The Respect of Being Clear and Direct By Cathy Liska How often is miscommunication or misunderstanding creating challenges? How often have you wondered what someone …
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The Gift of Listening
The Gift of Listening By Cathy Liska Listening, really listening, is a gift. How often do you want that gift? How often do you give …
Assertiveness Techniques
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ Clear, direct language is respectful and a coaching competency. During coach training for my Certified Professional Coach certification, we learned say …

Coaching Questions
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ During coach training with the Center for Coaching Certification (CCC), we reviewed different types of questions and were given specific tips …
Limiting Language
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ Because we all process so much information we have learned ways to manage the information. This is helpful on a day-to-day …
Goal Setting
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ During coach training an example was given as follows: Imagine going to a travel agent and asking them to book your …
Coaching: Skill, Culture, Profession
By Cathy Liska Cathy@CoachCert.com Coaching is a skill. Coaching describes a type of culture desired in many organizations. Coaching is a profession. There are different …
Returning to Work After the Death of a Loved One
Returning to Work After the Death of a Loved One By Julie Morris JulieMorris.org In the previous blog information on coping with the loss of …
Coping with the Death of a Loved One
By Julie Morris JulieMorris.org When a loved one passes away, it takes time to heal. Time to cope with the news, mourn, and grieve. Time …
Note-taking During Coaching Considerations
During coach training the question often comes up as to whether face-to-face or telephone coaching is most effective. The debate between the two is fascinating. …
