To communicate emphatically does not mean to refrain from saying what’s on your mind in a given confusing, awkward or frustrating contexts. Nor distort it to please the other. What can help you to communicate with more empathy: 1. Be present with intention if you really want to understand the other’s part. When we respond it is usually from a…
Coaching through transitions In my coaching program, I advise that every time a new Executive steps into a new role, a three to six months transition coaching be offered by the organisation. It helps on several layers, but most importantly it is meant to help the person to not feel alone in the transition, especially in the adjusting period. It…
How do you translate who you think you are, your identity, into your reputation? How much do you believe that if you become more self-aware of who you are then you would be able to learn to develop those skills that will help you evolve on the career ladder? Based on three decades of validated research the Socioanalytic theory (Robert…
The most important ingredient of any valuable relationship is TRUST. How can I convince my team to do whatever I asked them to do and not question it, bitch about it, postpone it, or bring all kind of excuses for not finishing it, out of fear of unpleasant consequences? This type of question is very common at the corporate top…
I start each of my coaching sessions with a couple of short questions to help my client identify THE most important professional objective he needs to have successfully solved by the end of the session or coaching process (during more sessions). Many times this contracting phase is pretty subtle, as it happens that my client may have more than one…
