Carving Time Out For Team Coaching
A leader's time is becoming fragmented as never before. Incorporating new processes and technology. Increased matrix-team involvement. Dealing with the demands of an ever-increasing competitive landscape. The list goes on. Where then does coaching one's team members come into play?
Are you ready to leave worry behind?
From my own experience in leadership, the one area that always challenged me was my own propensity to worry.
As Rumi once said, "Oh soul, you worry too much. You have seen your own strength.
Confidence is built and anyone can build it!
Believe that one must be confident to achieve success? After all, it would appear that confident people seem to lead our world.
But each of these individuals would probably tell us that their road to success was not an easy one.
Conflict can engulf us, if we let it.
Conflict often arises because of doors that we open for ourselves.
Ever noticed that the vast majority of movie and TV plots would not exist if the main character simply ignored the knocking door?
Most of us find our motivation and passion lacking at some point in our jobs. It's normal. But when this situation lingers and you find yourself feeling stuck and hopeless, it's time to take a deeper look.
In my own life and as a professional coach, these 5 culprits continually make an appearance when motivation wanes.
In a past article, I wrote about the influence judgment can have over our ability to lead. To judge is human. As emotional beings judgment is, if nothing else, an emotional response to our environment. On a deeper level, it's a protective mechanism.
We all remember those strong leaders we've encountered in our lives. Their impact lingers because that's the nature of true leadership.
I learned early that the strongest leaders see beyond the immediate need. They see potential. Not just of the worker but of the individual.
Vulnerability is one of those words that immediately stimulate a guttural response. Conjured up is the fortress wall breached. A teeming, angry hoard pouring through full of malintent.
It's a word that one typically connects with danger.
Leaders - as most people - are comfortable inside the "known".
