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
Aha! Leadership Moments / Building Confidence / Leadership / Leadership Skills / Potential / Trust Environment

Continuing the Tale of an old Irish Fisherman’s Sweater – Part Two of an Aha! Leadership Moment

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…

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April 8, 2019
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
Coaching Skills / Holiday Season / Learner Mindset / Personal Coaching / Trust Environment / Values and Beliefs

Coaching Nuggets for the Holiday Season

With the craziness of the season upon us, we wanted to offer some coaching “nuggets” to keep handy for when you need a moment to reflect, restore and re-energize. Choose to be “in choice”.  It’s easy to become frazzled and overwhelmed by everything that HAS to be done for holiday events.  Take time out to think about what’s important to you.  Then, even if you are…

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December 5, 2018
Aha! Leadership Moments / Leadership / Personal Coaching / Trust Environment / Values and Beliefs

How important is integrity?

Sometimes it's a negative Aha! Leadership Moment that we take most to heart and it can influence our behaviour more deeply than years of positive role modelling. Janet's story highlights the importance of knowing who we are at our core and the values that we cannot allow others to dishonour.   The Coaching Lens Janet's Story - An Aha! Leadership Moment about Integrity and Trust When asked…

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October 29, 2017
Feedback / Trust Environment

Elizabeth’s Story: The Heart of Feedback

Re-Framing the Heart of Feedback Can you think of a time when your self-esteem smarted from negative feedback or maybe from well-intentioned but hurtful feedback? Given an option, most of us would likely skip the experience altogether. As a leader, we sometimes put off giving feedback, for fear of doing it wrong. The result often means no feedback at all, and in the pain-filled words of…

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March 19, 2016