Have You Ever Felt Stifled in What You Could Say in a Relationship?

December 18, 2021 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: boss

Have you ever worked for someone where you felt that you could not be yourself? Where you realized after a while that you had shut down parts of you. This happened to Josh. He started his job enthusiastically wanting to contribute and grow. Josh had a boss who always had to be right. This meant that whenever Josh or his co-workers presented their ideas they were shot down or dismissed. Josh became discouraged and felt intellectually stifled. He did not Read More

3 Techniques of Good Coaches

December 13, 2021 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: boss

We all want to be good at what we do…that’s the base level, right? Good, then great, then excellent. Besides knowing your stuff and being a good teacher of skills, there are some less concrete places where good coaches excel. In this article from the current issue of Psychology Today called “Dear Leaders: Mastering the art of being in charge”, they talk about those less tangible aspects of leadership. While its focus was bosses in a corporate environment, I was Read More