Why Your Coaching Culture Isn’t Sticking A company rolls out a coaching initiative. The leadership team gets trained. The managers have their one-on-ones. The language shifts slightly—more questions, less telling. For a few weeks, maybe even a few months, it seems like things are moving in the right direction. Then something happens. Deadlines tighten. A […]
Picture this: You walk into your office and notice something feels off. People are going through the motions, but that spark—that energy that makes a team truly hum—is missing. You’re not alone. Employee engagement has hit a 10-year low, with only 31% of U.S. employees truly engaged at work, down from its peak of 36% […]
Mindfulness and emotional intelligence surpass traditional management approaches when it comes to creating exceptional leaders. The evidence is clear – a 2012 study demonstrated that just eight weeks of mindfulness training reduces social anxiety, depression, and stress more effectively than aerobic exercise. I’ve witnessed this transformation countless times in my practice. When we engage in mindfulness, […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a tool of the future. It’s here. It’s now. And it’s totally reshaping the business landscape faster than most people could have imagined. Now is the time to discover how top entrepreneurs are using AI to skyrocket growth, so you can create your ideal business and ideal life. Let… […]
Face it: The human mind is designed to connect. When we lose face-to-face interactions, we lose something fundamental to our professional success. Emotional intelligence training isn’t merely a corporate buzzword—it’s the difference between teams that thrive and those that merely survive in our digital world. The data tells a compelling story: Teams with high emotional intelligence outperform […]
The Silent Influencers: How Microexpressions Impact Sales Outcomes There are moments in every sales conversation when the energy shifts—when a buyer leans in, checks out, lights up, or quietly begins to pull away. Most of the time, these shifts are subtle. They’re not spelled out in words or clarified in emails. They happen in the […]
Picture this: You’re at a big party, surrounded by people, but you might as well be invisible. That’s exactly how 1 in 5 employees feel at work right now, according to recent data from Harvard Business Review. Despite all the Slack channels, Zoom meetings, and office social events, workers are feeling more alone than ever. […]
The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Emotion in Coaching Conversations In the pursuit of productivity, efficiency, and performance, many leaders have learned to coach with their heads and not their hearts. Logic becomes the default language. Data drives the discussion. Metrics outweigh meaning. And emotion—if acknowledged at all—is often viewed as a distraction from the real […]
In this episode of Beyond Coaching, Rob sits down once again with Mitch Hull to explore a surprising idea: stress isn’t the enemy—how we view it is. Drawing on Kelly McGonigal’s TED Talk and Carol Dweck’s mindset research, Mitch shares practical strategies for reframing stress in high-performance settings, whether you’re a coach, athlete, or parent. […]
How Oxytocin Impacts the Buyer’s Brain: Creating Connection Without Being Pushy In a world where buyers are more skeptical, informed, and distracted than ever, the pressure on salespeople to “cut through the noise” has never been higher. So we push a little harder. Follow up a little faster. Try to “close the gap.” But the […]
