In the kNow

Coaching happens in the moment, and being present is critical to being effective. Managers who use coaching methods in working with their people understand the importance of fixing their concentration on the other person/coachee. Being present—working in the here and now—means getting rid of both external and internal interference. Ringing phones, unexpected intruders, clouds floating […]

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Putting Coaching on the Table

Spread the word…coaching! Even though business and career coaching have received lots of recent attention in the press and in the workplace, many business professionals are still unaware of how it works. As a consequence, coaching isn’t always factored as a potential response to meeting business challenges, even though it can have huge impact for […]

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I’m a manager, but have never coached before. Why should I start now?

Many of the ways you behave in a conversation with a direct report, a peer, even your boss, may reflect your intuitive ability to listen intently and ask open-ended, thought-provoking questions—the mainstays of successful coaching. Imagine leveraging this intuitive ability with a conscious, take-the-reins approach. Coaching can do that, because it’s about positive, lasting change. […]

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What “Can” You Do? Goal Setting & Project Milestones

I saw a story on the news last year that brought home one of coaching’s major contributions to thinking and taking action. A teen from Chicago had seen the dramatic pictures and read about the historic devastation the tornado left in Joplin, Missouri. He prevailed on his mother to join him in going there to […]

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Moving the Frame

One of the best ways to find your way around a challenge is literally thinking around it. We often get fixed in place, wearing blinders and seeing only what’s right in front of us. If we could just change perspective, we would likely discover something new that we didn’t see before. In any challenging situation, […]

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