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Train your brain to choose curiosity
The opportunity to focus on coaching for an extended period of time, learn from Angela as an expert and facilitator, and connect with colleagues who are also interested in leading with curiosity is a magical combination. ~Kim ❤️ We all…
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Mindful Academy podcast
I joined Jennifer Askey at the Mindful Academy podcast to talk about leadership coaching and the overlap between libraries and higher ed. What you’ll learn in this episode: Click through to listen on the website or check it out wherever you…
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Katina Magazine: What a Professional Coach Brings to the Library
I recently wrote a short informational article for Katina Magazine about what coaching is (and isn’t), how to select a great coach for you, and how to find coaches who specialize in working with library folks. Click through to read…
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Here are a few small ways you can practice using a coaching approach during hectic times
Strategies for using a coaching approach as a leader when you feel like you don’t have time for coaching.
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Hiring Librarians podcast
I joined Emily Weak at the Hiring Librarians podcast in August to talk about how libraries can do a better job of setting new leaders up for success. And how you can set yourself up for success in a new…
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What does confident leadership mean to you?
My “tag line” as a coach is that I help library leaders confidently manage change and conflict, so that you can feel better about going to work. I know what I mean by that, but a few conversations recently have…
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Giving feedback using a coaching approach
This week, I’m fully focusing on the Lead With Curiosity jumpstart week plus keeping up with the discussion forums in Coaching as a Leadership Skill at Library Juice Academy. I was thinking about taking a week off, but then I…
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5 ways to ask better coaching questions
These are the most common areas for improvement that I see from managers when they practice asking effective coaching questions
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“Why does a library leader need coaching skills as professional development?”
I had a whole draft ready to go for you today about common ways to improve your coaching questions, but then someone sent in a question that preempted that! So you can look forward to a discussion of coaching questions…
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Librarian Linkover appearance
In April, I talked with Lorene Kennard on the Librarian Linkover podcast. We talked about the benefits of hiring a leadership coach, as well as the differences between managerial coaching and professional coaching. Click through to visit the website or…
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How can you start to put some of these coaching ideas into practice?
This week, I’d like to share my experience of getting started actually coaching someone else for the very first time. I’ve shared this story before here, but a lot of folks have joined since then! And it bears repeating, because…
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Understanding how trauma affects your team’s willingness to be coached
Before I jump into today’s newsletter, I’m super excited to share that I recently appeared on a podcast! I joined Lorene Kennard on the Librarian Linkover to talk about coaching and leading with curiosity, as well as some potentially controversial…