Building Confidence / Character Strengths / Coaching Principles / Individual coaching / Inner Critic / Possibilities / Potential / Resilience

Resilience versus the Inner Critic…

Having resilience means cultivating our inner strengths so that in the face of challenge, crisis or trauma, we have the wherewithal to adapt and take actions that move us forward.  Easier said than done, of course, and ironically, the biggest obstacle is often the strength we grant to our own personal Inner Critic. Think about it, who do you talk to the most in your life?…

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March 2, 2021
Character Strengths / Covid-19 / Personal Coaching / Why coaching?

Need someone to listen?

In this stressful time of COVID-19, sometimes you need someone who knows how to listen; someone to help you draw on your own strengths to find the steps and strategies that will take you forward. In a nutshell, that’s what coaching is all about. The professional coaches at The Coaching Lens are offering free distance-coaching sessions by phone or Face Time to those experiencing anxiety, stress,…

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April 13, 2020
Character Strengths / Leadership / Leadership Skills / Personal Coaching / Trust Environment / Why coaching?

Humility versus Narcissism

Is social media the cause of the staggering rise of narcissism in our world or does it simply show us more of it?   Either way, we don’t have to emulate the narcissists around us.  We have the right to choose humility and in doing so, demonstrate the most effective kind of leadership in our workplace, in our community and in our home-life. The gift of humility…

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February 10, 2020
Agile Leadership / Aha! Leadership Moments / Character Strengths / Coaching Skills / Leadership Skills / Learner Mindset / Personal Coaching / Potential / Trust Environment / Uncategorized / Why coaching?

Learners and Leaders and the Power of Potential

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…

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February 23, 2019
Aha! Leadership Moments / Character Strengths / Coaching Skills / Feedback / Leadership / Leadership Skills / Values and Beliefs

Hire Spock…

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…

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January 30, 2019
Agile Leadership / Character Strengths / Coaching Skills / Leadership / Leadership Skills / Tilt 365 / Values and Beliefs

Reflections on the power of Coaching and Agile Leadership…

As the year draws to a close we’re taking a few moments to reflect on, and to say thank you, for the Team Building, Tilt 365 and Agile Leadership workshops that The Coaching Lens Team had the honour to facilitate for you this year. We are always awed and grateful for the honesty and candour that our participants offer each other during these sessions.  We explore…

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December 29, 2016