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From Pestering to Perspective: Applying Positive Psychology
By Sherri Fisher  
March 10, 2010 – 3:39 pm | 2 Comments
From Pestering to Perspective: Applying Positive Psychology

This academic year, I met a student who I will call James.  He is one of several high school and college student clients that were referred to me with new diagnoses of attention deficit disorder …

The Coach as Servant Leader – Success on the Athletic Field
By John Yeager  
January 11, 2010 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
The Coach as Servant Leader – Success on the Athletic Field

Although sports mean different things to different people, most theorists and enthusiasts would agree that physical activity and sport participation can be intrinsically valuable. We learn the joy of movement and the challenge of …

How to Give Feedback So People Can Hear it
By Kathryn Britton  
October 16, 2009 – 4:31 pm | 20 Comments
How to Give Feedback So People Can Hear it

Recently, I edited some work for a colleague, embellishing her document with comments and marked up changes. In response, she said that getting feedback from me was like going to the dentist. She …

Positive Psychology Coaching Compared to Other Coaching
By Timothy T.C. So  
September 18, 2009 – 8:53 am | No Comment
Positive Psychology Coaching Compared to Other Coaching

Friends are approaching me with great interest in my preview article on the coaching conference and asking what’s so special about employing positive psychology in coaching. That triggers me to write a bit more on …

The Serious Business of Emotions at Work
By Bridget Grenville-Cleave  
March 26, 2009 – 12:15 am | 7 Comments
The Serious Business of Emotions at Work

I don’t think emotions, positive or negative, need to be kept in the closet at work. But you need to take the heat out of the discussion, and give business people the opportunity to explore their emotions dispassionately, setting goals which will enhance their performance. Here is one of many ways to do this. Providing you show real benefits, emotions can be transformed into serious business.

Create Your Own Luck
By Yee-Ming Tan  
March 23, 2009 – 11:30 am | 8 Comments
Create Your Own Luck

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, much of what he says about successful people is little more than common sense: that talent alone is not enough to ensure success, that opportunity, hard work, family, timing and luck play important roles as well. From a coach’s perspective, the point about luck, timing and opportunity has a special relevance to the pursuit of flourishing lives for Chinese people.

Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference Part I
By Kathryn Britton  
March 22, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference Part I

David Ballard opened the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference with the statement, “Creating a psychologically healthy workplace means more than just remediating problems. It is about promoting good health, enhancing performance, and creating a work environment where both employees and the organization can thrive.”

The Measure of Your Powers
By Denise Clegg  
March 20, 2009 – 7:00 am | 16 Comments
The Measure of Your Powers

How do you want to feel in your life? In your work? Doug Newburg interviewed hundreds of world-class performers, including athletes, business leaders, artists, and surgeons, to find out what made them tick. A consistent pattern emerged from their stories.

Mindfulness, Part II: A Basis for Coaching
By Kirsten Cronlund  
March 16, 2009 – 10:10 am | 10 Comments

For individuals going through divorce, a main concern is how to effectively deal with stress. Their transitional states of life often leave them feeling powerless, scared, and depressed. … Mindfulness is an important part of the work I do with clients. Specifically, I help train them to adopt a mindful approach to life circumstances that are largely outside of their control. Within this framework, I introduce changing one’s thoughts in order to change the resulting feeling or behavior. …

Mindfulness: The Best Bang for Your Buck, Part I
By Kirsten Cronlund  
March 15, 2009 – 10:00 am | 10 Comments

birds-eye-view.jpgMeditation practice may still be viewed by some as a relic of 1960’s counter-culture or a sequestered religious practice to attain “enlightenment.” But scientists now seriously study mindfulness practices, and report a wide range of interesting findings. How does meditation work, and how best can coaches bring this research to our clients? I will present two intriguing studies here, and hope to stimulate a fruitful discussion that generates ideas for application here on PPND.

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