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Try a Coaching Circle for peer-to-peer coaching and feedback
JUNE 10, 2024
As we talked and echoed each other, I felt as if we were gradually getting clearer on our issues, and that certain strategies and solutions were emerging. I felt my spirits slowly lift, and by the...
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Four ways to turn goals into habits
JUNE 10, 2024
Habits are powerful, but delicate. They can emerge outside our consciousness or can be deliberately designed. They often occur without our permission but can be reshaped by fiddling with their parts....
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Are retirees choosing ‘encore careers’ as the key to life-long happiness?
JUNE 05, 2024
If you’re retired or planning to retire within the next ten years, you might already know what you’re going to do in the golden years to feel happy and fulfilled. You might be planning to garden, lay...
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Try on these Six Personas for Great Coaching
JUNE 05, 2024
I couldn’t find any model or pattern that I could apply while learning to be a coach. Instead, a model emerged out of my growth as an agile coach. It is based around six different personas that I...
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How to Motivate Employees Without any Carrots or Sticks
JUNE 05, 2024
In a business environment, you have to be able to rely on your staff. The biggest question then becomes: How do you keep your staff motivated without having to constantly look over their shoulders?...
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Dangers of workaholism and how to overcome them
JUNE 05, 2024
Designing user interfaces and creating beautiful websites was something he really loved. He was working on a small team that had a very creative project for a high-profile client.
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Bare Necessities at Work: Humor and Happiness
JUNE 04, 2024
Workplaces can be very stressful environments, and stress can be detrimental for morale and productivity. One of the best ways for a business owner or manager to alleviate stress at work is to...
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Agile Career Reinvention: A New Paradigm for Happiness?
JUNE 04, 2024
The story starts with the end of 17 years in a command-and-control, all or nothing work situation. Let’s call it a rather dark shade of Amber. Giving 100% of myself, to build something ultimately...
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How to Hire Great People
JUNE 04, 2024
At one moment in my career, I really got involved in recruitment. Not just doing a few interviews, but the whole recruitment process. We were growing in three locations, two in Europe and one in the...
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How to Implement a Workplace Wellness Program That Benefits Your Team
JUNE 04, 2024
You’re detail-oriented and conscientious with a work ethic that’s true blue. You hire carefully chosen, innovative candidates that show promise. Together you’ve knocked quite a few notable projects...