Tag Archives: Coaching for Great Work
Applications now open for Coaching for Great Work program leaders
We’re adding to the already-damn-awesome program leaders we have for Box of Crayons’ flagship product, Coaching for Great Work. Bottom line? We’re looking for entrepreneurial-y, coach-y, trainer-y, corporate gravitas-y people … a rare but potent mix. All the details about … Continue reading
9 Quotes That Make The Difference
I’ve been collecting quotes for, oh I don’t know, forever. I guess I’m inclined to the aphorism. Give me Emily Dickinson over Tennyson, give me a haiku over an epic. One of my first entrepreneurial ideas – this would be … Continue reading
Roger Martin, The Design of Business
Roger Martin who is the Dean of the Rotman School of Management here in Toronto and the author of three great books on business. The first is The Responsibility Virus which talks about the power of building true partnerships. The … Continue reading
The Friday Grab Bag: Three others’ posts to read (May 1st)
Follow Michael Bungay Stanier on Twitter 1. Three counter-intuitive truths about coaching in organizations Box of Crayons’ flagship product is our Coaching for Great Work program, which gives managers and leaders practical coaching skills that stick. In this article, I … Continue reading
I know who you are
Written by Michael Bungay Stanier. Follow me on Twitter I’ve spent the last three days training an excellent group of folks from Gartner. They’ve been the perfect bunch to work with – thoughtful, smart, both willing to challenge and willing … Continue reading
Three things to read this week
Friday’s are for wrapping things up. Here are my favourite three blog posts on Great Work. 1. Jon Ingham summarizing his learnings about “Training 2.0″ – and how the old style of training just won’t be enough any more. 2. … Continue reading
Three truths about coaching
I’ve just had an article published in TrainingZone.co.uk about three (not-what-you-were-expecting) truths about coaching in organizations. It’s a dilemma. We all know coaching can be a useful intervention in organizational life, for the sake of both the individual and the … Continue reading
Public workshop: Coaching for Great Work, Saturday Oct 19
Here’s the spiel from the OD Network Conference program. It’s a great way to taste the Coaching for Great Work coach training program, as well as to explore the pros and cons of creating a “coaching culture” in your organization. … Continue reading
Do one thing really really well
Steam Whistle is a local Toronto brewer and they make a particularly fine pilsner – particularly good for summer days on the patio enjoying the heat and rhythm of summer. Their current tagline is provocative: “Do one thing really really … Continue reading
