The CoachAccountable Perspective

…is something we generally suck at. When it comes to going back on something we said we were going to do, our default is to: Ugh, Tony. Anyway yeah, when it comes to being coached by you, us clients are apt to get excited and…

I let an action item deadline slip.  My coach noticed as much, and sent me a friendly email on the matter.  It said: I’m clear that you are on track to complete the actions we talked about today. That said, how would you like me…

If your clients are up to accomplishing great things with you, they’ll no doubt be undertaking some larger projects: things which aren’t just one-and-done activities, but rather a series of little steps each building towards the overarching goal. If you’re guiding your clients to plan…

As coach, good things are happening if you are sparking ambition in us clients. Symptoms of sparked ambition include: Assuming this process of action planning isn’t mere posturing, such plans and by-when dates are a promise, to you and themselves, that they’ll follow through timely.…

I had a coaching session that left me eager to get back to work that day. And I’m not talking anything like an “Ugh, this session is dragging, can it please be over so I can get back to the other stuff I need to…