I’m pleased to share an article written by Annetta Wilson, one of the communications experts who will be leading the upcoming teleseminar Cut Through Communications Chaos. Have you ever tried to have a conversation with a colleague or client only to discover that you’re talking at cross-purposes, with no middle ground you can find? Read… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Coaching in general
Subscribe to Coaching in general RSS FeedAre you suffering from communications chaos?
Posted in Coaching for lawyers, Coaching in general, NewsLawyers rely on good communications skills. Whether it’s in writing or in person, how well a lawyer communicates will have a significant impact on her career success. We spend a lot of time learning how to make effective, persuasive oral presentations in the context of practice, but what about day-to-day communications? These examples illustrate the… Continue Reading
By the way… What IS coaching?
Posted in Coaching for lawyers, Coaching in generalI had an interesting conversation this weekend with a group of friends and colleagues about what I’m doing now. Although I’m still practicing law part-time (with no desire to stop, honestly), coaching — and specifically, coaching lawyers — has taken the prize as my top pursuit. So I’ve told these folks about the Georgetown University… Continue Reading
2007 Executive Coaching Survey results published
Posted in Coaching for lawyers, Coaching in generalSherpa Coaching LLC has published the results of its 2007 Global Coaching Survey. The full results, available here, reveal some interesting information about executive coaching. Value of coaching This report discusses the survey results concerning the value of coaching. 44% of survey respondents ranked the value of coaching as “very high,” and another 46% ranked… Continue Reading
Business Impact of Executive and Leadership Coaching
Posted in Coaching in generalSince coaching is still a relatively new profession, having been around only since the 1990s, there isn’t much in the way of data to back up coaching’s claim to effectiveness. As a lawyer myself, particularly as a lawyer with some scientific training, that’s been troubling to me. I know coaching works because I’ve worked with… Continue Reading