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Imperfection Day6/25/2018  I wish I could create a new holiday. If I could it would be “Celebrating Imperfections Day”. I think we all need it, at least I know I do. Especially today.
I’m a perfectionist at heart. While I am not good at math, in everything that doesn’t involve numbers, I strive for and want perfection. If “Celebrating Imperfections Day” was a holiday, this would be my greeting card:
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Moments6/18/2018  It’s interesting how we are quick to praise or criticize coaches of athletes, yet all agree it’s a necessary role. Yet, in the business world, we are slow to hire or truly appreciate the value of coaches. Don’t get me wrong, just like in sports, there are strong professional and executive coaches – ones that deserve praise – and there are those who are worthy of criticism. The key is to note the strengths of each coach as an individual and find one that fits your style and your needs.
I have spent the last nine days straight on the sidelines watching sports – and therefore coaches – as my son competed in two basketball tournaments and a regional soccer tournament. As I think about the importance of coaching, my son’s soccer coach comes to mind. This has everything to do with business coaching but bear with me while I lay some context around this last week of U14 soccer.
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Perception Shifts6/12/2018  Today’s post centers around a needs assessment I’m creating for a group at Amazon. That’s about as much as I can say publicly about the project at this time, so while I won’t be blogging about the project itself, I do want to zero in on an “aha moment” I experienced while working on it.
The first step in the process was to produce a draft and send it to my client for review. Although I have created and run several needs assessments throughout my career, it’s not something I’ve done for the specific function of the group I am supporting now. We knew going into the project that I would provide L&D expertise and my client would provide functional and technical knowledge. We were prepared for a joint effort.
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 You might recall, earlier this week I put a note on social media, Facebook and LinkedIn, asking for advice for graduating high school students. For those who left advice, they were entered into a drawing to win a FREE student coaching engagement from me.
The student coaching engagement consists of three sessions. The first session focuses on reviewing a personality assessment that will explore personal preferences, strengths, ideal environment, communication strategies and blind spots. The second session goes through a process of identifying potential majors and career matches. The third session brings everything together with a final summary that includes tips for writing college admission essays, cover letters, resume and preparing for internships and first jobs. The entire engagement is customized to meet the specific needs of the student. Before I announce the winner, I want to share the advice received.
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Communication Intention6/7/2018  As I go about my days, I’m met with frequent reminders of the difficulties we face when it comes to communication. As people, we all tend to believe that effective communication comes naturally to us. So, when there are misunderstandings, we are often quick to assume it’s the other person who doesn’t understand – that the miscommunication isn’t because of anything we’ve done.
When I am coaching professionals and students, we talk a lot about intention vs perception. Statistics report that 92% of humans wake up each morning with positive intention, meaning it is not our goal to create conflict. In fact, it’s the opposite. We have a goal (even if it’s unconscious) to build strong, harmonious relationships. |
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