Coaching
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Professional development: why I am eating my own dog food
Self-directed learning is great but sometimes we need to eat our own dog food, so I'm taking a week or so out to practice what I preach.
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What is a design sprint and why I should care?
A design sprint is an interactive step-by-step system for solving big problems and/or testing big ideas.
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Walking the talk: continuously improving my business travel
Lead by example and walk-the-talk are key themes of my leadership training workshops and coaching.
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Do professionals really need coaches?
Atul Gawande looks at the effects of combining simple checklists for procedure and equipment with coaching for healthcare professionals in rural India.
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Are you and your team motivated?
I have been working with a group of managers and team leaders who are going through change.