Conundrum

Besides being a great wine, I am not much on conundrums; I like being clear and decisive,
not wondering what my next move is going to be. That said, I am sitting in one now, triggered
by my attendance of my friend, Linda Kennedy's TEC group...

The challenge in working with executives (or in any consultative coaching environment) is to
know when to give answers as a consultant, when to ask questions and speculate in a coaching-style inquiry and when to be an advocate and support the client in their decisions and actions. An even tougher call is how to balance each of them in appropriate measures on the fly.

It doesn't matter whether we are working with clients, colleagues, loved ones or in our community, it comes down to using the right tool at the right time for the right reason. More
on this in a later post...

Book Recommendations:

Leadership & Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute. Reads like a novel; distinguishes between when we are "in-the-box" (treating other people like objects) and "out-of-the-box" (when we treat others like the people they are, with hopes, fears, desires and ideas of the future they want...).

Who am I? by Dr. Steven Reiss. The subtitle (The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and Define Our Personality) says it all: we do what we value. I like to use this tool to look to see if our story (our assessment of these basic desires relative to others) matches up with our practices (where we spend our time). Also can help to assess meaningful living (where the actions we take have a strong correlation with the concerns we are).

Do What You Are by Paul & Barbara Tiegerer; subtitled: "Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type". Uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to decode some dos and don'ts for yor career development.


My friend, Paul LeBoffe gave me one of the best gifts ever: Conscious Business by Fred Kofman. Fred is President of consulting company Axialent. His book on tape is a long lecture on the merits of integrity, mood, conflict and spirit all in the same setting: in our businesses and in our lives. He has produced a framework that I not only can use with my clients, but also adopt and adapt in my own life...

Back in the game!

I realize that I must write a bit each day to really get this going, so here goes...


Discovery of self: I add capacity or expertise to the situations I find mySelf in...
Motto: "Your success is our Ambition…"

My offer:
I am a business consultant that is a technologist (recovering engineer) with good business
sense (entrepreneur-in-hiding) backed up with people development skills (team and executive development)

Help to you? Helping you gain competence (skills) or confidence in that competence.


Let's see where we go with this...