From early childhood on, we all work on teams, whether we are participating in a classroom, sports, job, family, or community. Think of teams you have been on. What worked and what didn’t work?

We can gain greater awareness and bring about change when we understand the metaphors which underlie our experience.

As coaches who are focused on growing our practices, we are constantly competing for attention in a noisy marketplace.

I walked into my friend Courtney’s office one day and on her desk sat a framed image that read, “It starts with me.” Jokingly, I ribbed her a bit, “Oh, sure, it’s all about you!”

Economic news updates have dominated national headlines recently, replacing daily updates on COVID-19 pandemic cases and deaths.

Bruce Tuckman’s model talks about the four stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. Unfortunately, some teams never get further than the Storming phase.

You and I know that transition is an ever-evolving circumstance of life. Sometimes we don’t recognize it but other times it’s very apparent.

It is baffling to think about the time, energy and resources we put in to getting what we already have. One of my favorite examples of this is from the “Wizard of Oz”, when Dorothy clicks her heels and realizes she had the power all along.

If you stand back and can observe the landscape of your life, what stands out? Who stands out? One of the biggest standouts in my life turned 80 this month. Her birthday prompts me to pause and reflect on who I have become because of her handprint on my life.

We're taught to admire and repeat what we think we are best at, so it’s not hard to see how overdoing a strength can become "too much of a good thing". However, overdoing our strengths reduces their value rather than improving them.

We all remember the first moment we took our teams; our practices; our lives to full remote status. It was March 17th, 2020 for me, and I was convinced we would be back in the office by summer, perhaps with a few lessons learned about ZOOM and other brand-new technologies.

A conversation with Founder Joyce Richman as she reflects back on her vision for TCC, the legacy she created by developing and growing Triad Coaching Connection, and her hopes for the continued impact TCC is making regionally by serving the needs of professional coaches.

We are a diverse society, with different ethnic, generational and gender differences. As coaches, it is critical that we recognize our own biases as our coaching “market” has dramatically changed.

Coaching and counseling are inherently different but bear some similarities in purpose and practice. In this article, we pragmatically consider some differences between coaching and counseling.

It’s tempting sometimes to grab onto opportunities, even those with ambiguous rewards. It can be hard to say no and “let someone down”. Yet even very efficient professionals only have a finite number of hours in a day.

Knowing yourself and knowing what is holding you back is far more important than simply knowing what you want. It’s awareness, not knowledge that can take you from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow.

While most business professionals realize the importance of investing in developing a Professional Development Plan, too few recognize the value and importance of a Mind-Development Plan.

As coaches, we’re called to listen and observe with an open mind and with every intention to understand fully what a client is trying to communicate.

Are you living your values in ways that are as consistent as they are courageous? Are you as invested in your work as it invests in you? And if this is the time to make a change, is it a change that promises to be as engaging as it is energizing or… is it just “next”?

Whether it is board games, sports, gambling, video games, many people love games in one form or another. In this article, we will explain what gamification is and the benefits of using it as a training tool.