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Life

Feelings, Emotions and Moods: How to Say What You are Experiencing

Aware or not, most people experience a wide range of emotions during an average day. And, these experiences are highly…
Leadership

What is an Executive Coach?

During some point in your career, there may be an opportunity to consider hiring an executive coach. Whether you seek…
Leadership

Lead Your Team to Success: Ask The Right Questions

When Joel, a senior VP of sales, first began his executive coaching engagement with me, he was perplexed. His team had…
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Leadership

How Can “Deep Practice” Make You a More Effective Leader?

“Good enough” did not catapult Michael Jordan to fame. As elite athletes know, mastering a skill takes practice — a lot of practice.…
Career, Wellness

What’s Holding Me Back From Reaching My Goals?

“I thought I’d be earning six figures by now.” “I belong to a great gym; why can’t I seem to…
Life

Cultivate Optimism

If the water in your glass hovers around the midway point, would you tend to describe it as being half-full…
Career, Wellness

How to Overcome Life’s Biggest Regrets

“The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t…
Career, High School/College

Think Career Coaching for Your Student Is Too Risky?

Worrying seems like part of the job description for parents. Little kids, little problems; bigger kids … As your child…
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Leadership

How to Handle Negative Feedback as a Leader

Most leaders deliver feedback on a regular basis. Feedback from the boss can be potentially rewarding, validating and motivating. But…
Leadership

Executive Coach Insights: Can Mindfulness Make You a Better Leader?

Maria, a senior executive at a national insurance retailer, loved her job — or at least she used to enjoy…
Build trust and increase performance with executive courage.
Leadership

Executive Courage: Do You Really Have It?

Courage and leadership often go hand in hand. Or so it would seem. Yet, lack of executive courage is one…
executive presence
Leadership

The Number One Factor Hindering Your Executive Presence

Imagine that you’re walking into an important meeting. The stakes are high. The outcome matters. Whether it’s a meeting with…
Leadership

Leadership Strategies to Mitigate the High Cost of Workplace Stress

A slow air leak in a tire may not cause harm — at least not initially. Left unrepaired, however, it…
Life, Neurofeedback

Neurofeedback – The Mental Health Treatment Alternative

Imagine a drug that had virtually no short-term side effects and no long-term side effects; that worked for a wide…
Career, Life

How to Beat Procrastination: 14 Ways to Break the Cycle

Almost everyone has been afflicted by procrastination at one time or another — that nagging menace that compels us to put…
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Based in Chicago, we also have offices in Atlanta, San Francisco and New York.