Transformational Coaching
Tips to Build a Strategic Partnership
Companies decide to form strategic business partnerships for many reasons. Collaboration is useful. It offers the ability to develop existing resources and find new ways to thrive in the marketplace. Strategic partnerships can keep you in the driver seat and expand your connection to your clients. If you have ...
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6 Everyday Exercises to Practice Resilience
Most of us know one. That person-colleague, business partner, or leader—who continues to emerge stronger and wiser after being “knocked down” by life. If you aren’t a naturally resilient person, don’t fear. It turns out, resilience can be practiced and perfected. It’s connected to a certain mindset and having ...
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So You Wanna Be in a Rock Band …
If you had to write a job description for an “Aspiring Rock-n-roll Band Member,” could you? For most of us mere mortals, it’s kind of easy to fall under the spell of magical thinking that the lifestyle of being a fulltime rocker would be the ultimate dream job. The trouble ...
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The #1 Way to Stay Motivated
For years, I have taught that if you really want to keep yourself motivated, it is important to understand the difference between “have to, should and must” and “want to.” Since we were born, we have been programmed with what we “should do” to be accepted, what we “have ...
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For Personal Growth, Better Relationships, and Professional Success
The Holistic Enneagram An Online Class with our friend and uber respected colleague, Peter O’Hanrahan Peter is a core faculty member of The Narrative Enneagram. He has worked with the Enneagram for 35 years, and teaches in the US, Europe, China, South Africa and Australia. The program will include: Four ...
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Leadership Lessons Learned On-the-Job
In 2017 and 2018 I was President of my church’s Council, the governing body of the organization. Within days of being installed as President, our minister announced that she was leaving, and instantly I was catapulted into a leadership role I was not expecting. Heading the Council was one ...
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This is what putting it all together looks like!
Mary Anne recently was onsite at Ispiri in Minnesota to work with their Sr. Leadership and Production team. In preparation, Jason put down his vision for company communications so everyone would be starting from the same place. Mary Anne was impressed by how he fit the pieces together. Way to go ...
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Decisions, Decisions.
Chances are, you’ve already made 50+ decisions from the time you’ve started your day to this moment — when you are reading your weekly email/post from us. There is no shortage of things to make decisions about. We make hundreds, sometimes thousands, of choices in our everyday lives. Some ...
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How My Inner “No” Brought About New Beginnings
As 2018 ended, I reflected on my year and summed up my year as a “temper tantrum.” You see, as a self-professed Enneagram Nine, my modus operandi for too many years has been to “go along to get along,” a description so rightly stated by Dr. David Daniels. But ...
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Plan for Growth
If your team’s plan for growth doesn’t include a clear call for action, that deeply resonates with them, it’s likely to signal a need for you to hit “pause,” tune in, listen more, then turn these conversations into action items. That is, if you are willing to potentially adapt ...
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