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Career

Improve your leaders to improve your organization

How one-on-one coaching can help improve your leaders, which will improve your organization in ways that no retreat, training, or reorganization can.

By Peter, 3 weeksJanuary 17, 2023 ago
Community

Volunteerism comes in all shapes and sizes—giving away your time for free

Saying “I’ll volunteer when my business is off the ground” is like saying “I’ll start coaching youth teams when my kids are grown up.” Now is the time to get involved.

By Peter, 4 weeksJanuary 11, 2023 ago
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Career

Hire for potential, not years of experience… but then what?

Experience is the best teacher. If you hire for potential and not experience, be ready for them to make mistakes. How will you support them through it all?

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 15, 2022 ago
Career

Crisis decisions lead to unintended consequences

In a crisis, avoid reactionary decisions as much as possible, to reduce unintended consequences. The long term damage may be far worse than pausing a moment.

By Peter, 3 monthsNovember 8, 2022 ago
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Career

Don’t hire me to make your employees better at enduring a terrible workplace

Let’s stop patting people on the back for resilience when they’re in a system that’s designed to crush them. Let’s stop crushing them instead.

By Peter, 4 monthsSeptember 29, 2022 ago
Career

Is your favorite self-improvement guru a fraud?

Most self-improvement gurus are not frauds, but don’t assume that because their method works for you, it works for everyone. There are so many to choose from.

By Peter, 6 monthsAugust 23, 2022 ago
Career

I’m now an ICF certified coach!

I’ve made five major career changes over 35 years. Becoming an ICF certified coach is the most recent, and I hope final, of these.

By Peter, 7 monthsJuly 12, 2022 ago
Community

Why am I (ir)rationally excited about this new tee shirt?

I am so excited about this new tee shirt, I made a video. It includes audio from 1989, when I produced a radio news show. But that’s not the real point I have.

By Peter, 8 monthsJune 21, 2022 ago
Career

No experience, education, or certification necessary to be a professional life coach

Anyone can be a professional life coach. But beware: a coach should have all the right questions, not all the right answers. What experience makes a good coach?

By Peter, 8 monthsJune 1, 2022 ago
Courage

Here’s how my daughter reminds me to choose courage.

Our everyday choices can be tiny, huge, easy, scary… Choosing courage isn’t always simple. How do you remember to choose courage?

By Peter, 9 monthsMay 26, 2022 ago

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