Learnt from one of my fellow-Coaches recently about a couple of powerful questions that a leader could ask his team members (on a weekly basis): 1. What support can I provide for you this week? 2. Where do you need me to give you more space? Where am I crowding you? This opens up powerful […]
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Albert Mehrabian (psychology professor at UCLA) says when we interact with people, we are perceived by others in three ways: 55 percent visually (our body language) 38 percent vocally (our tone of voice) 7 percent verbally (the spoken words) A massive 93% of perception happens outside of words! Could we use this finding in a
Great minds discuss ideas, average ones discuss events, and small minds discuss people – Eleanor Roosevelt. What am I discussing?
Those who want to sing, always find a song – Swedish proverb. Agree. When my want is intense, I find a way.
Life is too short to spend it unhappily – Paul Allen. Agree. A lot of wisdom in those words. Circumstances may not be fantastic; situations in which I’m placed may not be fantastic; yet, what prevents me from being fantastic? Being joyful?
Often status quo is riskier than taking a leap into the unknown – anonymous. Moving out of comfort zones – stretching one-self beyond (self-imposed) limits – how comfortable I am, doing that? How do I build that ability? A coach could help.
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are – Max De Pree. Making the move. From where we are to where we want to be. From who we are to who we need to be – for making that move. It’s critical.
How much do my daily actions align with where I want to go? Things that we do on a daily basis matter, for it influences / creates the outcomes over a period of time. It keeps the needle moving consistently. Therefore aligning it to where I want to go is supremely important! How much do
When you innovate, you make mistakes. It’s best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations – Steve Jobs. In a way, if we are not making mistakes, we are not innovating enough. The key is to admit mistakes fast enough and keep moving, than being in a denial mode. Are
‘Invest in yourself’- Warren Buffet, when asked what advice he would give to new graduates about to enter the workplace. Investing in one-self – equipping oneself with what’s needed in the journey, building and orienting skills, competencies, mind-sets, presence – relevant even in later stages in life; probably through all stages in life! Am I
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