In two previous blogs, first, the topic of coaching conversation was presented as a co-creative level of conversational intelligence and secondly, the topic of coaching empathy outlined the transformation of the coaching relationship by attention, appreciation, and...
In a previous blog, Empathic Coaching Conversation, we looked at the power of conversation that is creative in the coaching setting, moving both client and coach through the steps of discovering the beliefs and values of the client in new perspectives to meet the...
The title of this blog has three words – empathic, coaching, and conversation. The central word is “coaching”, because “empathic” is the adjective modifying what kind of coaching we are using, while “conversation” is the tool used to do the coaching. That being said,...
Charles Duhigg, a freelance writer, published an article in New York Times about Julia Rosovsky’s Project Aristotle, a Google search for the perfect team. It’s a fascinating and detailed sketch of what constitutes an empathic, functional team, found in The New York...
For more than a century, the concept of social technology has been part of corporate growth that companies employed as best practices, tried for collaboration, and opened in communication, and with increasing technology, developed into various kinds of networks. No...
One of the most common definitions of empathy is that of “walking in the shoes of another person.” But do the shoes fit? How can we know what empathy really is? Adam Sicinski, in his website IQ Marix, states that “Empathy has the ability to accurately experience...
Maya Berstein is the founding co-director of Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership’s Certificate in Facilitation and is on faculty. Maya is the founding co-director of and an Associate at UpStart Lab, an incubator that supports innovation...
Steven Johnson is a great storyteller. His book, Where Good Ideas Come From, the Natural History of Innovation [1], is full of multiple stories that make a point of his title, filled with example after example of creative, innovative ideas that need space and time to...
The downsizing of our world during the pandemic of this year 2020 is predicted as promising a “new normal” of VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity – swift, unexpected change, surprising happenings, confusing issues, and multiple possible factors –...
After an attentive reading of The Arbinger Institute’s* internationally well-known book, Leadership and Self-Deception, Getting Out of the Box, the reader experiences a change to an outward mindset. This is a MUST read book for anyone in relationship, because...
