Regardless whether you are in a professional setting or at home you are constantly required to talk, to share information, to answer questions, to influence others, to sell your ideas. It is not just about long public speeches. It is… Read More ›
Coaching
Is coaching for everyone?
In a post “Coaching approach to leading people” I talked about how to manage people using coaching approach. One question that I sometimes get is whether that approach works for everyone. The simple answer is “yes.” Coaching approach is something… Read More ›
You’ve got the right guy… in the wrong job
It happens all the time. You hire the best and the brightest, you provide them the means to do a great job, to learn and to grow. Then the day comes you feel like your best individual contributor deserves a… Read More ›
The real leadership shows when you are not the boss
Do you have a team of people working for you? Do you manage them? Do you provide direction, guidance? Do you get things done by working through them? Then you are a great manager, excellent boss and possibly also a… Read More ›
What problem are you trying to solve?
It happens very often especially when you try to prioritize too many things that you have trouble to actually distinguish what the right top priority stuff is and why it should be done. One approach for dealing with these situations… Read More ›
Learn to be genuinely interested in people
One of the key aspects managing people effectively is the ability to show genuine interest. What do I mean by genuine interest? I mean that not only you act as that you care, but you really do care and listen… Read More ›
Coaching tools: Life balance wheel
When having a new client for your coaching sessions you are often presented with a challenge to figure out where to start. Sometimes the client comes and has a very clear idea on what he wants to work on, but… Read More ›
The ultimate question of life, the universe and everything
Why are you here? What is your purpose in this life? Have you ever asked this question? No? Maybe you should. How do you expect to be happy and live a rich life if you don’t know what do you… Read More ›
SMART goals are not good enough
Being a coach or a leader who is using coaching approach to managing people means you don’t set tasks or goals with detail guidelines, but you rather set a vision, high-level goal and you frame it in such a way… Read More ›
Coaching approach to leading people
We live in exciting new times when more and more people work in so-called knowledge based economy having jobs that require creativity, knowledge, passion, ownership and that inner feeling of doing something that makes sense and will make a difference…. Read More ›