by Angela Spaxman | Oct 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach, Self-Improvement and Success tips
“Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.” –William Carleton One of the fastest ways to develop yourself,...
by Angela Spaxman | Sep 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” –Oliver Wendell Holmes, US author & physician (1809 – 1894) An “ah ha” moment is one of the most interesting and exciting events in learning. When...
by Angela Spaxman | Aug 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.” –Oliver Wendell Holmes US author & physician (1809 – 1894) Last month’s article “Listening Like a Coach” discusses the value of...
by Angela Spaxman | Jul 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” –Dr Karl Menninger, Psychiatrist and Author One of my clients...
by Angela Spaxman | Jun 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
Last months article discussed different ways to manage your coaching time. The most time-efficient way may be what I called ‘Coaching by Walking Around’ which means using opportunities that come up in your everyday interactions with staff to develop them and advance...
by Angela Spaxman | May 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
What may be done at any time will be done at no time. –Scottish Proverb –Or, How to Manage Your Coaching Time– Yes, it’s a myth. Coaching doesn’t actually take more time from a manager’s life. In fact, effective coaching creates new time by...
