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Welcome to a brand new decade! We’re guessing that goals are likely top of mind! Have you ever thought about your goals as a form of change? Change is constant, as we all know. And yet it feels easier to embrace change when we’ve chosen it. You’ve chosen your goals....

Uncertainty. We all face it—both the people you coach and you, personally. We catch a glimpse of a dream. We set a goal. We lay out strategies and action steps. And yet somewhere along the way, concerns arise, such as: * How will I ever get there? * How do I get...

We all know the saying, “Easier said than done.” It’s easy to say, for example, I want to lose weight. It’s easy to say, I’d like more income. It’s easy to say, I’d like to be more productive. It’s easy to say, I want my team to reach their targets. The less-easy part...

The coaching world lost a beautiful presence and powerful voice with the passing of Patricia Reich this past week. I first met Patricia in the early 2000s at a careers conference. She made such an impression on me at the time—engaging, thoughtful, sharp as a tack,...

We've all heard of the proverbial "elephant in the room." As we dig into ICF Competency #8 of Creating Awareness, let's zero in on another manifestation of that elephant. It’s the elephant in our BRAINS! Ubiquitous, yet invisible, this elephant takes up an enormous...

http://www.theacademies.com/wp-content/uploads/Growing-Capacity-Means....mp4 In today's busy world we are often pressured to do more with less. There is a way to increase capacity, but it's not by putting your nose to the grindstone...find out how in this video. The...

The old saying “elephant in the room” implies that there is an issue that is so big, or complex, or unmanageable, or unsolvable that it’s simply easier to pretend it doesn’t exist. In other words, ignore it, and it will go away! When coaching leaders, the elephant...

Have you ever been asked a question you knew the answer to but froze? That frozen reaction was likely caused because the question elicited the fight-flight-freeze response in you. Your brain heard the question, but your body interpreted it as some kind of threat....

Our mood, our experiences, our levels of reasoning—all determine how we listen, and how well with listen. We can playfully consider these brain modes that may be driving our listening: The Buddy Brain – the Buddy Brain is concerned with making sure everyone is happy,...