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Send us Fan Mail When we think about sports and we think about playing fields and players and leaders of teams couple things come to mind. If a coach were to go into a huddle during a game and look up at the scoreboard and say everybody we are down by 20 points but let's just keep doing the same thing what would the players think? Would they even wanna continue to play? Would they maybe even...

Send us Fan Mail Today's employee has dramatically changed and we as leadership coaches must change with those changes. People are quitting without having their next job as well as people are quitting jobs for more money not thinking about long term decisions that are affected by such decisions. The pandemic has caused people to look at themselves and their careers dramatically differently. I...

Send us Fan Mail I still hear from leaders this notion of buy in when it comes to coaching. Let me be very straightforward and candid- that's a load of BS! Let's look at this logically. If a manager does not have time to coach how the heck do they create more time when they need to interview and review resumes when someone leaves their organization? Coaching is a form of communication an...

Send us Fan Mail Yesterday I drove in the middle of the winter Blizzard coming back from up north Wisconsin. Needless to say the weather was terrible and there were white out conditions and if you have never driven in such weather it can be extremely dangerous. One of the most interesting things that I noticed was a long single line behind me and in front of me. The left lane was open but not plow...

Send us Fan Mail As a former college football coach with over 15 years of experience in sales & recruiting, Ben Murphy, VP at Titus, is known for his innovative hiring & management approach. He helps educate the marketplace on how to think strategically to better identify, attract, hire, engage & retain top talent.     Manage 4 Performance is a platform and methodology that delivers a...

Send us Fan Mail It is imperative especially as things are changing so fast that leaders have conversations with their people. It's imperative that people have conversations with their peers. It's imperative that employees have conversations with upper level management. If there is ever been a time when we need to converse and truly understand one another and be in a position to help one...

Send us Fan Mail During this episode we're going to talk about short term thinking versus long term thinking. There are a number of jobs still out in the marketplace and people who are very short term thinkers will take jobs without really understanding their own career goals or motivations for the pursuit of short term financial gain. During this episode we will teach two different ways to h...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is dedicated to The Great Resignation, specific to those who say, "my employees only care about money" and "other companies are calling my people and offering signing bonuses." This episode will teach specific strategies to help offset this challenging, dare I say scary trend. Good Luck! -------------------------------------------------------------...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches a major transition occurring in the workplace. Historically people quit because of their direct relationship with their boss or manager when in fact now well people are quitting organizations due to their workplace flexibility policies. There is a major shift going on and it is prompting leaders to possess four fundamental attributes when it comes to their lea...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches the fundamentals of using assessments to coach. All too often we use the results to label and it cuts us off from conversations and deepening our understanding of one another. During this episode we will teach a coaching mapping methodology called QALMS (check out our article on Forbes on QALMS) ( https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/09/01/co...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches four pillars of what it takes to build and maintain positive workplace culture through coaching. A workplace culture is comprised  of interactions and conversations between people and their interpretation of such conversations. The following four pillars will be discussed within this podcast:  Conversation Skills  Coaching Skills  Measure  Practice -----------...

Send us Fan Mail I was thrilled to interview my friend Linda Johnson who possesses a willingness and skillset to tackle some of today's toughest issues. She is a master of tough conversations when it comes to helping leaders develop their skillsets with diversity and inclusion related topics. Linda Johnson LinkedIn Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindajohnsonleadership/ Linda's Web...

Send us Fan Mail MEET Sabina Sulat Creator and founder of Re: Working. A talented and innovative HR professional, Sabina Sulat has worked as a senior workplace advisor for multiple Fortune 500 companies, as well as for the federal government as a senior strategist. She now dedicates herself and her business to helping others rethink and rework unemployment as an opportunity for growth and learning...

Send us Fan Mail The greatest thing we can do today as leaders is to invest in your employees and to understand them potentially more deeply than we ever have. When we understand what motivates a person and we actually invest in that motivation talent retention and development will skyrocket. We can no longer have these ridiculous discussions about not having time to coach our employees because if...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches through a quick youth sports story how self-awareness can help our youth and employees in the workplace. Also checkout our 2022 Talent Development Workshop Series : https://www.salesprogress.com/talent-coaching-2022 Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books called Workplace Coaching Books . These books use QR codes wi...

Send us Fan Mail The pandemic has rocked many people and companies. There is no getting around the fact times have been touch for people and certain industries. With that being said ... we need to also provide due attention to a simple concept " A Good Day's Work "                                                                            I Hope This Helps! Welcome to Coaching Conve...

Send us Fan Mail One of the strongest things that's come out of the pandemic is the reflection organizations are having on the treatment of their employees. How we talk to our employees, how we converse with our employees through  communication. We are in the midst of four pretty major projects right now with clients and one of the top things that people bring up to us all the time is communi...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches some fundamental conversational models that help with typical day to day leadership challenges that require Conversational Navigation Excellence. Checkout our Why Leadership Conversations Matter : https://progress-coaching-academy.thinkific.com/courses/why-conversations-matter-2021 * We provide four 1 on 1 sessions practicing conversation models that lead to g...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches 3 fundamental strategies new manager leaders can use to launch their leadership careers successfully. This episode will teach those strategies and how to implement them. For More Information on Our NEW Manager Training Coaching Program Click Here: https://form.jotform.com/212093523033040 Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative li...

Send us Fan Mail This episode details 6 typical mistakes leaders make that destroy TRUST based upon conversational coaching skills:  Time  Interruptions  But  Non-Verbal Discord  Assumptively Reacting  Truth Expectations Checkout Out Our NEW Coaching PODs Program : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/criZXMVigdJ Welcome to Coaching Conversations We have created a NEW and Innovative line of books...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode is about teamwork and L & D expert Thane Bellamo shares his insight on teamwork. His insight is unique and not the traditional team  development stuff. he shares strategies about what leaders can do to facilitate stronger teamwork by understanding the value of meaningful work. Thane's book  Teamwork in Talent Management (if you want teamwork, then giv...

Send us Fan Mail This episode teaches a very simple concept called conversational navigation. It requires leaders and even non leaders to enter conversations willing to explore versus steering someone to get to a place that they may want that person to get to. Think about the most simplistic example a person with a negative attitude. Our destination is we want this person to be more upbeat and pos...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about really understanding the value of what we call "Foundational Relationships". It depicts a connection beyond the transactional or work-driven interaction whereby people know about one another in terms of interests and passions. Progress Coaching has been helping organizations leverage the power of coaching for over 25 years by positioning managers to...

Send us Fan Mail Progress Coaching has been helping organizations leverage the power of coaching for over 25 years by positioning managers to become conversational leaders. We offer a number of training reinforcement courses, in addition to one-on-one and group coaching, to provide unique support options tailored to YOUR company’s needs. It doesn’t end there! Our Coaching Enthusiast Community offe...

Send us Fan Mail Let me introduce you to a new concept called Conversational Discord . Conversational Discord is when people have an argument or a misunderstanding that leads to greater difficulty within an organization. There are four stages to Conversational Discord :   1.        Misinterpretation - misinterpretation is when somebody is either not listening or emotionally reacting which leads to...