Coaching Notes
The Cognitive Task List
I once used a note entitled “Cognitive Task List” but with the advent of the current crop of linked note taking apps, I now use a system of tagged ideas.
Read MoreCoaching Questions Podcast Update
It’s been awhile since I posted here about the Coaching Questions podcast. Let’s catch you up! Donna Hall and I, have recorded 11 episodes and posted 10 of them as of the end of May 2022. Podcasting with Donna is a tremendously fun experience and we are also pleased with the traction we have gained,…
Read MoreCoaching Questions Podcast: Given this situation, what would you like to create?
We first heard this question on Phil Goddard’s Coaching Life Podcast (Episode 80) with Steve Chandler. While some creations do not see the light of day, our personal creations are usually intended to be shared. That’s how we build on our avocation, practice or business; through creative contributions for those we serve. Brad’s vision encompasses creativity…
Read MoreOur Example
When we post on social media we are leading by example. Whether we are posting an original thought or responding to somebody else, our words are an example of our thinking. Each contribution is a small sample of the person we are and of the mind that we possess. Will our posts be judged? Yes,…
Read MoreWhat keeps you up at night?
On the latest episode of the Coaching Questions podcast, Donna and I discuss the question: ‘What keeps you up at night?’ A coaching session can move from big issues, to more specific issues and back again before we really get to the heart of what is causing us to be stuck. We talk about: The…
Read MoreThe Coaching Questions Podcast is ‘On the Air’!
Donna Hall and Brad Gibson are pleased to announce the launch of the Coaching Questions Podcast. Coaching Questions is for anyone interested in curious questioning, getting motivated, wondering about stuff or sparking creativity. It’s a podcast for people who would like to be coached, are getting coaching now or who engage in coaching. Thought provoking,…
Read MoreThe Coaching Questions Podcast Is Almost Here
My colleague, Donna Hall, and I are pleased to announce the launch of Coaching Questions, a new podcast to be released on January 10, 2022. The podcast will tackle a single coaching related question in each episode. Questions may either be typical of the type that are asked during coaching sessions with clients or be…
Read MoreBrain Hobbyist
As a child, I was regaled with the accomplishments of Dr. Wilder Penfield[1], then started reading self-help books, moved on to popular works about the brain, became entranced by early brain fMRI work, developed a lay interested in psychology and am still an avid reader of next-gen brain science. Both my study of management and…
Read MoreCoaching and Diversity
A coach may be called on to listen unconditionally. If you want to talk to your coach about issues of diversity and difference, no matter what the frame, please celebrate your decision.
Read MoreThat Persistence Thing…
I posted about how the dogged persistence of coach-led or self-directed questioning can lead to getting deeper to the heart of an issue in Getting to the Essence of Aspiration. In a recent podcast, Wolf McNally approaches this topic from a slightly different angle. Being a Theory of Constraints student, he looks at how actions can be explored…
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