Addressing biases helps coaches connect with clients
When coaches address their own implicit biases, they can ask better questions, leading clients to explore how their unique life experiences impact their ability to set and achieve goals.
Coaching women in the workplace lifts barriers and reduces burnout
In 2020, one in three mothers considered leaving the workforce, according to McKinsey & Company’s annual Women in the Workplace study. Wisdom Weaver Margaret Moore discusses the positive role coaching plays in reducing burnout for women in the workplace.
Updated competency models improve coaching’s effectiveness
Competency models help the coaching profession gauge coaching’s overall effectiveness. To improve coaching’s efficacy, the field of coaching must establish what makes coaching distinct and the skills needed for effective practice.
“Critical Moments” research informs the coaching practice
‘Critical Moments’ research explores the limits and potentials of human attention and memory. Comparing the memories that coaches and clients share reveals how the coaching relationship generates personal discovery and satisfaction for both parties.
Now is the time to reimagine the future of cities
Businesses and workers are no longer bound by geographical limitations due to advances in technology and workplace behavior. It’s time to reimagine the role of cities in our lives.
Covid-19 will have lasting effects on workplace culture
Across an 18-month-long pandemic, workplace patterns shifted, and people re-discovered the importance of relationships. Many of these changes will become permanent.
The future of education will determine how people succeed at work
Access to knowledge is access to opportunity. Inclusive learning opportunities are essential for ensuring that all people develop skills that enable flourishing at work.
Preparing children for the future requires imagination
Some experts believe that children under the age of five will have jobs that have not yet been invented. Preparing children for the future requires imagining possibilities that do not yet exist.
Extended life spans will transform workplace norms
Population trends will collide in the workplace — where as many as four generations will work side-by-side. New leadership competencies related to aging will emerge.
Technological advances affect almost every aspect of work
Our Wisdom Weavers examined medical advances, new methods of personal development, and the biggest concern of all: equal access to technology.