Posts From: DJ and Barry Mitsch

Turf Wars! We’ve heard that comment frequently in the past few months. The tighter the financial markets, the more uncertainty in the air, the leaner to scale, the more fear people hold onto, the more they feel a need to protect something. And, inside organizations we see that need for a sense of control play out as a ‘turf war.’

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As companies navigate the prolonged recession, downsizings and reorganizations have become business as usual and the toll on productivity and worker morale can be catastrophic. How do you continue to drive critical sales efforts that sustain companies and keep people focused on their customers when there is a cloud of fear throughout the enterprise?

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I was recently asked to speak to a professional coaching organization about the topic, “How to coach like a Master Certified Coach.”  I have always felt that mastery is still more art than science, especially in this evolutionary process we call coaching, and was a bit challenged by how to best illustrate something I feel is intuitive.

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Executive coaching is becoming more accepted as a professional development tool. Because of the relative expense of customized one-on-one coaching, it is typically offered to only senior members of an organization. But the benefits of coaching can reach all professional levels in a company and be cost effective if offered in group and team formats. Here is an overview of applications for both group and team coaching.

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It’s Oscar time in Hollywood and one film that is certain to garner some awards is The King’s Speech, a story based on the life of King George VI of Britain and his struggle to overcome a speech impediment. King George worked with a speech coach – Lionel Logue – to help him battle through a near insurmountable challenge and eventually become an inspiration to the British Empire during World War II. The King’s Speech provides an interesting study in the power of coaching.

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Coaching is now a buzz word attached to just about every form of professional development. There are executive coaches, life coaches, marketing coaches, wellness coaches, family coaches, team coaches, group coaches, career coaches, speaking coaches, writing coaches, productivity coaches, and many more. So how do you know if you are buying master level “coaching” or just another training or consulting activity that is labeled as coaching?

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