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The Fine Line between Arrogance and Confidence
At large component of my work includes working with senior executives to develop stronger Personal Branding. Executive presence is a vital ingredient in a leaders ability to influence internal and external stakeholders. In exploring the personal branding elements, we invariably have a number of key conversations about behavioral values. Questions that often emerge are how we display “Asserting” vs “Aggression” and the fine line between “Arrogance” and “Confidence”. I’m intrigued by these subtle distinctions. […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Success Scales for Celebrating even small steps
The human psyche tends to recall first that which we ‘do not do’ before celebrating all that we ‘do do’. Here is a simple, slick and effective tool to invite those whom your coach, and yourself, to celebrate each small step we take toward our success goals. Emerging from the solution-focused disciplines of coaching and change, the so-called Scales Tools provide an elegant tool for tracking even small steps. Here is a (simplified) example; […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Living in the Spirit of Coaching
I am presently in negotiations to join into a collaboration arrangement with an international team of associate coaches. Before I am offered the green light, my potential partners want the heads-up on my coaching philosophy. They want to be sure that my philosophy aligns with that of the coaching group and with that of their high-profile clientele. Being a philosopher by nature and a prolific collector of ideas, I am not short of philosophies to share. (see some of them under the About Michelle button on my website at www.motivcoach.com). In my research-rich-style, I love to explore the philosophies of other coaches whom I truly admire. Amongst others, I want to share with you this wonderful insert from Ian McDermott & Wendy Jago’s book The Coaching Bible. Chapter 15, called Living the spirit of Coaching, begins with this beautiful quote from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Adventure; […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
The Creative Art of Leadership
I was once married to a writer. It was not said explicitly but it was regularly inferred—he was the creative one—the artist—and I, as a pursuer of business, was the facts-figures-hard-core thinker. I knew it then and I am certain of it now—business is a creative pursuit. All businesses are dynamic, moving, growing (or shrinking), in a constant change of flux dependent on market conditions, resources, capital and the like. We, as leaders are the artists, the creators of the responses our businesses make and take in order to succeed. Our canvas is the marketplace, our palette is our people and our creativity is our own intellect. […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com