Category Archives: Coaching

Exploring the Inner Frontier, Part 3

What's a Healthy Boundary Between You and a Maniac? -- part 3 of 3 By Daniel Robin Hank says to me "It’ll never work," just two days after his team’s proposal was approved. Shirley says the reason the project is doomed is that nobody ever talks to her. I innocently ask "What can you do about that?" and she snaps "I don’t have time for this!" and walks out of the room. Whoa! How do you Continue Reading ...

Closing the Gap between Management and Worker through Coaching

By Daniel Robin There is an age-old gap between management and those managed. Employees often suspect management’s motives and resent having authority imposed on them. Simultaneously, managers are … only human. Some try to delegate responsibility without authority (let go into structure and it works better). Others resist change or get side-tracked by office politics and unintentionally take Continue Reading ...

The Eight Essential Skills Of Coaching

How to bring out the best in others By Daniel Robin Previous article talked about the cultural revolution taking place in most work environments. Hierarchical "command and control" management practices are giving way to more collaborative, fluid and dynamic structures. Why? People naturally perform better when their work environment matches how they like being treated. The challenge of letting Continue Reading ...

The Benefits and Advantages of Coaching

Still not clear on what coaching is?  Here's a definition For the Coach You don’t have to have all the answers Unleashed creativity ... more options and choices open up ... less a sense of limitation or stuckness. Fewer barriers to innovation, ... solutions arrive rather than continued head-banging Agreements upheld more often Shared responsibility frees you up to innovate, focus Continue Reading ...