Coaching Tips

You're coaching someone and the exchange is lively. Then you ask a great open question, and the conversation comes to a dead halt. Now what?

More and more leaders are striving to develop a 'coaching leadership style'. But what does that actually look like? Here's a classic example of what—and what not—to do.

There is no more powerful engine driving an organization toward excellence and long-range success than an attractive, worthwhile, achievable vision for the future, widely shared. Burt Nanus, Visionary...

What's your favourite colour? What are you immediately thinking about? While the question is simple, what just occurred in your brain has profound implications. What happens when you're asked a...

In this column "Heart to Heart with Julie", Julie Johnson MCC will be sharing sample coaching conversations and situations to help us grow. These are real coaching experiences that illustrate common...

The best coaching comes not from being the most advanced coach, but from having the best coaching relationships. So here are 12 practical things you can do to boost your client relationships: a few ways for...

Each of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it's empty, we feel awful. Tom...

We've all been experiencing an unprecedented time of turmoil, uncertainty, fear, anxiety, fatigue and massive transitions. In this context, many of my conversations with clients, colleagues, family and...

In Part 1, we looked at the Big Dream—the vision that guides the construction of the Dream House. Now, let's roll up our sleeves and focus on the skills we need to build it. Here is an illustration...

In this unpredictable and dynamic world, leadership—both of ourselves and others—requires adaptability and agility. As we turn the corner into a new year and set out our goals, we all face two big...