The Coach Approach, Part 5 – The Coach Approach in Action
The idea of the Coach Approach or building the habit of asking Powerful Questions whenever possible is applicable to most of the interactions in our lives. They lead to more meaningful conversations and deeper relationships. Sometimes it is...
Read moreThe Coach Approach, Part 4 – The Destination
The Power in Powerful Questions In the previous segments of this series, we defined the Coach Approach as a lifestyle or mindset (we could also call it a habit) of utilizing questions to create meaningful conversations, build relationships, or...
Read moreThe Coach Approach, Part 3 – The Route
In the previous segment of this series, we proposed that human beings are both designed for and are called to care for each other and to connect with each other. The positive side of our humanity is built and demonstrated through caring and...
Read moreThe Coach Approach, Part 2 – The Motivation
In the first part of this series on developing a Coaching Mindset, we mentioned briefly the role that questions play in building connections with other people and then discussed some of the roadblocks to asking questions. People often lose that...
Read moreThe Coach Approach, Part 1 – The Roadblocks
Most people recognize that asking questions is a large part of coaching others. If fact, asking questions is an important skill that goes beyond coaching. Asking questions is a core skill to connecting with others, building relationships, and to...
Read moreThe Coach Approach – Intro
The Coach Approach© is a lifestyle or mindset of utilizing questions in conversations to build relationship and/or to help others to grow. It is an other-focused or “one another” approach to relating to the people around us. The Coach Approach...
Read moreFeedback Is Best Served Warm
This article providing twelve tips for effective feedback appeared in IndustryWeek magazine and a variety of related newsletters in January of 2021.
Read more9 Leadership Lessons 2020 Gave Us
An Article from the MIT Sloan Management Review “As we approach these final days of 2020, a year that has tested our society like few others in recent memory, it’s safe to say that many people are looking forward to putting this year behind them...
Read more‘Tell Me How I’m Doing’: The 3 Elements of Effective Feedback
This article on the elements of effective feedback appeared in Industry Week magazine and a variety of related newsletters in December of 2020.
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