Good day, team, Tomorrow is officially the beginning of summer and if you haven’t already scheduled some leisure time, it’s a good time to do so. In light of this, the coach’s challenge this week comes from the subject of fishing. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how fishing is a good metaphor for […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about engaging in your work and finding the energy with which to do it. Studies show that the average person puts only between 25 percent to 40 percent of available energy and ability into his or her work. This percentage may be shocking, but time and […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge for this week is to pick your battles wisely. In our determination to prove ourselves “right,” we often lose our ability to see the big picture, and in turn lose sight of our ultimate goal. That is, we may win the argument, but lose our way in the meantime. […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about sending out mixed messages. Last week, I was coaching one of my clients who is a manager. He is struggling because he has to deliver a new program that his boss just told him about. This program entails changing many of the ways his team […]
Good day, team, This week’s coach’s challenge is about learning to trust. When I first pondered this idea, I thought it was about trusting other people. But upon reflection, I realized that it was first about trusting myself and then trusting others. That is, we build trust by behaving reliably and by expecting the best […]
Good day, team, This week’s coach’s challenge is about learning to trust. When I first pondered this idea, I thought it was about trusting other people. But upon reflection, I realized that it was first about trusting myself and then trusting others. That is, we build trust by behaving reliably and by expecting the best […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge for this week is to refrain from gossiping and spreading rumors. I don’t think we gossip intentionally. My observation is that it tends to “happen to us.” That is, we hear or see something about someone else that we think is odd, or creates an emotional reaction in us, […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about abundance. Look around you. What do you see? Do you have everything you need? Do you have everything you want? What is the difference? Are you grateful for what you have, or do you find yourself constantly longing for what you don’t? Recently, I’ve been […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about not being afraid to lead. In thinking about this subject, I remembered a defining moment in my own life, when I was elected president of my eighth grade class. It was a hard campaign against the star quarterback of our junior high school, and I […]
Good Day Team, The coach’s challenge for the week is to inspire and energize your team members. Each of us has a certain amount of energy that we bring to our jobs each day. That energy is affected by the people we work with and the events that take place. Since we know that we […]