Thinking Whole bridges intuitive decisioning and deliberative decisioning. It provides space for the unknowable and unknown as productively as the well-known and the little-known.

A stick can be used as a simple tool. So can a rock. Archimedes may not be the one who came up with the bright idea of using them in tandem, but he did famously extol the power of the resulting synergy, claiming that with a place to stand and a lever, he could move the world. More recently, noted …

Marcia Ruben, Ph.D. and Debra Pearce-McCall, Ph.D. Abstract Can recruiting our senses, mind, brain, and body accelerate the odds of reaching a critical leadership development goal?  How might this information assist executive coaches in working with clients? As part of a two-year research professorship, Dr. Marcia Ruben, with assistance from Dr. Debra Pearce-McCall, designed and implemented an applied exploratory research …

Over the past years, physicians have been forced to change the way they interact with patients, embracing new laws, new compliance expectations, electronic medical records, and an ever-changing insurance reimbursement landscape.

The framework, called “Zones of Awareness,” breaks the full experience of awareness down into three parts: middle zone, outer zone and inner zone.

Leaders need a break. Your coaching clients need a break.  You need a break. In order to get off the hamster-wheel of business (i.e., busy-ness), leaders can learn a few key mindfulness strategies that will help them to create space and breath in their otherwise uber-overwhelmed day. Below are a few excerpts from the new book for leaders called  Yoga …

Coaching presence is one of the most important coaching competencies, as it underpins all the other competencies.

As coaches, we often encounter vestiges of long-held patterns that continue to echo across our client’s stories and live in ways that limit their potential.

Stress is, if not one of the main reasons people come to coaching, certainly is something that comes up with almost every client. I once heard the amazing (and now deceased) Dr. Paul Pearsall speak at an ICF Conference about having a balanced, healthy unstressed heart. His conclusion—it is perhaps impossible in today’s world unless you live on a remote …

Act mindfully and savor your relationships at work and at home. Stop doing things that no longer serve you. Create the powerful habit of “pacing” yourself to restore energy, build resiliency and create well-being.