I bet you didn’t think I’d drop that deep question on you so early in the morning! Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all philosophical here on you. Pondering an answer to this question could take a couple lifetimes! So, let me tell you why I bring it up… It’s the foundation for anyone in […]
Providing constructive feedback to the people I coach can be challenging for several reasons. For my students, it can be difficult for them to receive feedback from someone they’ve just met! They know I’m going to point out areas in need of improvement. This creates feelings of exposure and vulnerability. Here’s how I approach the coaching in 4 steps. As a […]
My student pulled me aside during our break to ask me a coaching question with regard to her recent classroom presentation. “When I was speaking, did you notice anything peculiar about how I was speaking?” When my students present for the first time, I often pick up on distractions in speech or body language, but doing […]
My brother’s favorite hunting buddy wasn’t me. It was his golden retriever, Dakota. This past week Dakota passed away peacefully at home. After my brother got home from work that day, Dakota greeted him as usual but wasn’t the same. After Dakota got to see his favorite hunting buddy for the last time, he went […]
In 1979 coach Herb Brooks held the tryouts for the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. After making his player selections, he only had one returning player from the 1976 team. He also selected nine players from University of Minnesota and four players from Boston University, bitter rivals. This was a brand new team with no […]
For me, it was Mrs. Sheets in 8th grade English. She’s one of the teachers who had the greatest impact on me because of her approach to teaching. She worked with the entire class, but still treated each student as an individual. She took the time to understand each student’s needs and never seemed to […]
