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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- May 26
- 7 min
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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Oct 26, 2023
- 8 min
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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- May 22, 2023
- 13 min
What questions can you ask a mentor?
A mentor can be an extremely valuable source of knowledge and support for both business leaders and specialists. Using mentoring at the...
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Jędrzej Skarbek
- Jan 7, 2023
- 5 min
Business 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...
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Agnieszka Kucza
- Nov 26, 2022
- 5 min
Book review - "The Mastery of Love" by Don Miguel Ruiz
Today we are starting a new cycle and a new category of posts on the Empowerment Coaching blog. We will publish reviews of valuable books...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Nov 20, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Ahimsa - do not cause unnecessary suffering
Do you know Ahimsa? The Buddhist root of the Non-Violent Communication method?
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Ryszard Skarbek
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
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.
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Ryszard Skarbek
- May 24, 2022
- 6 min
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)
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Ryszard Skarbek
- May 7, 2022
- 18 min
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
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Feb 2, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Oct 25, 2021
- 9 min
Cultural Types - The Lewis Model. Culture triangle and 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.
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
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?
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Sep 24, 2021
- 4 min
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
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Aug 25, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Communication in marriage
One evening, the husband and wife quarreled sharply. Unfortunately, not the first time. The next days were going to be quiet.
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Aug 14, 2021
- 4 min
The Art of Assertiveness – Master Class 1
The topics of assertiveness and public speaking are the two most cited areas where people would like to improve at work
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Self-coaching - difficult situations and NVC method
Today, we are starting a series of columns that are intended to provide specific tools for working on ourselves. They can be used both for..
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Ryszard Skarbek
- Jul 19, 2021
- 5 min
14 steps of effective task delegation
Trust in employees is of the greatest importance in the process of delegating tasks. Often, managers are afraid to delegate because they...
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