by Robyn McLeod | Mar 2, 2023 | Communication
Recently I had dinner with a friend that I had not seen in years and we had a lot of catching up to do. He shared with me some of his challenges and wins on the work front and I was struck by one story, in particular, that echoed circumstances that I have heard from...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Jan 24, 2023 | Communication
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~Confucius As an Executive Coach, I get the opportunity and privilege to witness effective – and ineffective – communication. Clients often ask us to observe them in...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Dec 27, 2022 | Communication
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” ~Will Rogers The other day I walked away from a conversation with a refrain echoing in my head. It used to be more common for me, but I’ve been working on it – hard. Unfortunately yesterday I slipped into old behavior, and I was...
by Robyn McLeod | Dec 8, 2022 | Communication
On a recent train ride my husband struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger who was a banker. They talked about the work they do and their families. When my husband mentioned that I am an executive coach the banker smiled and said, “I had a coach last...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Oct 4, 2022 | Communication
“If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.” ~George Barzan I am definitely one of those people who “think out loud.” My business partner and I have an understanding that I can ramble on as we think through a challenge. It’s the way I...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 1, 2022 | Communication
We partner with clients to help their leadership teams have strategic (and necessary) conversations – the conversations they all know they need to have, and the conversations they all seem to be unable to have. Because there’s usually that “elephant...
