Library of Professional Coaching

Your recording of Author Tom Finn on Cultural Cluelessness in Coaching

Suzi Pomerantz

On February 16, 2012 we held a digitally interactive mastermind call featuring Leading Coach  Tom Finn. We had 35 Leading Coaches register for the call, and we interacted on the Leading Coaches’ Facebook page while on the call with Tom.  If you want to see the notes posted on the Facebook page, you can scroll to the bottom of this page, as I’ve re-posted them there.  Just keep in mind you’ll need to start at the bottom and read upward, as they are posted in reverse chronology per Facebook’s setup.

You can download the recording here or simply push play on the player below to listen to it now.

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TOPIC: Cluing In to Culture; How a Global Workplace Influences Coaches and Their Clients

To order Tom’s book, go to http://www.areyouclueless.com/order_the_book2.php or  Amazon.

Tom Finn, author of Are You Clueless? 7 Clues to Profit, Productivity, and Partnership For Leaders in a Multicultural World discussed: How to be an inclusive coach in a world where differences from gender to generation can have a major influence on your coaching client or his/her employees…or you!

1) An overview of “the clueless factor” of Tom’s book – that we can all be clueless to those different from us – and its impact on coaching.

2) Common cross-cultural patterns to look for when you are coaching.

3) Discussion and Q&A with Tom on how and when cultural, personal, and organizational differences may influence you in your approach or your coaching client in their progress.

This session was an optimizer for leading coaches. Tom added to your repertoire in a global marketplace. Don’t be clueless – clue in to culture in your coaching.

Here are the slides from this call:

 

You can order Tom’s book on Amazon here:

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About Tom Finn

Tom Finn has consulted to leaders and teams of all levels in the United States, South America, Central America, and Asia for more than 20 years. His clients have included Booz | Allen | Hamilton, ETrade Financial, General Dynamics Land Systems, Inova Health Systems, Texaco, Verizon, The World Bank, and the Argentine Education Ministry.

Tom is an executive coach and consultant who improves performance of leaders and organizations by developing skills and plans to succeed in a global marketplace.

Tom has twenty seven years of experience as a consultant, trainer, and coach. He is an author and former organization development consultant of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Tom has consulted to clients on organization system change efforts, coached leaders, led team building efforts, and trained thousands in leadership, positive influence and communication, and cultural diversity He is the author of Are You Clueless? 7 Clues to Profit, Productivity, and Partnership for Leaders in a Multicultural World (Kells Castle Press, Mar 2008). Clueless is a guide leaders can use every day for managing diverse and global workplaces. He coaches leaders on handling overload and pressure through a unique coaching approach called LifeLine.  www.lifelineconsulting.com

Tom has coached and trained leaders and employees at all levels of organizations. Some of his clients include The Weather Channel, Verizon, Inova Health System, International Paper, Prudential, Booz| Allen| Hamilton, NASCAR, Harvard University, ETrade, Barnett Banks, and US government agencies. Tom has an interest and skill in international relations and business, and has coached and trained leaders in Spanish. His international clients include the World Bank, the Education Ministry of Argentina, Civilian Personnel Union, Argentina, and private/public sector leaders in six other Latin American countries and Pakistan.

Tom has a B.A. in international relations from Brown University and an M.S. from Georgetown University. He is fluent in Spanish and does much of his work in that language. He is a member of NTL Institute, one of the leading professional groups in the field of organization development. He is certified on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument, FIRO-B, and MFS, a software program for providing feedback to leaders.

Notes from Facebook page

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