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December 17, 2024

30 Seconds of Calm

November 19, 2024

Are You Coaching or Mentoring? Here’s How to Tell the Difference

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November 5, 2024

How does being a manager impact the way you mentor or coach? 

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October 22, 2024

How to be a great manager when role models are scarce

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September 24, 2024

The two step approach to busting limiting assumptions

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August 27, 2024

The secret to motivating your team

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August 13, 2024

Why your Attention Matters

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July 30, 2024

When 'Keep Doing What You're Doing' Isn't Enough

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May 21, 2024

Feedback is only information

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March 24, 2024

The last thing you should do is offer support

March 17, 2024

What's in it for you?

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March 10, 2024

Are you helping penguins?

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February 25, 2024

What to do when open questions don’t work

February 18, 2024

Open questions encourage people to open up

February 11, 2024

How to make it safe for coach-like conversations

January 21, 2024

Why I wrote Think Like a Coach

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