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Finding Direction Amidst Disaster: How Coaching & Mediation Can Help You Navigate the Aftermath of a Disaster or Emergency

Finding Direction Amidst Disaster: How Coaching & Mediation Can Help You Navigate the Aftermath of a Disaster or Emergency

Finding Direction Amidst Disaster: How Coaching & Mediation Can Help You Navigate the Aftermath of a Disaster or Emergency

Discover how coaching and mediation can help individuals, teams, and companies navigate the aftermath of a disaster or emergency like fires,

Disasters & emergencies

Feb 124 min read

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Lady on a computer with a backdrop of different reasons for a values assessment

Lady on a computer with a backdrop of different reasons for a values assessment

The Power of Values Assessments: 7 Compelling Ways a Values Assessment Can Transform Your Personal & Professional Life

7 Compelling Ways a Values Assessment Can Transform Your Personal & Professional Life

Nov 28, 20245 min read

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Coaching vs Consulting Coaching Clients gain self-awareness, figure out how to overcome barriers, & implement their own goals. Clients know what to do after the coach leaves & take ownership for reaching their goals. Clients reach their goals on a subject or topic specifically tailored to their situation by receiving thought-provoking questions, observations, & tools/exercises. Consulting The consultant (not the client) completes the work and usually provides a written output (e.g., a report of best practices) After the consultant leaves, clients don’t usually know what to do to implement or achieve their goals. Drafted outputs may sit on a shelf and never be implemented. Clients obtain advice, which may be generally given to others & not applied to clients’ specific situations.

Coaching vs Consulting Coaching Clients gain self-awareness, figure out how to overcome barriers, & implement their own goals. Clients know what to do after the coach leaves & take ownership for reaching their goals. Clients reach their goals on a subject or topic specifically tailored to their situation by receiving thought-provoking questions, observations, & tools/exercises. Consulting The consultant (not the client) completes the work and usually provides a written output (e.g., a report of best practices) After the consultant leaves, clients don’t usually know what to do to implement or achieve their goals. Drafted outputs may sit on a shelf and never be implemented. Clients obtain advice, which may be generally given to others & not applied to clients’ specific situations.

Coaching vs. Consulting

Coaching is not consulting. Each has its own strengths. Coaches and consultants provide different services, and the results are different.

Nov 21, 20241 min read

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6 Reasons Why Companies Are Not Getting a Return on Investment (ROI) on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or Anti-Discrimination Efforts

6 Reasons Why Companies Are Not Getting a Return on Investment (ROI) on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or Anti-Discrimination Efforts

6 Reasons Why Companies Are Not Getting a Return on Investment (ROI) on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or Anti-Discrimination Efforts

Why Companies Are Not Getting a Return on Investment (ROI) on Their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or Anti-Discrimination Efforts

Oct 2, 20243 min read

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Breaking Down the Difference: Trainers vs. Coaches vs. Consultants

Breaking Down the Difference: Trainers vs. Coaches vs. Consultants

Breaking Down the Difference: Trainers vs. Coaches vs. Consultants

Are you hiring the person with the right skills or expertise for what you need? Find out whether you need a trainer, coach, or consultant.

Apr 4, 20231 min read

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Man with a beard and a brief case looking which way to go with street signs pointing in different directions, saying DEI trainer, DEI consultant, and organizational DEI coach

Man with a beard and a brief case looking which way to go with street signs pointing in different directions, saying DEI trainer, DEI consultant, and organizational DEI coach

When to Hire a DEI Coach: Why Hiring an External, Organizational DEI Coach is Crucial for Your Company's Culture and Diversity and Inclusion Needs

Find out when to hire an external, organizational coach vs. trainer vs. consultant vs. in-house staff to meet your company's DEI needs.

Nov 22, 20225 min read

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