Two days from this writing, I will begin with a new coaching client (I’ll call him Kevin). Thus far I’ve only met Kevin once and I have reviewed his pre-work for our first session. In his answers to that preparatory questionnaire, I believe I clearly see core values. That first meeting left me looking forward [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Experience’
Confident Sharing
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Experience, Strengths, Values, Voice on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Trust and Authenticity (Authentic Trust)
Posted in Trust, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Experience, Individual, Judgment on October 23, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Reading Marlo Morgan’s Mutant Message Down Under spread yet another layer of shielding as I continue to pound-away at the grip of judgment. As Marlo told her walkabout story with the Real People, I was impressed by the beauty of these individual spirits; spirits free of debilitating judgment. For me personally, it is becoming more and [...]
Trust and Commitment (Committed Trust)
Posted in Trust, tagged Commitment, Competence, Conscious, Experience, Impact, Trust, Values on September 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »
If our solution to our anxiety involves getting someone else to change, it is doomed to failure. -Jeffrey A. Miller in The Anxious Organization: Why Smart Companies do Dumb Things Since ancient times we have been admonished to be the change. There are those in our midst who clearly see any given problem and intelligently [...]
Trust and Motivation (Motivated Trust)
Posted in Trust, tagged Authenticity, Character, Collegial, Experience, Motivation on September 13, 2010 | 9 Comments »
It was Saturday morning, and I took my portable office to one of my coffee shops. Placing my briefcase on a selected table, I looked up and there was Gregg, a new colleague. Gregg’s business is still very young and he has a lot of questions and a need for collegial conversation – we all [...]
Skill 7 – Part C: Our Collective Story
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, tagged Commitment, Experience, Impact, Larger Story, Love, Present, Respect, Story, Storytelling on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A story is not an intermission in the flow of a busy life. A story is evidence of a meaningful plot polished by the acts; the right script. Through story, leaders assist us in seeing the future in our present commitments and actions. The interlude of story is concentrated present-moment power. The interlude is intended to [...]
Skill 7 – Part B: Another’s Story
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, tagged Commitment, Experience, Impact, Larger Story, Love, New Confidence, Story, Storytelling, Trust, Voice on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The influence of understanding flows through one’s intent and purpose. Confident and empowered in our own voice, we create the space where individual stories recognize collective harmony through individual resonance. Before an individual story can flow toward the collective pool, the individual must find the foundational confidence to tell in the space that has been provided. [...]
Skill 6 – Part C: Create Alignment (Clarity)
Posted in 7 Skills for 21st Century Leadership - Discussed, tagged Clarity, Experience, Flow, Focus, Intent, Judgment, Presence, Purpose, Story, Understanding on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Back in our years of working together, I came to know Mark well. I became accustomed to Mark’s intense presence – a way of being in a task that I learned to appreciate as part of who he is at the core. If one had asked me to briefly describe Mark’s management style, I might [...]
Confidence Opens Us More Fully
Posted in Confidence, The Stream, Wading the Stream, tagged Experience, False confidence, Judgment, Presence, Purpose, Understanding on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A survival instinct is deeply rooted in our individual psyche. This instinct is part of the wiring intended for individual protection and continuation of the species. Judgment is a learned behavior. It is my personal belief that these two somehow link to one another in a manner destructive to one’s authenticity. The base defensiveness built [...]
Being Aware of Experience
Posted in The Stream, tagged Experience, Presence on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Stream is an opportunity to return and wade in the consistency and essence of meaning created in a younger experience. Experience is created when I am conscious of what is going on around me. Being aware is a heightened sense of listening. To listen, one must be present. This heightened sense of listening produces [...]
