Sometimes I read something and it hits me over the head. Recently I read the Speech Acts chapter from Budd & Rothstein’s book, You Are What you Say, where they…
Published May 4, 2016 by Kelly Ross
Published February 1, 2016 by Kelly Ross
The one thing all of my coaching clients have in common is that they are each making a change. Priya* is getting used to and building confidence in a bigger…
Published November 23, 2015 by Kelly Ross
Many of my coaching clients wrestle with delegation. Their jobs are getting bigger and as they become more senior, delegation is imperative or their workloads become unsustainable. I view delegating…
Published October 16, 2015 by Kelly Ross
One of the assessment tools I often use in my leadership development and talent management work is the Hogan Lead Series, part of the Hogan Assessment System. This is a…
Published September 29, 2015 by Kelly Ross
My coaching clients fall into two buckets, some are sponsored by their organizations and others are paying for their own coaching. There are distinctions between how I create successful engagements,…
Published August 13, 2015 by Kelly Ross
September 2009: I was in the midst of massive change. I had just moved to Chicago from Singapore to start graduate school at Northwestern University. I had left full-time employment…
Published July 27, 2015 by Kelly Ross
In my experience, many teams and organizational leaders are not thinking enough about how to cultivate their talent or are depending too much on formal training programs. My work as…
Read More 70/20/10: Go beyond formal training programs to cultivate talent
Published July 13, 2015 by Kelly Ross
I’m often asked to help teams work better. I’ve discovered that team building means many things, so I start by asking the potential client some questions: How will we know…
Read More Team Building: Providing Tools to Better Manage a Changing Work Environment
Published June 29, 2015 by Kelly Ross
Bob* is a construction supervisor. His organization selected him to be part of a leadership development program that includes leadership coaching. Bob selected me to be his coach after our…
Read More Are we a good fit? Before hiring a coach, have a fit conversation.
Published June 12, 2015 by Kelly Ross
While explaining what I do recently, I realized most of my work in leadership development and talent management boils down to helping clients (individuals and organizations) be real, define their…
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