Monthly Archives: January 2011

Communication Breakdowns: The Villains of Communication

There are a variety of reasons why someone might be a poor communicator.  Most of us are not born effective communicators.  We have to learn how to communicate and continuously build on these skills throughout lifetime.  When communication fails, most … Continue reading

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Communication Breakdowns: How Do I Get Action?

In the workplace, we typically communicate out of desire for some type of response or action.   We provide needed information to motivate action.    For those of us that are parents, we know what a challenge it can be to accomplish … Continue reading

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The Communication Process: Employee and Supervisor Dynamics

As mentioned in the last post, everyone and every organization have some struggle with its internal communication. In most organizations, it is assumed that if a person becomes a manager of leader, he or she must possess strong communication skills.  … Continue reading

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Communication: Why Can’t We Just Communicate?

Communication is the basis of almost all human interaction.  Communication builds trust, decreases uncertainty, increases productivity, and strengthens the cohesion of an organization’s culture.  Although communication is known to be absolutely critical to any relationship or organization, most of us … Continue reading

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Mentors in the Electronic Age: The Old World and New

We live in an incredible age where space or distance has much less of an influence over us. Never before in human history has there been the ability to communicate and exchange ideas over such a large area so quickly.  … Continue reading

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The Uber Coach: The Mentor

Before concluding our discussion of coaching, I want to turn to the super coach or mentor.  So many successful people point to an older peer who took the time to mentor them during their career.  For many of us, there … Continue reading

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Coaching and the Fan: What Happens when Challenges Arise?

Coaching is big business no matter what industry we are talking about.  It seems that each year the compensation of sports coaches go up while the tolerance for losing goes down.  Compensation varies by sport and league, but most professional … Continue reading

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Successful Coaching: Controlling Chaos

Several years ago one of my children started playing organized sports again. She had played for a number of years when she was very young and enjoyed it until she encountered a coach that was demanding and relatively short on … Continue reading

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We All Need a Coach: The Coaching Revolution

Coaching has been a buzz word since the 1990s in almost every industry.  Coaching in its most simple form goes back to the earliest human settlements.  In order to perpetuate the community, older group members would teach younger members how … Continue reading

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