Change Barriers: What Are They and How to Avoid Them
Understanding how the brain responds to change (what we call Change Barriers) is one of the most important tools a coach or leader can have. You’ve seen it before. A leader walks out of a workshop fired up about new strategies. A team leaves a coaching session with clear goals and fresh motivation. But a […]
Harnessing the Brain’s Reward Pathways: Positive Reinforcement in Coaching
Jason lit up when we talked about the team win. Not because it meant hitting quota. Not even because of the recognition he received from leadership. It was the look on his team’s faces—the pride, the momentum, the belief that they could do it again. “You know what’s weird?” he said. “I didn’t think I […]
From Awareness to Action: Using Mindfulness to Enhance Coaching Outcomes
Carla always came to our sessions prepared. Bullet points. Status updates. Action items. On paper, she was crushing it. But under the surface, something wasn’t landing. She was moving fast, executing well, but repeating the same leadership patterns that were burning her out, holding her team back, and giving her the same coaching outcomes. Halfway […]
NeuroAnchoring in Coaching: How to Create Lasting Behavioral Change
It was a Wednesday morning in Chicago, in a quiet suburban office just off the highway. I had flown in the night before, grabbed a protein bar from the hotel lobby, and walked into a training room where 50 seasoned leaders sat in folding chairs with their arms crossed and their skepticism fully activated, and […]
Building Cognitive Resilience: Coaching Techniques to Strengthen Mental Toughness
Lena was one of those leaders everyone admired—sharp, empathetic, steady under pressure. But in our third coaching session, something cracked. Her voice lowered. Her eyes darted. “I’m exhausted. I’m second-guessing myself. I don’t feel like I can keep this up.” She hadn’t lost her skillset. She’d lost her resilience. And she’s not alone. In today’s […]
Unlocking the Growth Mindset: Neuroscience Strategies for Coaching Breakthroughs
Jared sat across from me, arms crossed, lips pressed into a thin line. The numbers didn’t lie—his performance was lagging—but he was quick to explain why: the market was slow, his team was green, and corporate wasn’t providing enough support. Classic fixed mindset language. Smart guy, high potential, but stuck and needing breakthroughs. As his […]
Coaching Without a Shared Vision? That’s Just Managing
Coaching Without a Shared Vision? That’s Just Managing.Why Alignment Is the Missing Ingredient in Most Leadership Conversations If you ask most leaders what coaching means to them, you’ll hear phrases like “helping my team grow,” “giving feedback,” or “unlocking potential.” But too often, coaching conversations happen in a vacuum, focused on short-term tasks, performance gaps, […]
If You Don’t Know What Drives Your People, You’re Managing Blind
If You Don’t Know What Drives Your People, You’re Managing BlindWhy Great Managers Know Their Team’s Personal Goals and Values Most managers can tell you their team’s sales targets. They can list KPIs, deliverables, and performance review dates without blinking. But ask them this: “What does each person on your team care about most, personally […]
Gratitude is a Coaching Superpower: What the Science Says
Gratitude is a Coaching Superpower: What the Science Says It was the end of a long week, and I was leading a check-in with a sales manager, let’s call her Emily, I’d been coaching for months. We had built trust, had tough conversations, and seen real progress in how she led her team. But that […]
Trust First, Then Teach: The Brain’s Sequence for Learning in Coaching
Trust First, Then Teach: The Brain’s Sequence for Learning in Coaching There’s a moment that happens in every coaching relationship—when the feedback is honest, the challenge is clear, and the stakes feel real. It’s the moment when the leader leans in with intention and says, “Let me show you something.” But what happens next depends […]
