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Build Work Culture While Working from Home

TCF-Brynn-Chelsea

One of the things we coach to a lot is community and its impact on work culture. So many organizations and individuals struggle with creating and fostering community at work. It doesn’t help that now, as so many are working remotely, this has become so much harder. Community is critical to maintaining a cohesive group that works toward a…

Stop Being So Busy: Here’s How

Trevor Stevenson

Do you wear “busy” like a badge of honor? Busyness is sometimes a goal of its own for leaders. So many of our leadership coaching clients start out feeling like this: If they stop being so busy, they’ll feel like they’re not contributing. But when we’re too busy, our performance starts to suffer and our stress levels increase. The…

Building Community for Better Leadership

Dale Allen

How would you feel having to journey alone through a dark forest? I think it’s fair to say that the absence of light, the unforeseen obstructions, and the exposure to potential dangers would leave you feeling vulnerable and afraid. Now, how would this experience compare to having even a single companion by your side? Multiply that companion by several…

Giving Feedback Doesn’t Have to Suck

Dale Allen

Back when I was getting my coaching certification, I had an extraordinary (and delicious?) experience practicing methods of giving feedback. And it stuck with me. Instead of creating thoughts of “you’re not good enough,” we did something different, something magical. We created a space that felt like a leadership taste test. We reviewed the 360 feedback as though we…

How to Be More Confident

Trevor Stevenson

When you hear the word confidence, what does it make you think of? In our years of leadership coaching, we’ve shared plenty of ideas about what confidence is, but also addressed some of our clients’ questions about what confidence is not. Confidence is not an elusive concept. It’s not something we think other people have. It’s certainly not something…

Learn to Just Let Things Go

Trevor Stevenson

Question: Are you stressing about a heated conversation you had with a colleague, struggling to let things go? Do you find that you just can’t seem to get over that stupid mistake you made last week? Maybe you feel like you’re walking on eggshells or can’t bear the thought of conflict at work? Whatever it is that’s eating you…

Set Goals This Way to Find More Success

Dale Allen

When is the last time you set goals that were fresh? I mean truly, thoughtfully, pressed the reset button of your mind with the intention to move forward in a new direction? Maybe you tossed that pack of cigarettes in the trash can, or you purged your fridge of processed foods or joined the gym down the street. Or…

How to Get Unstuck: 3 Strategies

Dale Allen

If you’re wondering how to get unstuck, let’s start with some self-reflection. Do your days look something like this? 👇 You lead a meeting, check in to see how the team is doing on various things, delegate necessary tasks, tie up a bunch of loose ends, eat half of a sandwich while clearing 1/100th of your dreaded inbox, then…

How to Lead in Times of Uncertainty

Dale Allen

Life during these past few years has been stressful and unpredictable. (Can we get a hell yes?) But this global interruption-that-shall-not-be-named has given leaders a chance to dig deep and extract some real lessons about how to lead in times of uncertainty. If you remember nothing else, remember this: There are things that are still within your control. Now,…

How To Inspire Your Team During Busy Times

Everyday you set out to meet lofty goals… In your personal life, you strive to ‘have a great day,’ meditate, get healthy, be kind to everyone, and be present. At work you strive to get a lot done: ✔ complete your “to-do” list ✔ connect with your team ✔ take a lunch break ✔ stay focussed and manage your…