I think it was Mark Twain who said the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning. Sometimes what seems like a small matter is a really big deal. Such is the case with distinctions in coaching. Distinctions help a […]
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A few weeks ago, I was driving by the elementary school my kids attended when they were younger. As I sat at the traffic light near the school, I noticed the message on their sign: “Every Child Succeeds.” Honestly, at first the message had zero impact on me. Schools and churches and sometimes businesses put
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If you’re going to be coaching for a living (or for some income), you need clients. That may be axiomatic, but it still needs to be said because I know far too many good coaches who have too few clients. As coaches, we have to develop our ability to coach, but we also have to
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Instead of learning the importance of humility while ascending to leadership, Doug Guthrie learned it on the way down and out. Guthrie teaches leadership at Apple University, but his ascent to Apple followed a pride-induced fall. Guthrie is a smart, hard-working and capable leader who served as the dean of the George Washington School of
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