The Thinking Chair
I have a designated “thinking chair” in my office. I don’t sit in it when someone drops by to talk. I don’t take power naps in it. I use it only for thinking. This chair doesn’t think for me, but it does speak to me every now and then. If I’ve gone a few days without sitting in it, its presence subtly reminds me that I’m not devoting enough time to the all-important task of thinking. When we fail to make thinking a priority, we develop what author Gordon MacDonald calls “mental flabbiness.”...
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Aligning of Leadership Teams through Coaching It makes good sense to create and achieve a healthy corporate strategy and culture. But often too strong a focus is placed on short-term gains in business, the goals of maximizing profit and consequently shareholder value, with little regard for the long term consequences. The focus of this article is on the benefits and necessity of introspection (regarding key values and beliefs) by those in leadership positions, as well as a real commitment to live these values in daily interactions with...
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In the data base of the International Coaching Federation there are no fewer than eleven specialities around personal coaching. Personal coaching focuses on issues of personal and emotional intelligence, career transition, life balance, dealing with major life changes to name a few aspects of this work. No matter what your coaching need may be there is a set of criteria that you should be applying when sourcing your coach. Be Prepared as the potential client What do you want to see as a result of the coaching intervention? Spend some...
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