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A Different Kind of PRIDE Celebration
As Pride Month comes to a close, I asked one of our instructors if we could share an article she had written, because it touched my heart and reflects our tagline, "Changing Minds, for Good." We want every mind to be able to look at life through the lens of love and...
Two Foundational Coaching Courses at The Academies
Here at The Academies, we offer two foundational coaching courses to help our students learn core coaching concepts and ICF competencies. We take a unique approach in our coaching education methods using innovative teaching models rooted in neuroscience, which sets us...
Relationship-Building Strategies Coaches Can Use to Support Leaders In Remote Settings
The pandemic has forced many companies to adopt remote work policies, and it doesn't seem like things are going back to "normal" anytime soon. A recent Gallup article reports that 39% of employees worked exclusively remotely in early 2022, while 42% worked in a hybrid...
Why Career Coaches Are Needed More Than Ever
It's no secret that the job market is changing. The Great Resignation that began during the pandemic isn’t slowing down as workers continue looking for ways to improve their wages, fulfillment, and overall quality of life. A recent study from the World Economic Forum...
Encourage Your Brain: Ideas to Help Your Brain Believe in Your Dreams
We recently had April Fools and it sparked my thinking about how our brains can play tricks on us. One headline I read two days after April 1st was something about Vail Resorts banning the sale of alcohol at all of its 19 properties. My first reaction was, “Really!...
Encourage Your Brain: How to Get Hard-Headed People to Change Their Mind
https://youtu.be/vBTttWKWh2s There’s a quote attributed to Dick Cavet that says “It’s the rare person who wants to hear what they don’t want to hear.” So the question I ask myself is, how do you get people who don’t want to hear,...
Encourage Your Brain: How Impostor Syndrome Can Give You Confidence
I’m enjoying Adam Grant’s book, Think Again. Among the many things I learned was a fun insight that might alleviate some of the Impostor Syndrome attacks that I hear about from so many of my colleagues, and that I encounter myself! Grant talks in his book about some...
Being Able to Say No, and Brava Simone
I’m betting that this message is evergreen, even though it’s birthed from today’s headlines – which is that Simone Biles pulled out of the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Wow. Today's message is evergreen because it has to do with being able to say no, even...
Encourage Your Brain: Practice NOT Avoiding
My daughter visited me this past week and she brought her talents along with her. And those talents are her organizational genes. She loves organizing and winnowing, letting go of things that no longer serve their original purpose, creating environments that feel...
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