January often finds us taking a moment to reflect on the events of the past year and then shifting to focus on a shiny new year ahead. While doing just that, the professional coaches at The Coaching Lens came up with some personal thoughts that they hope will resonate with you and help to nurture a positive and motivated outlook for 2020. For the past five…
In Part One, Ida (a coach at The Coaching Lens) tells the story of an old Irish Fisherman’s sweater – one of those heavy, cream coloured, cable wool sweaters that she knitted painstakingly by hand using the traditional Aran Diamond and Honeycomb stitches. Here in Part Two, she shares what she learned about Leadership from that same Fisherman’s Knit Sweater. While that beautiful Fisherman’s Knit Sweater…
Ida, a coach with The Coaching Lens, tells this Aha! Leadership Moment story in two parts. It’s about an old Irish Fisherman’s sweater – one of those heavy, cream coloured, cable wool sweaters knitted painstakingly by hand using the traditional Aran Diamond and Honeycomb stitches. A few weeks ago, we were sorting through boxes of accumulated stuff, when I came across a fisherman’s sweater that I…
The Coaching Lens would like to share with you Coach Ida Kmiec’s personal story about Learners and Leaders and the Power of Potential. As professional coaches, we are committed to both sides of “potential”. Our Personal Coaching can help individuals learn about their strengths, confidently articulate their competencies and be open to their own potential. Our Leadership Coaching is designed to enhance the skills of those…
We'd like to share Jeff's story, an Aha! Leadership Moment about what we can learn from our tv hours spent watching the Starship Enterprise boldly go where no man (or woman) has been before. Even Captain Kirk could have used a little help honing his coaching skills out there in Space, the Final Frontier! Jeff's Story -- An Aha! Leadership Moment inspired by Star Trek Most…
It’s easy to make a laundry list of New Year’s Resolutions and many of us optimistically make the same ones every year. So why does all that good intention and enthusiasm peter out and what can we do to keep it going? As professional coaches, we’re all about helping people to make significant change in their lives and to reach achievable goals so we’ve seen a…