Oh, so much has been written about empathy. How it’s different from sympathy. It’s connection to Emotional Intelligence. What it’s like working with people who seem to have no empathy versus working with someone who has it in spades. Empathy.  Various definitions abound, but here’s a really simple one:  “The ability to understand and share…

Emily (not her real name) was a new manager.  She was an exemplary employee at her organization.  Well respected, known for being a hard worker, with years of experience under her belt.  Then she got promoted and was finding it difficult to manage a team of five direct reports. One thing Emily was good at,…

In mid-2020, the results of a massive research study were released. The study was conducted by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) which is the largest association of professional coaches in the world.  Here are a few tidbits of real data from the study, that I hope you may find at least a little bit interesting:…

With every new client I coach, I learn something new that helps me be a better coach. Last year I had a first coaching session with a new executive client. She was a super busy, highly educated, incredibly stressed professional.  She had huge responsibilities, no personal time, was sleeping and eating poorly and got zero…