Coaching Tip

JANUARY 20, 2012

By Dr. Jennifer Garvey Berger. Our form of mind plays a role in each of our impressions and decisions, which of course means that giving thought to a client's form of mind can improve a coach's ability to be helpful. Most coaches have a style and approach that are better suited to some forms of mind than others. No matter what approach a coach might take--a targeted approach or a psychologically spacious approach, it can be helpful to understand the various forms of mind the client might have,

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 15, 2012

The systems and structures that we call "management" are obsolete. They were developed during the industrial era more of a century ago while work has changed today. Traditional management structures, systems and tools intended to make the first factories efficient are now obsolete. Applying them to knowledge-based work has exactly the opposite effect, causing all kinds of breakdowns.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 17, 2012

By Guest Author Jan K. Katz, MS. The middle-class axiom “study hard and you’ll get a good job” has proven untrue in the recent economic downturn. This axiom rarely exists at poverty level, where academic accomplishment could be interpreted as an attempt to separate oneself from the community. A good sense of humor, telling a story well and having a good relationship with each student are ‘nice to have’ when teaching students of upper socioeconomic classes, but essential when teaching poverty-l

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