by Scott Anderson | Feb 27, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
Today I want to talk about mistakes, your past, and the age-old process of “moving on.” Mistakes are a part of everyday life for all of us. Even the most successful among us make missteps, or perceived missteps every day. Whether it’s forgetting something you really...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 25, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
Peter Drucker was one of the most influential thinkers the business world has ever seen, and his thoughts and writings remain one of my touchstones for leadership guidance. He is the architect of such beautiful yet effective ideas as: Neither ‘big is better’ nor...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 20, 2015 | Coaching
Today I want to introduce you to an exercise that I use often in the beginning of a new coaching relationship. I call it the Big Wheel. As you can see it is divided into eight sections, representing eight major areas of your life. This is a self-guided exercise, so...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 18, 2015 | Coaching
It may seem counterintuitive or even strangely paranoiac to plan an exit strategy before you want out, but today I’m going to encourage you to do just that. In the event that you do already want out and don’t have an exit strategy in place, you’re now finding out what...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 13, 2015 | Coaching
Winning arguments is hard, but often, the hardest person to convince is yourself. The reason is that the person has run out of the capacity to have new perspectives. Similar to Plato’s allegory of the cave where reality is defined by only what is projected, we often...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 11, 2015 | Coaching
Time: it’s money, we kill it, and we can’t make up for it when it’s lost. We have a lot of canned sayings to try to communicate a phenomenon that’s almost impossible to fully understand. Time flies. And most of us wish we had more of it. The good news is that time...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 6, 2015 | Coaching
You may have noticed in your time on this earth that New Years Resolutions are well-intentioned but fickle things. Typically they have the expectation of failure built right in. However, the purpose of goal setting is not to have something nice to imagine. It’s to...
by Scott Anderson | Feb 4, 2015 | Coaching
I’ve been maintaining a consistent presence on my new website and social media lately, and I can’t help but notice that the coaching space is particularly loud. There is so much advice to be taken–you can read differing opinions on one same topic in one minute,...
by Scott Anderson | Jan 28, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
Your problems at times may feel like labyrinths. You’re cruising along, feeling good about the progress you’re making, and then wham! You run face first into a wall or sliding door. Or maybe you’re in a place where each turn feels uncertain or even like a step back...
by Scott Anderson | Jan 21, 2015 | Leadership
As an organizational leader you have a lot on your shoulders. You are expected to produce the results that your board or superior expects, but you also have a responsibility to the people who create those results. The manner in which you communicate with them can have...
