by Kirsten Meneghello | Mar 30, 2021 | Coaching Skills, Feedback Conversations, Get Curious with Kirsten, Leadership Development, Listening
Some of us get nervous when we hear the word “feedback” because we may have a negative association with it – especially due to having received feedback that wasn’t very productive. In reality, feedback can be a very helpful and useful thing to receive. Think back to a...
by Kirsten Meneghello | Jan 7, 2021 | Everything DiSC®, Leadership Development
I’d like to acknowledge Yetu Dumbia and The Winters Group, Inc. for pointing out the need to remove the term “executive presence” from common use. As you can imagine, that term comes up a lot when coaching leaders. But it’s...
by Kirsten Meneghello | Dec 16, 2020 | Corporate Leadership Development Programs, Leadership Development, Team Development
We are thrilled to announce we recently launched our Illumination Coaching channel on YouTube and ask you to check it out and SUBSCRIBE! We’ve added some of Kirsten’s recent presentations on these topics: Addressing the Challenges of...
by Kirsten Meneghello | May 20, 2020 | Feedback Conversations, Leadership Development
For many leaders, the thought of giving feedback to their employees makes them uncomfortable, so they choose to avoid it. However, not giving your employees regular feedback robs them of important opportunities to improve and grow. There are usually two main reasons...
by Kirsten Meneghello | May 5, 2020 | Leadership Development
More than ever, investing in leadership development is not a “nice to have,” but a “must have” proposition. That’s because our leaders are being called upon to: Maintain morale on their teams, even though individual team members...
by Kirsten Meneghello | Feb 25, 2020 | Leadership Development, Strategic Thinking
In an executive coaching session, Stephanie shared that the only time she had for reflection was a few minutes in the shower each morning and our weekly meetings. That was it. The rest of her week was booked with back-to-back meetings that she dutifully attended as...