While we firmly believe in coaching’s potential to drive performance, let’s face it: it isn’t right for everyone. What’s more, no one wins when coaching is attempted under the wrong circumstances. Years ago, we analyzed our coaching dataset to determine what makes great coaching partnerships – and what doesn’t. Over time, we continued to test […]
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If you are familiar with the term, negative projection, then you know it gets a bad rap. It’s seen as immature defense mechanism we use to split off the feelings or judgements we have about ourselves and displace them onto others to feel better about ourselves. But it’s not all bad. Negative projections can also
“It’s not you, it’s me!” Minding your negative projections Read More »
According to Wikipedia*: “A peanut gallery was, in the days of vaudeville, a nickname for the cheapest and ostensibly rowdiest seats in the theater, the occupants of which were often known to heckle the performers.” This couldn’t be a more fitting description to the many voices we all carry around in our heads as we
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For some years now, we have venerated being vulnerable, bringing our whole selves to work, and being authentic in our leadership. And for many of us who grew up in more sterile environments, in which we were taught things like: politics don’t belong at work, leave your family at the door, and how to be
Should we dare less greatly? Read More »
We aren’t all mathematicians, but there is one equation we should all know. Satisfaction = performance – expectations In any given situation, your satisfaction is derived from the performance (yours or others) against your expectations. Simple enough but the power of this equation is in its application. Meaning . . . If you take on
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Most of the time, we assume that language only helps us to relay our conclusions, thoughts, or feelings. But what if we told you that our language can also make meaning for us rather than act as mere antecedents to our thoughts and feelings? It’s true. Our language directly impacts our experience of the world—see
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As many of you know, we’ve taught hundreds of workshops on Leading through Change. Yet recently we’ve noticed an increase in tension among you with comments like: “uncertainty is depressing,” “everyone is very anxious,” and “how am I supposed to motivate others when I don’t even know how long the company will be around?” We
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Many of us were told that envy is an ugly feeling that should be pushed down when it surfaces. Likewise, we commonly associate feelings of jealously with negative desires of greed, lust, and power. But maybe, just maybe, we should take another look. Lori Gottlieb popularized this idea of following your envy to understand what
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Few people agree on one definition of leadership. But after decades in this field, there is one thing that we’ve learned about great leaders, and it’s not what you think. The best leaders are those that successfully navigate trade-offs. As the economist Thomas Sowell said, “There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs.” Every business in
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