As you go out into your life every day, what do you go out to collect? From the beginning of time hunting and gathering were the main subsistence strategy employed by human societies. It is deep in our genes. In the course of evolution though, we have become more sophisticated; we started gathering more sophisticated things. But collecting and gathering remains one of the human’s...
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“Great coaching is asking great questions,” I said to Carol. Carol did not hesitate but immediately replied with a good question: “How do you learn to ask good questions?” Here is my reply to Carol: 1. Get interested. Really interested. 2. Write down the questions. Don’t just hold them in your thoughts; frame them in writing. 3. Start a little book of questions, to capture...
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1. My first visit to Berlin. We arrived in Berlin on Monday morning. Nine minutes after the pilot parked at the gate I was sitting in a taxi heading to the hotel. This is by far the fastest I have ever been facilitated in arrival to my destination. Customs, immigration and luggage pick-up are all dedicated to the gate. Never before have I seen such...
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Why is language so confused (and confusing) when it comes to love? Why are so many people confused about love? Falling in love has little to do with love and yet love is the word that is used. Infatuation and attraction are some of the words that describe what people experience when they say “I fell in love”. When attraction and infatuation fade they say,...
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This week, with Bill Gates’ last day at work, every respectable magazine made an attempt to summarize his legacy. Here is something that was not covered in any of those articles. That morning John (63), the manager at the auto shop had a large elastic bandage on his hand. “What’s that for?” Sara asked. John: “Yesterday I fell and hurt myself badly, and a major...
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This KEY will help you find out what the “failure” blind spot is, and how you can use it to help your team members realize their fullest potential. What have you done with your recent successes and triumphs? How have you used and celebrated them? What have you done with your failures and setbacks? Have you used them to learn and build toward success? Many...
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Great teams cultivate a culture that encourages internal coaching. People on these teams don’t hold back; they are not political and they do not miss opportunities to get better. If you are lucky enough to participate in such a team, you know how great it feels. It is one of the most joyous and fulfilling experiences you can have. Executives from our coaching seminars tell...
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If you are to make yourself attractive to new learning and insight you have to dare to step into unknown situations, and to do that you must: 1. be fascinated with life and living. 2. be comfortable in not knowing. 3. love learning, truth and growth more than you love your ego. 4. be excited about new possibilities more than you love your need for...
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Prague, the Golden City, is filled with colors—pink, yellow, turquoise, green, amber and gold. I am here to facilitate a strategy summit. It’s a good idea to assimilate the character and nature of the place prior to engaging. Understanding the history and character of a place helps me to be more effective in my communication. One of the best ways to learn about the character...
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This Key is about the power of meaning. Can you remember an age when you used to wonder for hours about the meaning of things? These wonderings inspired you to discover and find out more. This was the impulse of consciousness awakening and it propelled you to search for meaning and ask even more questions. Later this impulse was re-directed to achieving, finding success, and...
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