A Sense of Wonder: The Cornerstone of Polly Chandler Coaching A Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson is the inspiration for this blog: elegant photos, simple powerful messages, and calls to action. This blog is about getting curious, and …
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What’s Your Preferred Hook?
We'd stand looking at the tackle box and my father would ask..."What is your preferred hook? I grew up on one of the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota. My father was a fisherman. I learned to fish with him and at times enjoyed it and other times …
Out of the Fog: Mystery Meets Curiosity and Collaboration
I'm the first to admit, I love fog. I love how it wraps around the land, buildings, and water. I also love it when the fog rolls back and there in all it's glory is an amazing tree, building, coastline, or view. As fog settles in it …
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Good Luck or Good Agency?
The Center for Creative Leadership's (CCL) report "Women Give Luck Credit for Their Success-Should They?" is an invitation to all leaders, men and women, to consider how to speak about our successes. The article resonated with me as I …
Set Your Intentions
What types of meetings stress you out? Presenting to clients? Sharing bad news to a team? Negotiating a raise? Telling a family member you won't be able to make a special event because you have to work? Telling a supervisor you won't be …
Be Proactive: Ask for Strengths-Based Feedback
Many articles and blogs on feedback focus on the manager's role of giving feedback. There are also multiple articles on how to receive feedback. This literature is helpful and does provide tips for navigating critique feedback. It is …
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