I recently worked with a group of other coaches who are newer to the profession. They're honing in on who they want to serve, and how they want to serve them. In our discussion, I noticed a very familiar way of trying to identify who that “perfect person” or “ideal client” would be for each of them.
Read MoreToday’s blog is inspired by a conversation I just had with my cohost, Mery, on our podcast, Coachtaku.
(If you haven’t checked out Coachtaku yet, I highly recommend it. It's about making anime your new life coach. We go into the lexicon of amazing anime – both retro and current – and point to the life coaching themes that occur in these shows. We even offer some coaching pointers to some of the characters, as if they existed in real life. It's amazing.)
The way coaching and animate transitioned into leadership coaching, this week, was during the recording of an episode around coaching teams. Specifically, how do you elevate the voices of every single member of your team?
Read MoreMost people know how to play Tag. I tag you, you're it, I get to run around. Tag me, I'm it, you get to run around. Amoeba Tag is a fun adaptation of the classic game, where once I tag you, rather than running off, we're now linked together.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a good animal metaphor?
This week, I want to talk about leading teams through the lens of pack mentality. Specifically, I want to share some differences between sheep and wolves. I’ll then tie these differences back into leadership.
Read MoreSometimes when I sit down to write or film, I am completely stumped.
When that happens, I tend to get into my head and freak out a bit. What sometimes help me, in these moments, is doing a card reading.
Read MoreI usually talk about the kind of leader that you are. This week, I want to focus on the leader that you are not – or, can’t be.
Read MoreYou may have noticed that I decided not to post a blog last week. I made that decision for a very particular reason. If you live in the United States, you know about the current movements activated around social and racial justice. Last week, as a stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, I decided to mute myself.
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