Lots of companies assign new employees a mentor as part of their internal onboarding program. While mentoring is great, it’s not the same as coaching. Both are valuable, but for different...
The Elephant in the Room
You could feel the elephant in the room. Laura paced anxiously, scanning her colleagues’ faces for some kind of indication they were on her side. “I don’t buy it,” exclaimed Laura....
A Surefire Way to Put Your Colleagues On The Defensive…
“Why didn’t you follow the new report-writing process?” Camilla froze, unsure what to say. She wanted to tell Tammy the truth: that she’d found a faulty assumption in the process that...
Stop “Squeezing Things In”
I once coached an executive who wanted to spend more time networking, but felt she had no time for it. As a leader in an industry where connections were critical, she felt disconnected. When...
Safeguarding Your Emotional Bank Account: Have You Made a Deposit Today?
It’s a rainy, gray Tuesday morning. I’m downtown observing a weekly meeting at a marketing agency where I’m coaching their leadership team. “So do you think you can get me the logo design for...
2023: A Year of Celebration
As of last week, Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting is officially 10 years old! Woohoo! I’m so proud of how far we’ve come and the amazing team we’ve built. From the master’s thesis that...
A Thoughtful Year: An Honest Assessment of 2022
At this time of year, it’s customary to look back at what we’ve done over the past 12 months. Just like athletes watch the tape of previous games to look at what they did well and...
The research that started it all
Way back in 2004, I was a fresh-faced thirty-something running U.S. Senator Herb Kohl’s office. It was a phenomenal growth experience, but as a life-long learner I was craving...
Maybe You Don’t Know What Gratitude Is
Sincere appreciation of others necessarily begins with being still and developing an internal practice of gratitude. It’s not just another thing on our todo list!
4 Steps to Prevent Quiet Quitting
Get clear on your expectations of your employees and communicate them. If an employee goes above and beyond, that’s great, but it’s also ok for an employee to just do what’s expected of them.
You’ve still got to do the work!
Coaches are great at guiding you and keeping you accountable, but you’re going to have to take the lead in doing the work.
What Direction Does Your Leadership Compass Point In?
Learn what leadership style you have, recognize when that’s different to other people’s preferences, and accept other people’s styles as no less right or wrong than your own.