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Ryszard Skarbek
Dec 3, 20249 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...
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Agnieszka Kucza
Oct 30, 202412 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 22, 202413 min read
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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Ryszard Skarbek
Jun 14, 202411 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
May 26, 20247 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Oct 26, 20238 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...
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Jędrzej Skarbek
Jan 7, 20235 min read
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, 20225 min read
Don Miguel Ruiz - The Mastery of Love book review
Today we are starting a new cycle and category of posts on the Empowerment Coaching blog. We will publish reviews of valuable books...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Nov 20, 202210 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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, 20223 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.
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Ryszard Skarbek
May 24, 20226 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)
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Ryszard Skarbek
May 7, 202218 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
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Ryszard Skarbek
Feb 2, 20223 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Oct 25, 20219 min read
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, 20212 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?
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Ryszard Skarbek
Sep 24, 20214 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
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Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 25, 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...
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Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 18, 20211 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.
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Ryszard Skarbek
Aug 14, 20214 min read
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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