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The best insight I received from one of my leaders related to overcoming the feeling of being in over my head.In 2002, and early in my career I took on a new role which was a brand new position in the organization, and because it was new, it was relatively undefined. My title was Leader of Organizational Change, and my job was to develop the role and build...
“When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.” Brené BrownOver the past weekend, I started reading Brené Brown’s new book Rising Strong who says that “a lot of the stories we tell ourselves just aren’t true.”Like most people, I am...
Very early in my career I received some advice to “treat every day in the workplace as if it was your next job interview.”At that time, I had been through an actual interview for a supervisory job which would have been a promotion for me. I didn’t get the job and was really upset about it.I knew that I had a really good...
As a Professional Certified Coach, I strongly believe that establishing trusting relationships with people is the most important part of coaching and being a coach.One of the key coaching principles we explore in my coach training programs is centered around believing that the coachee is resourceful and has the necessary...
