by Coach Anton | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
What The Data Says To understand the cost of stress we wanted to fist see how much it is impacting people. We surveyed LinkedIn to find out how much does work stress impact people at home. Because we deal with aspects of human performance so often, the results were...
by Coach Anton | Jul 30, 2020 | Leadership Coaching
What is the Art & Science of Leadership For A Good Leader? There are many roles that a good leader must handle. A different situation may require the leader to wear a different metaphorical hat than the next. Yet a good leader mastered both the science and the art...
by Coach Anton | Jul 4, 2020 | Leadership Coaching, Life Coaching
As I stood in front of the room, I felt that if I did not share the full story with them, I would be acting unauthentically as their leader. This was about four years ago. The corporate office created a sales contest to incentivize overperformance. The year had a slow...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Aug 31, 2019 | Communications Coaching
Humor is a tricky thing. You have to be very careful when you use it, especially when you work in international environments. People from different countries or cultures may not react the same way to a joke. What is funny for some people may not be funny for some...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Aug 26, 2019 | Communications Coaching
Communication is 70% body language, 20% tone and 10% words. Surprisingly, that non-verbal communication is far more important than words being said. When we communicate, our body language tells much more than the words we actually say. The way we stand, how we move...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Aug 17, 2019 | Communications Coaching
Shhhhh…. Listen! (or in this case read further 😉) In my previous article and posts, I gave several tips on what to do to become a great communicator (if you missed any of them, you can go to the blogs on my website under Blogs/Communication). However, did you...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Aug 5, 2019 | Communications Coaching
When we use some cultural references, we always have to be mindful of who we are talking to… Especially nowaday, in a world that is getting smaller and smaller, we often communicate with people who are not originally from the country where we come...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Jul 21, 2019 | Communications Coaching, Leadership Coaching
Start with your audience! Whether you need to present something verbally or send an email, ask yourself the following questions: Are you providing an update to your team members?Do you need to present something to your leadership team?Is your audience new to...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Jul 14, 2019 | Communications Coaching, Uncategorized
I often found myself in a situation, Where I was in a meeting Or reading a mail And thinking: ‘What is the point he/she is trying to make?’ The person kept talking and talking, beating about the bush, Or repeating the same thing over and over again in a...
by Virginie Lemay-Vriesde | Jul 7, 2019 | Communications Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Uncategorized
Dancing salsa and effective communication… What do the two have to do with each other? A few weeks ago, I posted an article on how to communicate effectively and provided general tips. And a few days ago, I wrote a post on Linkedin about dancing...
