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4 Ways to Make Culture Change Personal

4 Ways to Make Culture Change Personal

by David Porter | Feb 19, 2020 | Coaching, Executive Coaching, Workplace Culture

At any moment in time, thousands of leaders are discussing how to change and improve their organizational cultures. How can we engage and make the change personal for us? 1.  Respect the culture and leaders that came before. We change cultures to remain...
Navigating the potholes of effective communication

Navigating the potholes of effective communication

by David Porter | Sep 8, 2018 | Coaching, Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Personal Development

The saying that we judge others by their behaviors and ourselves by our intentions is a coachable point I’ve made countless times. By itself, it distinguishes between observable behaviors and initial insight into how we and others define what things mean. However, it...
Eleven ways we make sure executive coaching delivers value

Eleven ways we make sure executive coaching delivers value

by David Porter | Aug 20, 2018 | Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Personal Development

Executive coaches work with their coachees to move them from where they are now to where they want to be in the future. Coaching focuses on the behaviors necessary to forward action. While there is some time spent looking backward for understanding, the majority of...
How effective people edit their way to results

How effective people edit their way to results

by David Porter | Jun 20, 2018 | Decision-making, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance excellence, Process Improvement

“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, subtract things every day.” Lao-tzu The constant challenge for the busy and productive leader is not figuring out what to start; it’s determining what to stop. The best writers fill the page without...
Unlocking some secrets about executive coaching

Unlocking some secrets about executive coaching

by David Porter | May 1, 2018 | Coaching, Decision-making, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development

Nearly everything we do has numerous paths to deliver a result. Executive coaching is no exception. While there aren’t hard and fast rules to define a successful coach-client relationship, there are some worthwhile things to consider before working with a coach....
Real-time lessons for accelerating learning and growth

Real-time lessons for accelerating learning and growth

by David Porter | Apr 27, 2018 | Coaching, Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Learning, Team Effectiveness

Hanging around with people who care about and challenge us is a surefire path to success and happiness. In the past two weeks, I’ve been fortunate to spend time with colleagues who are pushing the excellence envelope in consulting and coaching, and a client whose...
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