Leadership

It’s Okay. You Can Say No Without Burning Bridges.

As Vanessa Patrick describes in her book, try instead using an empowered refusal. An empowered refusal is when you tell the other person you are not available for their ask because it doesn’t align with your values, goals, and identity.

We Actually Can’t Stand Cruelty

At our core, human beings yearn for connection, understanding, and community with one another. Though cruelty and violence sometimes arise, they are but brief shadows cast against humanity's inherent pursuit of compassion.

Be Who You Needed When You Were Younger

Hello and welcome back to our newsletter! Last time I was writing about how a practice of gratitude helps us make better decisions for our future self. Basically, you should try to make daily choices in the interest of Future You. It’s sounds obvious, but you can read more here about why it’s hard to ...

How to Become a Grateful Coach

To be a great coach that empowers his or her team, you have to adopt the mindset of coaching. Become a coaching manager and help others be happy and thrive at work with these mindset shifts. Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Coaching For Managers. My name is Shawn Hunter, and I’ll be leading us on ...

When to Call, Text, Zoom or Email?

When it comes to communicating with your co-workers or boss, the choices you make can either detriment or enhance your relationships. It’s always very important to understand the context, urgency, and purpose of your message so that you can then choose the best mode of communication given these variables. Transcript: You’ve heard stories about people ...

Is Everyone Coachable? Is Every Skill Coachable?

Given today’s evolving workplace, those who want to improve will have a slight edge. No questions asked. This is not only because they want to get better at their jobs, but also because they care about the impact they can cause. This is why they can be coachable to facilitate their growth, their communication, and ...