Bringing All of You To Your Work

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to get feedback on my coaching from a master coach–someone who “supervises” new coaches in training for a living. I coached a volunteer client for 15 minutes. The master coach then gave me feedback. Two comments stand out in my mind: Photo by dichohecho “You were connected to yourself when…

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Live Action Coaching

This page provides audio recordings of coaching demonstrations that I’ve done over the years.  You’ll hear a variety of situations, both personal and work-related, with which my volunteer clients struggled. As a coach, there’s always more than one way to work with a client.  When I initially recorded these demos, it was fascinating for me…

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Upside of the Recession

These days, everyone has a perspective on the recession. Peggy Noonan, a writer who I admire for her straight talk, recently wrote about the psychological depression that has descended on this country, a collective gloom that's not likely to go away any time soon. She observes: "The heart-pumping drama of last September is gone, replaced…

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Geek Girls Band Together to Beat Recession

Last week, I blogged about a networking event that I had learned about at the last minute, a  Girl Geek dinner, hosted by Sun Microsystems. The CBS affiliate in Denver, KCNC, Channel 4 News, decided to cover it, complete with a camera person in the lobby of Sun. (I wasn't able to embed the video…

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