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What Is Team Coaching? Understand How It Supports Leaders.
Team coaching is a dynamic tool that supports team development by fostering effective communication, enhancing team collaboration ,...
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 198 min read


Interpersonal Communication: What Is It and What Does It Involve?
Understanding how interpersonal communication works is essential to effective communication. Whether it is a relationship at work, in the...
Ryszard Skarbek
Dec 3, 20249 min read


Empathy: what is it and how to develop it? Who is an empathetic person?
Why can some people easily empathize with others' emotional states and recognize their way of thinking, while others seem completely indifferent? The secret lies in highly developed empathy, an extraordinary ability, one of the most fascinating and essential features of the human experience, influencing our relationships, social behavior, and overall individual and social development. We invite you to a journey through the fascinating world of empathy, where we will discover

Agnieszka Kucza
Oct 30, 202412 min read


A list of essential questions to ask your mentor in your next meeting
A mentor can be an extremely valuable source of knowledge and support for both business leaders and specialists. Using mentoring at the right time can easily open new doors to achieving your dream goal and create completely new development opportunities, both professionally and personally. How does a mentorship relationship work? A successful mentoring relationship is built on curiosity, openness, and continuous learning, ensuring both mentors and mentees benefit from the
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 22, 202415 min read


60 Tools of a Good Mentor
A good mentor can have a profound impact on a mentee's professional and personal development. A good mentoring relationship primarily...
Ryszard Skarbek
Jun 14, 202411 min read


Assertiveness test for adults online - which one to use?
Assertiveness is a matter of practice. It is an attitude that can be developed and constantly improved. Its importance increases in the...
Ryszard Skarbek
May 26, 20247 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


Entrepreneurship coaching - a way to develop your company
The support of a professional in managing your own business is invaluable. If you run a company, you are the president or a member of the...

Jędrzej Skarbek
Jan 7, 20235 min read


The Mastery of Love: Miguel Ruiz. A Toltec wisdom book review
Today, we are starting a new category of posts on the Empowerment Coaching Krakow blog. We will regularly publish reviews of valuable books . These are books worth reading at least once and often worth returning to discover new insights. These books moved us or inspired us to make significant changes. They contain valuable knowledge and practical personal development tips that lead to a better, fulfilled life. We start our series with Don Miguel Ruiz's New York Times

Agnieszka Kucza
Nov 26, 20226 min read


What to do when your boss doesn't respect your time?
When you're trying to balance work and family, work and personal life, it's good to have an understanding and supportive boss. Someone...
Ryszard Skarbek
Nov 20, 202210 min read


Ahimsa - do not cause unnecessary suffering
Do you know Ahimsa? The Buddhist root of the Non-Violent Communication method?
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 13, 20222 min read


The Art of Assertiveness – Master Class 3
The moment has come for the "grand finale" of this series, and therefore a story about an Adult. However, before we start - one digression.
Ryszard Skarbek
May 27, 20223 min read


How to set healthy boundaries? And what to do when someone breaks them?
How to set healthy boundaries? Assertiveness is honesty towards oneself and others. I say what I think (not always and not to all of course)
Ryszard Skarbek
May 24, 20226 min read


Top Competency and Personality Tests - A Comprehensive Review
Nowadays, personality tests are no longer only the domain of psychologists. They find more and more use in the business world
Ryszard Skarbek
May 7, 202218 min read


The parable of hammering the nails. Words are of great importance
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a bad character. His father gave him a sack of nails and asked him to hammer in one each time he...
Ryszard Skarbek
Feb 2, 20223 min read


Cultural Types Triangle: The Lewis Model. Cross-cultural communication
Change is a challenge in itself. And leading a multicultural team through change is even more of a challenge. Especially for the leader.
Ryszard Skarbek
Oct 25, 202110 min read


Coaching for fun
Mr. Carpener is applying for a job at a construction site. The recruiter asks him: what are your weaknesses? Do you e.g. drink alcohol?
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 27, 20212 min read


Authority, or the perverse relationship of the parent-teacher meeting and lunch with the boss
When I thought about this situation, I realized the phenomenon of the authority, which I was a witness and, in a sense, a victim of
Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 24, 20214 min read


The Art of Assertiveness – Master Class 2
In the previous episode, we outlined three people inherent in us: Child, Parent, and Adult. Today, a lot more information about...
Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 25, 20214 min read


Communication in marriage
One evening, the husband and wife quarreled sharply. Unfortunately, not the first time. The next days were going to be quiet.
Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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