Keith E. Webb's Blog, page 19

Effective Coaches Are Not Problem Solvers

This is a guest post by Katie, a coach instructor at Creative Results Management. She facilitates the ICF-approved teleclass seriesStrengths-Based Coaching and was part of the research team for the study on which the training is based. Katie has an MS in Leadership Development and Coaching Psychology and an ACC from the International Coach Federation.

I’m a problem solver. That’s what got me into coaching. I wanted to help people solve their problems and experience better results. I found the...

7 Health Habits for Travelers

Whether you travel for business or pleasure, you want to feel good and be mentally sharp. Travel takes us away from our normal health habits. I discovered that doing a few simple things can make a huge difference to how I feel on the trip and back home.

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I’ve flown over 100,000 miles a year for the past 6 years. Being on the road a week a month used to wreak havoc with my personal health habits.

I lead interactive training, so the day after I land in a place I’m “on” all day l...

Every Team Leader Needs To Coach

This is a guest post by Dr. Steve Ogne. He is an expert in multiplying leaders, small groups, and churches. I first learned about coaching from Steve in 1994. He co-authored one of the earliest works on coaching,Empowering Leaders Through Coachingand more recently TransforMissional Coaching. Steveleads two ICF-approved teleclass series: Coaching TeamLeadersand Coaching Post-Modern Leaders. Connect with Steve at steveogne.org.

Every team leader needs to coach team members. But what does that co...

Improv Techniques To Make You A More Effective Coach

Comedians Tina Fey,Stephen Colbert, and Amy Poehler all perfected their comedy doing improv in Chicago.Recently, I went to JetCity Improv in Seattle to practice with the pros. What I learnedhelped me to be a more effective coach.

Improvisation is theaterwithout a script. Kind of like coaching, leadership and well, life. I want to share 3 techniques to improve your coaching. By applying these techniques you will have an easier time with releasing control of the conversation, listening, and stay...

The Secret to Coaching Teams

This is a guest post by Kevin Stebbings. He is a coaching instructor with Creative Results Management and leads two ICF-approved teleclass series: Coaching Teams and GroupCoaching.Kevin frequently leads The Coaching Workshop for Christian Leadersin Asia, Europe and the United States.

As a professional coach, I know how to coachwell. But when I began coaching work teams, my coachingskills fell short. I discovered a fatal flaw: I listened to the wrong voice.

As a coach, my listening skills are hi...

Why You Must Set Performance Measures To Achieve Results

We know what gets measured gets done. So, who decides what getsmeasured? It might surprise you, but most leaders set objectivesbut not performance measurements. This can be a costly mistake.

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If you don’t determine what performance gets measured, people will make up their own. And those thingsmay not lead to your objectives.

Where’s The Bullseye?

People are intelligent and want to do meaningfulwork. If left to themselves, people will do their work in the ways that are most inte...

Why You Must Set Performance Measures

We know what gets measured gets done. So, who decides what getsmeasured? It might surprise you, but most leaders set objectivesbut not performance measurements. This can be a costly mistake.

www.istockphoto.com

If you don’t determine what performance gets measured, people will make up their own. And those thingsmay not lead to your objectives.

Where’s The Bullseye?

People are intelligent and want to do meaningfulwork. If left to themselves, people will do their work in the ways that are most inte...

4 Reasons People Don’t Want What You’re Offering

We offer people things everyday. It’s not just about selling, it’s also about inviting people to your church, publishingnewsletters, or even spending time with your teenagers. Even before they’ve heard our pitch for why what we’re offering is great, they’ve turned us down. Here are 4 reasons why – and what to do about them.

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1. “You don’t talk tome.”

People are social. The morepersonal connection you have with themthe better.

I missed this for years in offeringmy coaching train...

From Napkin Drawing to Color Graphic in 38 Minutes and $19

Sitting atTop Pot Donuts, my office for the day, I wrotea blog post on how mentoring and coaching are similar, yet distinct. I drew an illustration on a napkin to accompany the article. Thirty-eight minutes and $19 later I downloadeda beautiful, color custom graphic. Here’s how I did it.

Graphic design is not in my skill set. I don’t know what all those Adobe Illustrator settings do, and I don’t want to learn. I just want good-looking graphics.

I’ve worked with some excellent designers. In the...

What If You Could Multiply Your Ministry Impact?

If you minister to others, and you want to know what it takes to make a greater impact… if you want to see people transformed… if you want to multiply your efforts… It’s possible! Here’swhat I discovered.

Personally, I know how challenging it can be to minister. Whether you are launching a new church or working in a foreign country or supervising people in 4 countries, I’ve been there.

And the pace is speeding up. People are more spread out. It is hard to keep up. I thought if I could just work...