What makes a great manager? One could argue that experience defines a great coach, but I'll play devil's advocate for a second here. I don't think that's the case- at least when it comes to experience with subject matter. Coaching and managing have their similarities, and the common denominator with both is that emotional intelligence is vital to a success coach. How do we expect someone whose..

We can all think of things that people can do better with- it's human nature to seek out some of the negative things in others. But how often to we reflect on our behaviors, especially us managers, and truly drill down on the specific areas that need improvement. Often times, the hardest part about this process is beginning the self-reflection. Ask yourself these questions to gauge whether or not..

An increasing number of managers and companies are cultivating a culture of coaching, and as a result they are seeing higher levels of employee engagement, being proactive, and a more positive workplace culture. Yet even as this cultural ground-swell occurs, many people persist in seeing coaching as a dichotomy, as black or white, either you’re a coach who nurtures, or a manager who yells. But..

A coach's job is never done! Many people know and some people do not know but I coach a varsity boys volleyball team. The picture above is the first year of our team and many of the kids still keep in touch with me, specifically the kid I'm asking help about as well. Many of these kids been friends with my son (#13 in front row of picture above) since they were little. One of the kids recently..

What is Sales Mapping? Sales Mapping is a program where a sales process and / or approach is mapped to a set of performance requirements to better understand specific performance requirements and position sales leaders to apply proven sales coaching strategies to these requirements.

There are more than three, but we have to realize high level the core things that need to be accomplished to secure and sustain a positive workplace culture. We believe at Progress Coaching that a culture is made up of the conversations and interactions we have within it. With that being said this article will take a top-down view point of what a culture needs to secure those conversations:

Do you ever find it difficult to get your point across when it comes to discussing changes with your employees? Sometimes, getting from where you are to where you want to be needs to be accompanied with a visual. Not only does this allow your employees to understand the details necessary to make growth, but it allows you to truly depict, in a positive manner, how to best achieve that change by..