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09/17/2024
Musing on Coaching
GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Right after I finished my Ph.D. in psychology, the rest of my graduate school cohort went on their various paths to become therapists. I went in a different direction. I sheepishly did the year-long postdoctoral work to become certified as a coach. Sheepishly, I say, because I fended off lots of que
10/02/2023
Musing on interrupting
GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development There are some valid reasons to interrupt someone when they're speaking. There's a fire in the wastebasket behind her; he's about to go on stage with his fly unzipped, or there is duck p**p right in the path of their next footstep. But, most of the time, we have a habit of interrupting friends and c
05/16/2023
Musing on Adding Your Smart
GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development "It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. --- having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action.” * Uhm… We’ve all been there, right? A document makes the rounds and, because of everyone’s efforts to make the
04/18/2023
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GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Because we were celebrating something lovely, we ate at a fancy restaurant. We made reservations months in advance. And before we sat down to eat, I got seven email messages from the restaurant: confirming the details. These were nailing down an assurance that we would pay to tell us how committed
03/29/2023
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GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Long ago, a dear friend attempted su***de. Thankfully for all of us who know and love her, a miraculous intervention saved her life. While she was on the arduous path to recovery, she shared something that has been of service to me over the years, and I share it with you now: “I made the mistake
10/14/2022
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GrowthSpurt | Executive Coaching and Leadership Development This month marks the one-year anniversary of my oncology surgeon telling me that I am “all clear.“ My reaction to that is pure relief and gratitude. But you know my inclination to give you some coaching snack out of whatever experience I’ve been through! For the three or so years leading up to...
06/20/2021
Musing...
on returning to on-site work: three small EQ tips with a big impact for managers | GrowthSpurt | Leadership Development & Executive Coaching | Jeannie Forrest Ph.D. on returning to on-site work: three small EQ tips with a big impact for managers Posted on June 1, 2021 in Musings Despite the fireworks and celebrations, have you detected a vague scent of dread when you talk about returning to work on-site full-time? Companies are revving up with policies and plan...
03/11/2021
on a year of chopping up the ugly | GrowthSpurt | Leadership Development & Executive Coaching | Jeannie Forrest Ph.D. on a year of chopping up the ugly Posted on March 11, 2021 in Musings It’s been a year! If you’re like me, you can easily recall the eerie dread as we closed up our offices, sent our teams home to dining table workspaces, and hunkered down in front of a stream of bad public health news. A year l...
03/03/2021
Musing...
on the perils of the “hub and spoke” | GrowthSpurt | Leadership Development & Executive Coaching | Jeannie Forrest Ph.D. on the perils of the “hub and spoke” Posted on February 23, 2021 in Musings “Hub-and-spoke” conjures up an image of an old-style wagon wheel. It also refers to a management style where the boss is in the middle (the hub) and all information and decisions are run back up through the middle an...
06/02/2020
Musing....
On my outrage | GrowthSpurt | Leadership Development & Executive Coaching | Jeannie Forrest Ph.D. On my outrage Posted on June 2, 2020 in Musings I’m not sure that I get to fully wave the flag of my outrage or despair or disbelief these days. Instead, I may just get to acknowledge that I’m only truly beginning to fully absorb the daily experience–inconveniences, harassment, worries, precau...
04/05/2020
Musing
on my mom and meditation | GrowthSpurt | Leadership Development & Executive Coaching | Jeannie Forrest Ph.D. on my mom and meditation Posted on April 5, 2020 in Musings My mother taught me basic meditation skills when I was quite young. If you’ve ever been to a Quaker Meeting, you’ll get an idea of the Meetings I grew up with. Lots of quiet sitting, especially for a little kid. When an old friend cal...
07/12/2020