The book is out! What an amazing process to write my book, Coach to Win the Leadership Game. It will be available online at Amazon.com and other online book sites soon. Stay tuned! Here…
There is something I have always believed: you cannot teach what you do not know. In coaching, as in most things in life, if you are unable to personally produce a high level of…
One of a coach’s greatest qualities is good instincts about people. What motivates them, inspires them, and makes them tick? Great coaching leaders have an uncanny and almost intuitive way of knowing what makes…
At the core of great coaching is a fundamental desire to help people grow. Coaching leaders derive a real sense of pride and accomplishment when their team members overcome obstacles, master skills and succeed.…
People are not going to stretch nor are they going to go the extra mile unless they really believe that you care about them. Remember the old saying, “People don’t care about how much…
As a business leader, and an executive coach for more than 25 years, I have found that there are 20 qualities that emerge as the most critically important to be an effective coaching leader.…
Tamara Woodbury speaks about the “masculine and feminine archetypes” and the need in the business world to find the best of both of those types. I believe the coaching leader is the perfect combination…
Trust is where “the rubber meets the road” in coaching. It is very similar to how much you care about people. But if people do not trust you they are not going to listen…
I was in an initial meeting with a client last week when he began to share with me all the feelings and emotions wrapped around being born into a family business. Before he got…
Let’s listen in to my coaching conversation with a senior executive at a large utility company early in my coaching career. I was developing my thinking about how when leaders transition to become coaching…
Tamara Woodbury, the CEO of Girl Scouts, Cactus Pine Council says, “One of our greatest sources of renewable energy is the human spirit.” As the coaching leader, that is the energy you are trying…
Coaching is a very unique and special partnership. As a manager, people know that you are fundamentally trying to get them to be in compliance and produce certain results. But, as a coach, there…
Visionary CEO’s bring innovative new strategies to give their teams the tools to succeed. Your Company Coach gives your team new tools to focus.
Get more from your employees by getting more from their managers. We’ll identify and exercise those attitudes and behaviors that personify great leadership.
It’s easy for senior managers to reach a plateau in their leadership abilities and career climb. We’ll challenge you to grow and improve.