Executive Coaching Blog: Collaboration @ Work
Straight talk on collaboration, change, motivation, and managing for results, for busy VPs, Directors, and Managers who would rather think it through than go it alone.
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What Difference Does It Make? Possibly All the Difference in the World!
what difference. (Photo credit: moonpies for misfits) During a 2013 Senate hearing, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously deflected a pointed question by saying, “…What difference does it…
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Why Can’t I Stay Motivated to Exercise?
resting (Photo credit: liber(the poet);) Good News: You are probably not lazy! Bad News: You may never find exercising a joy. A person’s perceived lack of motivation to…
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How to STAY in Control of Yourself
self control (Photo credit: pakyouare) The term “knee-jerk reaction” means acting impulsively based on your nature. Sometimes your natural reaction is not the most appropriate response to achieve…
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How to Get What You Want
Looking Back at LIFE (Photo credit: CliffMuller) Wanting an Answer “What do you want most in life?” asked the life coach. “I want more of what I want…
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Sometimes the Truth Hurts and Sometimes It Doesn’t
Sometimes you just have to let go of what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next. (Photo credit: deeplifequotes) Accepting the truth that…
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3 Rules of Values-Based Management
English: Motivational Saying (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Effective managers know and follow three important rules regarding human motivation. Here’s what effective managers know: 1) The Golden Rule, “Do unto…
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Get Past the ‘Crunch Point’ – The Key to Changing Behavior
Cover via Amazon Are you trying to change your natural needs, wants, desires, values, or motives, or simply a learned habit that is not performing well for you?…
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We Need Motivation!
English: A child not paying attention in class. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Reiss Motivation Profile® (RMP) is designed to show how much a person needs, desires, and values…
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Positively Frustrated
Cover via Amazon Frustration signals that something you value or need is being, or has been, denied or unsatisfied. When you can’t get what you want, need, and…
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Journaling: Leaving a Trail That Leads to You
Ballpoint pen writing. Streaks of ink are visible on the ball, indicating the direction of rotation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Setting aside 10 minutes daily to write your thoughts…
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Is It Fun Being You?
What are you doing when having the most fun being you? Find it and find your true self. When is it the most fun to be you? Once…
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Doing What You Like Is Being Who You Are!
Who Am I? Why do you do what you do? Why do we really like doing some things and really hate doing other things while someone else likes…
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