GAMBIT COACHING & CONSULTING

Last month I was invited to be the speaker at Brad Kleiner’s Farm to Forest dinner.    What a beautiful night! Chef Keith Bidwell...

A motivational lightbox sign encouraging turning ideas into reality, placed on a wooden shelf by a textured glass window. What’s your...

Next week I’m going to be teaching a data collection and analysis course for new organization development practitioners.  Separating what...

Tools of a Skilled Craftsperson Last week one of my grad students wanted specific ideas for what model or framework they can offer their...

Want to know one of my pet peeves? When someone gives me a generic solution and makes me feel bad if I’m not happy about it.   You ever...

A serene forest blanketed in snow surrounds a tranquil, partially frozen lake on a misty winter's day. Every January we all get emails...

Let’s talk about rest. I’ve been thinking lately there are two types of rest: Escapism rest and Restorative rest. Escapism rest is what...

Increasing our capacity for agility (being responsive, adaptive, and innovative) can help navigate organization wide decisions in new and...

Want to introduce more agility into your mindset? The following is a list of exercises and activities designed to increase individual...

When we think about increasing the agility of our people and our organization one aspect we might consider is how we manage performance....

Today we’re faced with a plethora of societal challenges that our businesses and organizations are attempting to navigate. The storm that...

Part 1 The future of work will be more complex and nuanced than ever. COVID 19 arrived more than 3 years ago, and the world is still...

I wrote this back in 2015. A life-time ago and yet I still vividly remember every moment I describe here. I may be the one of the only...

We’re wrapping up our conversation on goals by taking a closer look at the resistance we all encounter when we work on a goal. Earlier in...

Part 4/5 of "Why aren't we meeting our goals?" So far we’ve discussed uncovering our underlying “why” goals, being realistic with our...

So far we’ve discussed uncovering our underlying “why” goals, and being realistic with our calendars. Today we move on to forming your...

Last week we talked about uncovering the goal beneath your goal. We talked about the difference between our stated goals (which are...

Goals that aren't hard are just your to-do list. How do we achieve our hard goals?

It’s 2019 and the word “coaching” has inundated our professional lives. As an executive coach, many people I talk to may have heard of...