Mike and Mark have heard it before: “We’re always coaching around here.” What if we told you that talking isn’t necessarily coaching? And that there are five different types of talks you must have in order to drive performance? Your hosts reveal Gallup’s clear findings in this episode. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your …
You should tell your people before “the judge” does
Mark’s kids experience that rite of passage for swimmers everywhere: the DQ judge. It’s a reminder that “clarity is kindness.” It is too late when your people are facing the judge. If you don’t hold your people to the standards, the judge will. Interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We’d love to hear …
For the second time: Don’t use this word!
Mike and Mark recorded about this about a year ago … and it has come up again … and again … and again. … Now with some new data, new stories and new proofs, we give you: the coach’s forbidden word. Follow this rule and make your coaching less risky. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … or interview subjects? …
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If you heard Mark Ramsay’s interview on the Refining Rhetoric podcast, welcome! We have a number of items that may interest you: *More on Mark and his PCC status with the International Coach Federation *An excerpt from his upcoming book, “The Lost Tools of Business” *A free online self-assessment on your professional life *Our Resources page, featuring DISC, the personality …
The shrine of capitalism
I had seen the bumper stickers as a kid. I indeed wondered, “Where the heck is Wall Drug?” (Had I lived off I-90, I would have seen the legendary billboards as well.) And in 2012, I made my pilgrimage to Wall Drug, truly a shrine of capitalism. It is a place where Something was made out of Nothing. And it …
Every time Mike violates his own rule it bites him in the butt.
“If I have not seen you doing it, I will assume that you can’t do it.” Easy to say … hard to master. Tune in to hear Mike’s recent experience in fine-tuning his training and coaching process. (Spoiler alert: It led to the client immediately selling what scientists label “a bajillion more units.”) Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes … …
Our three picks on our third anniversary
Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below the text. Once a week for three years straight! Mike and Mark share the episodes that most resonated with them and with our listeners. Mike’s picks: Episode 30: Ship it. Just Ship It! Quit listening to the resistance. The resistance is that voice in the back of …
Size matters: Debunking the conventional wisdom of team size with David Adamec
Mark interviews one of the savviest coaches he knows, David Adamec, on his research into the best size for a team. There is a formula … Steve Jobs even had a Rule about it … and Dave wishes he had known all this when he assembled a team to break a Guinness World Record. For more on how David can …
Questions: Not just for coaching (Or: You got to stop saying ”You got to …”)
Do you have a vision or expectation you need your people to embrace? You can tell them … you can push … or you can ask questions that allow them to “trip over the truth.” Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #coaching #leadership #management …
The coach’s forbidden word?
A short episode about a short word. This one word can be mostly stricken from your vocabulary if you are planning to coach. Questions? Comments? Ideas for future episodes? Email Mike and Mark. Listen here … subscribe on Spotify, Amazon or Apple … or watch below. #coaching #managers #leadershipdevelopment