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The Progress Coaching Blog

Unmasking Self-Awareness: The Key to Better Communication & Perception

Thu,Aug 31,2023 @ 09:28 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Ready to challenge your self-perceptions? Prepare to have your understanding of self-awareness turned upside down as we uncover the truth that only amere 10% of us are genuinely self-aware, despite a staggering 95% of people believing they are.

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My Employee Isn't Engaged: Are They Worth Coaching?

Thu,Oct 04,2018 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Alyssa Nowak

I think every manager, leader, supervisor, trainer and coach has had this thought at some point in their career: What do I do with someone that isn’t engaged – are they even worth coaching? Gut instinct says, “You can’t change the way a person is.” However, after some consideration of a strategy, you can help the individual find their place. Often, lack of engagement comes from either lack of..

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How One Conversation Could Have Destroyed a Company!

Thu,Apr 27,2017 @ 05:26 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

I bet when you first read the title you thought it was over the top. This is from a company we worked with years ago that had less than 15 people when I first started working with them. I'll never forget the day this conversation took place. It still reminds me of the value of teaching coaching and what I do for a living.

A manager of one of our clients sites was extremely upset with one of his..

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Attention Executives-Your Managers Need to Coach, but So Do You!

Fri,Apr 21,2017 @ 12:59 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

One of the questions I receive frequently from managers is about getting their managers or executive team to coach them. They often fear retribution if they bring it up- as if they are crossing a line. When we provide our program to organizations, everybody says you should start with the executive team, which I agree with, but often it gets pushed down to management levels below the executive..

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Five Reasons Coaching Helps Retain top Talent

Mon,Apr 17,2017 @ 11:49 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

The coaching industry is growing by leaps and bounds. With that being, said I think we have to be very conscientious of the reasons why we need to coach and not just for the traditional reasons of engagement and performance development, but more organizational reasons as well.

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Attitude is Everything!

Mon,Feb 13,2017 @ 10:37 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Although it is impossible to control another person’s attitude, it is possible to make an impact on someone’s attitude whether it be negatively or positively. Often times, attitude is only addressed when it poses a problem or starts out poorly and gets worse. Positive attitudes are rarely addressed, and rarely do we invest in the good things while rewarding positive attitudes. Coaching can help..

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What The Heck Are My Sales People Doing Inside The Sales Funnel?

Tue,Feb 07,2017 @ 11:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Let's be honest, tracking sales such as leads does not drive sales performance. Tracking won or lost sales also does not drive sales performance. So why do I bring this up? Recently, I met with a sales organization in the manufacturing sector that was telling me they meet with the people every single week for coaching sessions. When I asked her what was the basis of the sessions in terms of what..

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The Keys to a Successful Coaching Business

Mon,Jan 30,2017 @ 10:56 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Coaching has grown in popularity in terms of setting up a business now more than ever. Coaching continues to rise as the reception of coaching continues to grow in the corporate world. We have life coaches, executive coaches, sales coaches, nutrition coaches, just to name a few. As our market gets crowded, and dare I say saturated,

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How to Expand Your Coaching Time!

Tue,Jan 03,2017 @ 11:15 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Whether you are a manager or coach that provides a service of coaching time has always been our greatest challenge. It seems everybody's entering the coaching profession these days and more and more companies are starting to adopt coaching as a talent development strategy. How does one go about maximizing time?

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Getting Managers to Coach is NOT Just a Training Challenge

Mon,Dec 19,2016 @ 11:28 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

Years ago there were few of us and now there are many of us. Who are we? We are companies that will come in and work with your organization and train your managers on how to coach. The challenge continues to grow in terms of gaining traction with managers. I would assume we all hear some of the same things such as they have a challenge with a lack of time and that they wear many hats.

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