As a coach (and former consultant) I am often asked about the differences between a consultant, coach, mentor and therapist. What follows is an explanation that we have been leveraging for many years in the coaching world. The original source is unknown. The...
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This is Killing Your Gross Profit
When working with groups and teams, the framework I use for evaluating and coaching them is The Six Conditions of Team Effectiveness (created by Richard Hackman, Ruth Wageman, and Erin Lehman). One of the outcomes of effective teams is high quality group processes....
The Most Powerful Question You Can Ask
This is a question I ask at the end of every, single coaching session. I ask it in my marriage. I ask it in my friendships. "How can I support you?" This question empowers the person you are speaking with to create their own solutions. In doing so, we are not "fixing"...
Unlocking High Performance with Jason Lauritsen
Work is a relationship. The attributes that drive engagement in the workplace happen to be the same qualities people look for in personal relationships: Feeling valued and cared for. A sense of trust and appreciation. So, what if we treated team members the same way...
Owning Your Path Mastermind
You have a voice and know how to use it. You’re pretty comfortable in your place of power. And you’re ready to show up and be of service in a deeper capacity. But you need the space and framework to define your next chapter, elevate your presence, and finesse your...
Why Ruminating is Dangerous
Rumination is the focused attention on the symptoms of your distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions. It isn't unusual for us to do this. In fact, sometimes it is healthy to revisit the factors of an event, situation or...
Six Habits Successful People Have in Common
I’m still feeling high from the training I hosted for 18 wildly-talented leaders a couple weeks ago. We talked a lot about leadership behaviors and the power of habit. We went deep on the neuroscience of change and the fact that what differentiates us from our...
Are You in Alignment with Your Values?
There are so many of us walking around the world unaware of which values we ascribe to. Sitting down and identifying our values by name isn’t something that we normally think to do. And that’s perfectly okay! But what if getting clear on your core values makes your...
Common Misconceptions About High-Achieving Introverts
Although I’m not personally an introvert, I know it to be true that introverts have super powers. Major ones! Which is why my podcast co-host, Katie Rasoul, gave a TEDx Talk about high-achieving introverts and how leaders can be more inclusive of introverted leaders...
Your No-Fail Guide to Selecting an Executive Coach
This article was previously published on Forbes. We’ve all had coaches (mostly from childhood sports). Just because you “grow up” and enter the professional world doesn’t mean you should ever stop searching for the right coach, especially as an executive. But first,...