Over 10 years of coaching and I have to admit, I do have some go-to coaching sayings and recommendations/questions that I continue to find really valuable. I thought I would share some of them with you. “You can’t wink at someone in the dark.” This is one of my favorites as if you do not
An executive business coach talks about motivation and what life if like living in Covid-19 and the Corona virus pandemic
As we all know, time is our No. 1 commodity. And as most business professionals will tell you, “I am really busy. I have no time.” As an executive coach working in the extremely fast-paced world of tech, I see a lot of leaders not taking time for professional development or training their managers and executives to
Dear Eli, It never fails. I tend to always get really nervous on phone screens and interviews. I feel like I never answer the questions well enough. I often feel like I do a really bad job. Help! Leslie K. San Jose, CA Hi Leslie… As you can imagine, there are millions of job seekers
Times have changed and today’s technology is unbelievable as to what is now available for job seekers. As a business and career coach. I have learned a great deal and today I am going to share some secrets for your consideration if you are looking for work. IT IS A NUMBERS GAME Looking for work
I recently worked with a top corporate executive and we were having a conversation about feedback. She began telling me, that as a leader, she uses an authoritative style of feedback…sort of “this is the way it is done…do it this way.” As a leader and coming from a non-American culture I became curious…so I
1. SHOW UP Managers are busy, busy people. It’s true. In today’s hectic business world (or whirled) managers often do not have enough team members and everyone is loaded with work. Because of this, managers tend to push off on their one-on-ones or tend to cancel…often. This is not good. When you cancel or reschedule
I’ll take “What is Courageous Vulnerability for $1000, Alex!” What is Courageous Vulnerability? Think about a time in your life when you have been courageously vulnerable. A time in your life when you “jumped out of the plane” not knowing what would happen. Maybe it was applying for a specific job. Maybe it was dating
I was walking around Jackson Square in San Francisco recently when I came upon something interesting. Here, in the middle of the city, was Balance Street. Balance Street is a tiny little street with no doors. This itty bitty alley made me think. As a metaphor for life…What would be on your Balance Street on
Stop! You can change your ways AND still get team engagement and better yet…get BETTER RESULTS. CASE STUDY 1: Presentations One of my clients recently came to the table with the concern that her presentations for her team were becoming boring. The challenge she faced was the fact that she would have to present at
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