by esquared2019 | Feb 20, 2020 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Empower Leaders, Empower Teams
Soft skills can be viewed as more important than technical expertise. Some of these skills are tagged as communication, empathy, facilitation, negotiation, leadership, collaborations, time management, etc. While there is a nuanced balance that takes time to learn how...
by esquared2019 | Jan 29, 2020 | Business, Continuous Improvement, Empower Teams, Leadership
When I think of storytelling, I think of autobiographies and biographies that tell a life story. However, over the past few years, I learned that storytelling has a broader purpose in transformation efforts and is a critical component of process improvement work....
by esquared2019 | Jan 8, 2020 | Business, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Team Facilitation, Transformation
Happy New ’Year in Review’ for Your Organization’s Performance Improvement Efforts 2020 is here, and we hope it’s a wonderful year for all our customers, partners, colleagues and friends! I hope everyone took some time to wind down, enjoy time with family, and...
by esquared2019 | Dec 11, 2019 | Business, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Transformation
As a follow up to “What Makes an Effective Coach,” I will build on the tips presented in the previous blog to create a more consistent coaching style. Initially, I approached coaching relationships with no formal method or technique, other than to be a good listener...
by esquared2019 | Nov 20, 2019 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Leadership
Over the past five years, I spent over 60% of my time coaching performance improvement leaders and practitioners in their organizations. The purpose is to boost organizational transformation through team-based problem-solving. In these relationships, I intend to...
by esquared2019 | Sep 16, 2018 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Empower Teams, Leadership, Team Facilitation, Transformation
I recently taught a group of individuals from various business units of a service organization about how to facilitate teams through continuous improvement efforts, known as Kaizen events. It was during this session that I was reminded that having the technical skills...
