I frequently am asked what it takes to be a good fit for coaching. After thousands of hours of coaching hundreds of client, I have found the following: If you identify with, and can honestly own, at least five of these characteristics you are likely a great candidate for coaching with me. You are: What…
My dream job is to be a minor league baseball third base coach. Before I go any further, there are a few key things you should know. I am overwhelmingly underqualified for such a position. I struck out at tee ball, often. I did catch a ball in a minor league game, but I was…
I’m told my first words were “race guys!” as I emphatically challenged any and everyone to race me. I’m a driven achiever who loves to dream big, create new things, speak loudly and passionately, laugh through the pain as a survival tool, make everything fun, with a competitive drive even when I lack the specific…
Have you ever finished an event and asked yourself, “What was the point of that?” Co-Authored by Rebecca Dorsey and Justin Barrett, Why Meet? guides leaders in how to to design and run purposeful meetings, workshops, and conferences. Events are exhilarating! When the right combination of purpose, structure, and people come together, something magical happens….
Interested in Leading? Considering leadership of a complex collaborative project? Interested in field-building activities that involve supporting new research in a focused area? Leading a grant project with a request for proposals (RFP) is a major undertaking. RFP leadership is half research and half administration. This practical handbook outlines reasons to lead (and reasons not to…
It’s a common question. At it’s core, coaching is: “A relationship that uses questions to accelerate insights, growth, action and change.” — Rebecca Dorsey Coaching Empowers You To… Coaching empowers us toward action, growth, and change. Coaching gives us the insight and tools to punch today in the face. — Ok, but can you say…
Everyday we move. Whether it’s stretching your arms, wiggling your toes, or running a marathon we all move constantly. Yet we believe to “focus” we must sit still. In coaching I notice we sit a lot, when there is no reason we can’t intentionally get up and move. I find most people love the chance…
Create a natural pause for deeper thinking. Often feeling discomfort with a long pause, clients may begin to fill the air with quick answers, use fillers, or try to turn the question back to the coach. So, how can we help our clients feel more comfortable with, and use, silence? Use what you have around…