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Consolidation – Coming To An Organization Near You? “Hey! I have an idea! Let’s move into one of our houses, after selling the other, combine finances, and work out the rest later,†said no one who wanted the relationship to last. Organizations, however, do it all the time. They approach consolidations as “mergers†with the “acquisition†word hanging in the air. Immediately there is an adversarial relationship set up – who is acquiring whom? Whose

Professional Coaching Skills: A Reflection on the Benefits to Chaplains in two Voices Engaging with Professional Coach training requires a commitment to a journey. It is both an art and a discipline. Claire Bamberg: During my Professional Coach training, I found myself wishing that I had known (officially) what I was then learning, in several previous roles. One such role was that of Chaplain. I train Professional coaches in a way that offers educational opportunities

The Body’s 3 Languages: Thoughts, Feelings & Intuition I want to start off by sharing a favorite quote of mine that really helped me shift the framework around how I view the ‘mind-body split’ people like to talk about:  “The body isn’t a thing we have, but an experience we are,”   Christine Caldwell, Bodyfulness What comes to mind for you as you read this statement? For me, I find that it recenters me. Repurposes

How Do You View Work/Life Balance? I had started a new job and was excited, very excited. It was not uncommon for me to wake up at 3 am with a puzzle solved, or a new idea. I would get out of bed and head into my home office to get the idea or puzzle recorded and often sent the email to the person I intended to share it with, so I could 1) be

Launching – What We Hope To Bring Into The World And Why po·ten·tial: [pəˈten(t)SH(É™)l/] Adj.  1. having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. Noun 1. latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. In her poem “To Be of Use,†Marge Piercy reflects on objects in a museum, items that once were a part of some culture’s daily life many years ago. She

Dragonflies Have Always Fascinated Me “Dragonfly is the essence of the winds of change, the messages of wisdom and enlightenment,…it may be time to break down the illusions you have held that restrict your actions or ideas.†pg. 145, Medicine Cards, Jamie Sans and David Carson, St. Martins Press, New York, 1999. Dragonflies have always fascinated me. HUGE dragonflies used to come and land on the dock when I had summers by the water, fascinating