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At a recent networking event, someone asked, “Isn’t coaching only for underachievers/underperformers or people that are struggling?“ This question is a common misconception of what is coaching and who receives coaching. In actuality the opposite is true. Coaching is for high achievers and high performers that want to reach new levels of accomplishment or to get every bit out of life that’s possible. Secondly, it’s unlikely that they are ‘struggling’ but might claim ...
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” Robert McCloskey While the words of the quote are convoluted, the message is quite clear. When someone is not listening, it can be obvious. When we think of listening, chances are we are really thinking of hearing. Hearing is the act of perceiving sound. However listening is a conscious choice. (Insert your favorite ‘selective hearing’ joke here). Listening ...
Previously, a colleague shared her experiences about evaluations and feedback processes at her company. Her company made a strategic decision from the beginning that regular feedback would be ingrained in the culture. Feedback processes were implemented and the frequent feedback offerings were incorporated into the appraisal process. It is quite an amazing system they have and you can read all about it here. One concept used at the organization was the notion of a ‘purple tail’. What ...
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