Listen for the Whole Story
Story: It’s not about you every time Are you listening to hear what someone has to share, or using every chance to play a kind of charades with your team? I’m thinking of the “sounds like” move: a team member shares something that sounds like work you’ve done, are doing, or want to do, and […]
When boundaries are essential
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #58 Wherever I turn, I am learning. And the learning isn’t something I’m always looking for or truly want. In the process of selling our home, an inspector requested a certification for the existing furnace and air conditioner. No problem, I thought, as I invited a few HVAC folks to come […]
Don’t run from disorder, go through it
The Coach’s Corner Newsletter #33 Sometimes it takes a sense of disorder to bring me back to my senses. Growing up the oldest of six kids, our home had its share of chaos. My sister and I, along with four brothers, competed for bathroom space, best seats in the station wagon and who could hide […]