When I work with a client in my coaching practice, my primary tool is Deep Listening. You might think this is self-evident: if you’re a coach or working in any other therapeutic profession where meaningful conversation is the foundation of the practice, the ability to listen deeply is pretty much all you have. Similarly, a…
Marina had to be in Vancouver last week for work, so we decided to make a family trip of it, and have the long weekend on the west coast. As luck would have it, there were two family events happening over the weekend, so we were able to participate with the extended family who live…
This being the week after Mother’s Day, almost everyone is coming down from the sometimes-obligatory, sometimes-authentic, sometimes-happy, sometimes-weepy commemoration and honouring of mothers. For many, it can be a day of very mixed feelings depending on one’s relationship with the various mothers in one’s life, and certainly a day of remembrance for those whose mothers…
I’m off for a quick trip to Montreal to do a one-day facilitation on Individual Contributor Leadership. The idea of the session is, what can individuals in an organization learn from leadership principles that will enhance their ability to productively contribute to their organization’s success? I’m working with people who do not have a legitimated…
I’m beginning a small research project on wellness. It seems that you can’t get very far into the wellness literature without someone challenging motivation, and motivation in this domain of knowledge inevitably (it seems) confronts you with two key ideas: Hedonic and Eudaimonic motives for the things we do. The idea of hedonic motives…