Keith E. Webb's Blog, page 11
February 23, 2016
Client’s Guide To Getting The Most Out of Coaching
It takes more than a great coach to getthe best results from your coaching conversations. It takes a great client! Read on to learn 6 waysto getthe most out of coaching.
I’ve coached professionally for more than 10 years. And I’ve been coached by a number of excellent coaches. Results in coaching often have more to do with the client than the coach. Here’s why.
Coaches don’tteach and advise. They helpthe client to learn. Using active listening, powerful questions, and constructive feedback, c...
February 15, 2016
Being Effective In The People Side of Ministry
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I created a new 30-minute video training called The5 Benefits of Coaching In Ministry. It specifically addressesthe needs of ministry leaders – inchurches, schools, hospitals, and nonprofits. I’ll show you how to be effective in the people side of ministry.
A ministry role brings challenges beyond those faced in business. The business functions are there: supervising employees, overseeing budgets, and managing facilities and programs.
People in ministry often have...
February 9, 2016
The Most Powerful Leverage for Change is Within You
Change is a funny thing. We all want change, but no one wantsto change. Real transformation happens when we move the change conversation from “he, she, and they,” to “me, myself, and I.” The most powerful leverage for change is within you.
I hear it coaching leaders when I ask them what theywould like to work on. I often hear answers like these:
I need help with someone I supervisewho is not performing well. I want to talk about how to help myteam to work together better when I’m traveling....February 2, 2016
Share Your Experience Not Your Advice
People need your experience but don’t necessarily want your advice. If you want to be helpful and expand the conversation, share your experience and keep your advice to yourself.
What’s the difference between sharing ourexperience and our advice? Quite a lot.
Advice is directive – toward a solution. It tends to shut down discussion and force a judgement of your solution. Sharing your experience, without advice, can broaden a person’s critical thinking process.
The Problem With AdviceAdvice i...
January 26, 2016
Fast Growth: How To Outrun A Cheetah
“Fast” and “Growth” are two words that appeal to me. I bet you’re interested in growing your business, ministry, bottom-line, or impact. If you’re like me, you want that to happen fast. I read a story of Kenyan villagers who outran several Cheetahs tocapture them alive. I learned 3 importantfast growth lessons from these villager’s tactics.
Faster than most supercars, a Cheetah can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds flat. A Cheetah’s acceleration and top speed of 70 mph makes it the fastest lan...
January 18, 2016
4 People Skills Millennials Need To Succeed
Millennials now make up the largest segment of the workforce. Millennials havetremendous technicalskills in all fields. It can come as ashock, however, to discoverthat people skills matter more than technicalskills in the workplace. Here are 4 people skills Millennials need to succeed.
Peopleskills can makethe difference betweenwho advances and who doesn’t. Take two programers, sales representatives, pastors, or graphic designers, each with similar technicalskills to do their jobs. But one ha...
January 12, 2016
How To Improve With Self-Reflection
If youwant to improve your skills youneed to see see three things clearly: what you’re trying to do, what you’re doing, and what youcan do to bridge the gap between them.If there’s an expert handy, she or he can give youfeedback on your performance. But what about the many times when no one sees youin action, like in coachingwhenit’s just client and coach?
It is possible to self-generate feedback on your performance through reflection. In this article I’ll share my 3-step process.
As a coach,...
January 4, 2016
What Gets Scheduled Gets Done
You’ve heard the saying, “What gets measured gets done.” In the corporate world, this might be a reliable axiom, but with solopeneurs – people running their own show – it doesn’t hold up. I’ve found what gets scheduled gets done. I’ll show you how to schedule the important things and control the ‘urgent’ things that waste your time.
I have a number of activities I measure that still don’tget done. Why not? Here are my big three reasons:
The daily grind of keeping the “machine” running. I’m f...December 28, 2015
Best of 2015: My Top Leadership Articles of the Year
...and 3 Things I Learned Writing Them
If you’re interested in practical information on how to coach and how to develop as a leader you areat the right place! And you’re not alone. In 2015, the number of readers increased100% and subscribers 300% over the previous year.
In 2015, I published 49 articles at keithwebb.com. I learned a number of lessons from writing them that I’m applying in other areas of my leadership. I’ll share my 3 leadership lessons below.
First, here are the top 15 most-vi...
December 21, 2015
Stop Setting Goals! Set Your Mindset and Direction
I’ve stopped setting goals. It seems like when I set goals,they don’t have much bearing on my actual day-to-day work. I geta lot done bysetting my mindset and direction instead. Here’s how.
There’s a lot of talk about goals and goal-setting, especially at the beginning of a new year. I have a number of problems with goals, most of allthey don’t help me achieve more.
Goals are results, and thus not inyour control. Goals are ends, not thepath to reach them. Goals focus on actions and results,...
