or an epiphany, we are searching for it from our thinking minds and powerful unconscious.
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