Let’s Go Meet That Monster?

Feb 20th, 2012   Au fil des jours

Let’s Go Meet That Monster?

  Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: What’s the most difficult project you’re working on at the moment?   What type of difficulties are you facing?   How could you develop a different perspective on these difficulties?   Who could help you?   Who else?  
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Boosters

How About a Scottish Shower? — an Energy Booster How About a Scottish Shower? — an Energy Booster

Have you ever heard of a “Scottish Shower”? That’s how we call it in French: start your shower with your favorite temperature, nice and warm, or even pretty hot… and then slowly but surely decrease the temperature until it’s only cold water flowing. Quick, cold showers are so energizing! If you’ve never tried, it might
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Space — A Creativity Booster Space — A Creativity Booster

It’s hard to experience creativity when every single minute of your agenda’s been planned and filled Sometimes, all you need to be creative is to make space for it. It’s about opening up a space where you’re not planning, controlling or guiding any of your thoughts and actions. Quite a luxury for many of us
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It Takes Guts Not to Get it Right — a Courage Booster It Takes Guts Not to Get it Right — a Courage Booster

How comfortable do you feel about making mistakes? Why in heaven would I encourage people to make mistakes? Because it’s one of the most powerful ways to really and truly learn about risk management.  Obviously part of managing risks is about scenario planning. Yet how do you truly assess risk-taking? And learn to deal with
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Sur le vif

Just One More Dance? — A Leadership Story Just One More Dance? — A Leadership Story

Trying to catch someone’s attention? « Well I didn’t dance for too long, I was really tired and all, and you know I don’t like it too much, but I made sure that I was right next to him, so he could really notice I was there, and I was having fun, and like I’m cool
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Metaphors

Sur un air de flûte — A Work Story Sur un air de flûte — A Work Story

Does your work week feel like a long list of exhausting tasks? As I was filing some old musical scores the other day, I got intrigued and reviewed some pages, remembering with pleasure how I loved to play certain pieces or on the contrary struggled with some technically challenging parts. I looked, turned pages and
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Kids' Corner

Getting Ready to Leave — A Management Story Getting Ready to Leave — A Management Story

Sirens, bells and alarms just work! Have you had the chance to observe a one-year-old recently ? Or maybe you remember that age when kids are just about to walk by themselves and they try all sorts of techniques to satisfy their thirst for mobility ? Crawling on their belly, jumping ahead from a sitting position, pulling
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Culture

Alerte maximum – sortez vos masques ! — A Management Story Alerte maximum – sortez vos masques ! — A Management Story

“… Première urgence : attendez-vous à une inspection surprise de nos locaux dans la journée. Donc mise en place du dispositif d’apparence à son niveau maximal. Mercadet, vous allez vous reposer maintenant, vous devez être parfaitement réveillé quand ils débarqueront. Puis, faites disparaître les coussins. Voisenet, évacuez vos revues d’ichtyologie, Froissy, plus une trace de
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