Beware Of Despair – A Coaching Brief The true meaning of despair is separation from purpose—the sense that you are unable to realize your mission – that there is no way for you to engage in your life affirming purpose. Two roads cross the juncture of despair. One leads into fatigue, depression and apathy; the other leads to awakening and renewal. The first diminishes the...
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Here are a few gems (compiled in brief format) spoken by the people present in our recent Souls On Deck circle – a group of pioneering practitioners, poets, space makers, agents and catalysts of emergence and healing: “History gets in the way of our aspirations and possibilities.” Questions from Dale Nienow to reflect on to help us move into presence here and now: What do...
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If your passion is to help leaders realize their brilliance, consulting is a great profession. What’s the difference between a subject matter expert and a process expert? The first needs to impress the client with what they know. The second needs to help the client impress themselves with their own latent knowledge by helping the client access and realize it. The fun part of getting...
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Here are three ways to begin—three starting strategies. 1. Fly to the easiest spot 2. Face the toughest part head-on 3. Chunk the whale into parts The first strategy is best applied when you face a new domain or task that may seem difficult at first. This strategy is useful in the following cases: 1. Crossword puzzles 2. Exams 3. Networking a room full of...
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In good times and in tough times, the surest and safest tactic is to become the best value generator you can be. Here are ten things you can do to generate and bring great value to your stakeholders. Be clear about the most important – the vital things. Identify the key people you serve. Learn their concerns, needs and issues. Don’t let not knowing inhibit...
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Your worst enemy is thinking that you don’t matter, that there is nothing you can do that makes a difference. This thought shuts off your mind and suffocates your soul. Thinking your life doesn’t have meaning or that you don’t mean anything is when something begins to die in you. Here is the truth. Everything you do matters. Everything you cause to happen matters. Everything...
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A response to a crisis follows three phases: Phase 1: Looking backward – this begins with denial and continues into argument, anger and bargaining. Phase 2: Looking lost – when anger and bargaining with what was and is no more has been used up, it gives way to confusion. The reference that was used as an anchor is no longer there, and there isn’t a...
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This KEY gets you started on your strategic planning for 2009. Although we are in the midst of the greatest financial crisis in a century, we can confidently say that a brighter future is ahead of us. Why? Because on the other side of what may be a difficult and challenging phase are new and amazing developments, brilliant innovations and extraordinary opportunities. The seeds of...
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What is the leadership test in tough times? To stay clear, cool and centered, and to focus on what matters most. To recognize and assimilate the situation you are in, without being overwhelmed. To free your people to engage in the most essential tasks and to help them create your organization’s future. To uphold your core values and principles, while being ready to adapt in...
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Anticipating the future has been a major preoccupation for people from the beginning of time. Creating scenarios as a way to anticipate the future has been popularized in recent decades. We engage in developing scenarios to increase awareness about possible outcomes and to understand the potential costs, benefits and consequences of any decision or action we may take. In a business context, scenario-based planning is...
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