Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection

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Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection In one of my coaching sessions, a senior leader sighed and said, “This is hard. Change is hard. Maybe we should wait till things stabilize.” I smiled and asked, “Are you choosing between hard and easy or are choosing between hard now and har...

PIPs, Power, and the Misuse of Coaching

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PIPs, Power, and the Misuse of Coaching In many corporate settings, the term coaching is often misused and possibly abused in some instances…especially in the context of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs). When an employee is placed on a PIP, it's frequently perceived as a last-ditch effort before...

Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection

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Choosing Hard Now or Harder Later: A Leadership Reflection In one of my coaching sessions, a senior leader sighed and said, “This is hard. Change is hard. Maybe we should wait till things stabilize.” I smiled and asked, “Are you choosing between hard and easy or are choosing between hard now and har...

Finding Satisfaction and Happiness: A Coaching Conversation

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Finding Satisfaction and Happiness: A Coaching Conversation Long post ...but to justify what happened in the conversation, I has to be this way :) Recently, I sat down with a client, let’s call him Peter, who was wrestling with some big questions about life and work. Our conversation reminded me jus...

Coaching Beyond Comfort: Choosing Ownership Over Validation

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Coaching Beyond Comfort: Choosing Ownership Over Validation “Shanti, what would you do if you were in my place?” That was the question a senior leader asked me 25 minutes into a coaching session. She had just shared her frustration about a difficult team member who resisted feedback, didn’t deliver ...