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Marilee Adams: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life. 4th edition review
Today, I present a review of another book worth reading at least once in your life. This time, it will be an international bestseller, featuring a foreword by Marshall Goldsmith , recognized as one of the world's top executive coaches . "Change Your Questions Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Life" by Marilee Adams I refer to the 4th edition of this book. The first two held the subtitle "10 Powerful Tools for Life and Work." 1. What is

Agnieszka Kucza
Jan 9, 20247 min read


Building a coaching culture in the workplace: ICF report
Modern workplaces are complex systems like the ocean, the human brain, and the economy. It is almost impossible to predict how they will...
Ryszard Skarbek
Dec 13, 20239 min read


The metaphor of human life - pencil analogies examples
Today, let's explore the metaphor of human life presented in the form of a beautiful story about a pencil about to become alive. The...
Ryszard Skarbek
Nov 14, 20234 min read


Building a relationship with your new boss
No matter how many years you have worked, starting to work with a new boss is always a challenge. Even more so if it results from our...
Ryszard Skarbek
Oct 26, 20238 min read


Boiled Frog Syndrome, Tall Poppy Effect, Pollyanna Syndrome: learn three major cognitive biases
Three common cognitive biases can affect both our personal and professional lives. These biases are the Boiled Grog Syndrome, the Tall Poppy Syndrome, and the Pollyanna Effect. They can hinder our satisfaction, fulfillment, and relationships with others. These biases are prevalent in various aspects of our lives. They can pose challenges in our private relationships and at work. Let's examine the Boiled Frog, Tall Poppy, and Pollyanna Syndrome. Learn to recognize and deal wit
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 21, 20237 min read


What is a coaching leadership style? A way to engage employees.
The coaching leadership style is an approach that creates a high-performance culture at work. It also ensures a safe work environment and supports individual satisfaction. The hallmarks of this culture are collaboration, empowerment, and personal and professional fulfillment. Collaboration is the most important of these characteristics and often contrasts with a "command and control " approach, aka autocratic style. "Command and control" behaviors suppress individual pot
Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 30, 20239 min read


Myths about Highly Sensitive People
In any field, including that of Highly Sensitive People (HSP), there are often misconceptions and myths. For instance, HSPs are...
Ryszard Skarbek
Jul 28, 20239 min read


Fun facts - 10 things you didn't know about skin
Where do people have the thinnest and thickest skin? How many nerve endings fit in one square inch of human skin? What are touch...
Ryszard Skarbek
Jun 30, 20234 min read


What does a mentoring session look like?
Business mentoring is attracting more attention. More and more companies are launching mentoring programs. More and more NGOs are offering open, free mentoring initiatives. More and more people are considering finding a mentor. Each novelty, on the one hand, attracts, on the other, fills with some anxiety. Because if we haven't experienced something, we don't know what to expect. In addition, before deciding on a mentor, people want to gather as specific and verified informa
Ryszard Skarbek
May 22, 20237 min read


About the art of making choices. Family
Rodzina zebrała się przy obiedzie. Najstarszy syn ogłosił, że zamierza ożenić się z dziewczyną mieszkającą po przeciwnej stronie ulicy.
Ryszard Skarbek
May 16, 20232 min read


What do heaven and hell look like
One day Swami asked Shiva: "Lord, tell me what heaven and hell look like?" - You wanna know? Come with me. I will show you.
Ryszard Skarbek
Apr 9, 20232 min read


HSP Highly Sensitive Person - what is their uniqueness?
The term "Highly Sensitive Person" (HSP) was first coined by psychologist Elaine Aron (1996), who herself has a high sensitivity trait. She and her husband developed the Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) , which led to further research into this trait. Earlier, Carl Jung was the first to recognize the importance of sensitivity and believed that it plays a more important role than sexuality in the susceptibility of an individual to neurosis (Aron, 2004). In this article, w
Ryszard Skarbek
Mar 11, 202313 min read
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