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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Top athletes and singers have coaches. Should you?
The surgeon, Atul Gawande, writes about the paradigm shift in sports. What was once a humble, no frills approach to training and play has become a world in which every athlete has a coach to reach optimal performance. What will it take to shave off that last two-hundredths of a second? And where do coaches fit in helping everyone reach their potential if, as a society, we’re routinely expecting “ordinary people to take responsibility for doing extraordinary things?” Continue reading
Posted in Coaching
Tagged effectiveness, innovation, judgement, leadership, performance, professional, sports
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Mindfulness: Pay Attention as if Your Life Really Matters
Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention, on purpose, in a non-judgmental and open way, as Kabat-Zinn (2005) states, “as if your life really mattered.” Mindfulness is about making contact with yourself and the world around you, including the people in it. Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips
Tagged awareness, feelings, leadership, resonant leadership, self awareness, sensations, thoughts
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Teleos and The Future Project: 2 Out of 3 Students Say They Are Bored
We’re delighted to support the inspiring and applied efforts of The Future Project, where adults sign on to coach a student once a week for a year. Teleos is helping to train the coaches for this incredible national effort. Excerpt … Continue reading
This Is Your Brain on Trauma: Leading and Caring through Crisis by Gretchen Schmelzer, PhD
When I was a kid, the news was an evening affair: my father watched Walter Cronkite before dinner, and read The Wall Street Journal at night. The news was digested before bed, and the workday started without it. Now, news is a … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged communicate, compassion, emotional intelligence, empathy, structure, support
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Email Relationships Are Real Relationships: 4 Tips for Writing Resonant Emails
If you’re anything like me, you understand the tight bond I have with Microsoft Outlook. Because of the overload of logistical planning in my operational role, email is easily my number one form of communication with the outside world. And I have come to realize, through underestimating the power of emails at times, that email relationships are real relationships, but without the added benefit of non-verbal or audio cues for context, tone, or meaning. Thus, I cherish and consistently apply the Golden Rule: Do unto others in email as you would have done unto you. Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips
Tagged Annie McKee, burnout, communication, empathy, optimism, relationships, resonance, respect
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Incoming Medical Students Clear Empathy Hurdle (with Teleos)
July 27, 2011 — An innovative medical school program is basing admissions as much on the individual’s emotional intelligence as his or her ability to memorize organic chemistry formulas and score high on the MCAT. “We intend to change the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health Care
Tagged compassion, emotional intelligence, empathy, leadership, Leadership Development, LVHN, students, USF
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Teleos Announces Dates for Next ICF-Certified Coach Development Program (TCDP) in US
We are pleased to announce that the next Teleos Coach Development Program will be offered in the United States over two residential weeks in Philadelphia, PA: Week 1: November 14-19, 2011 (6 days Mon-Sat) Week 2: April 23-28, 2012 (6 … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged certification, coach training, coaching, emotional intelligence, leadership
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Annie McKee profiled in Leader to Leader’s September 2011 e-Newsletter
Board Notes from Leader to Leader’s September 2011 e-Newsletter Board members are the custodians of public trust and carry a tough fiduciary responsibility, including their engagement in exciting dialogue and service on a board of directors. It is a great … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged education, emotional intelligence, leadership, Leadership Development
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