Tag: Coaching
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Addressing the Elephant in the Room
There are moments in coaching that hang in the air like smoke from a snuffed candle—heavy, unmistakable, and impossible to ignore. On paper, everything can look like it is going well: team dynamics are “improving,” productivity metrics are up, and new communication protocols are being followed. Leaders report the right numbers, use the right language,…
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Beyond the Dilemma: Being, Doing, and Becoming
Previously I wrote about the Being+Doing Dilemma. We feel as though we need to do and want to be. This is a closer look at how these two seemingly opposing forces can be reconciled. The expansive news: what allows for the alleviation of the tension can be brought to bear on most all instances involving…
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The Mastery Fork in the Leadership Road: Part 1
by Dennis Adsit In the introduction to this series on Leadership mastery, I asked the question, Why Isn’t It You? Why aren’t you your favorite leader? I talked about an approach a music teacher friend uses to nudge his students away from fixating on their guitar heroes and stealing their licks towards finding and mastering…
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Breathing Underwater
The Mystery of Growth: Effort and Surrender in Adult Development Recently I was speaking with a colleague with deep experience in adult development. The conversation was rich, varied, and filled with morsels I’m still chewing on. “How it happens is a mystery.” This one in particular sticks with me. He was talking about our understanding…
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PRESS RELEASE
The (un)Summit: Wisdom In Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, CA – July 23, 2025 – New Ventures West, a global leader in Integral Coaching and professional development, announces the (un)Summit: Wisdom in Action, a groundbreaking five-day virtual gathering featuring renowned thought leaders Dr. Bayo Akomolafe, John J. Prendergast, Diana Chapman, Minna Salami, and Jessica…
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Is Empathy Enough?
What is it that brings a person, maybe you, into a coaching relationship? Is it a feeling of being stuck? Is it a challenging event causing confusion, concern, or something even deeper? Is it one of those “lightbulb moments” where we realize something has to change but we don’t know where to go from that…
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Why Isn’t It You
by Dennis Adsit Many clients have come to me and said they want to be Partner or a VP or a C-suite leader. And I love it when they do. Drive like that can be harnessed…for all sorts of things. After trying to understand why a promotion is important to them and expressing my willingness…
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Harnessing the Power of Feedback in Coaching
Feedback acts as both mirror and catalyst for profound personal and professional development, and through its skillful use in the coaching space, so much transformation can occur if used in the right way, at the right time. Understanding how to effectively use feedback in coaching has become essential for coaches seeking to create lasting impact…
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We’ve Been In Training
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The Case For Discomfort
Any form of development work is an invitation to be with discomfort. Whether it is seeing a new distinction, taking up a new practice, or feeling that emotion and sensation you have been avoiding, some part of us—usually neglected or forgotten—is stretched. Development occurs through a series of stress and rest. Staying comfortable with what…
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The Sacred Space Between
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The Point of a Question
The quest for the answer beckons the answer into becoming. What if the answer has always been the arising? This question arose within and guides my pondering today. Profound or contrived? Let’s give it some space and air to breathe before we judge it. Increasingly, I’ve been experiencing my capacity to be with the questions…
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Turning Twenty Percent Into One Hundred Percent
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The Edges of Coaching
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Living Multi-Centered: Bringing Unity, Belonging and Equity to a Splitting World
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Key Lessons About Purpose
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Always Becoming You
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Listening to Your Life
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Walking into Vocation
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Supporting High Risk Youth