Some Memories of Our Friend, John Lazar

The speaker had a dark beard, a big smile, and an easy manner, making his subject of “evaluation in coaching” both approachable and interesting, as they so often would in later years.  His name was John Lazar and his talk on coaching and evaluation was one of my introductions to professional coaching. More than 20 […]
  • Posted by Bill Carrier
  • On August 3, 2024
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Coaching to Problems Being Faced and Decisions to be Made

Many of the services being provided by professional coaches (especially executive coaches) focus on the problems being faced by a client and/or on the decisions that a client must make. Along with my colleague, Agnes Mura, I have even identified a specific branch of professional coaching as “decisional coaching.” This branch exists alongside of what […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On May 13, 2024
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The Empowerment Pyramid: Building the Capacity for Effective Decision-Making

We have to make a decision. All of the relevant documents are laying on the table in front of us. We have spent several, often-tense, hours trying to get the facts straight and trying to get some alignment regarding our goals and desired outcomes regarding the initiative that sits on the table with the relevant […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On May 12, 2024
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Reframing as an Essential Coaching Strategy and Tool

Mendelsohn was walking down a street in Prague. It was 1936. Mendelsohn is Jewish and is accustomed to abuse being showered on him by the many bigots in his city. He confronts a large man who sneers at him and declares: “Swine!” Mendelsohn responds by bowing and stating: “It is an honor to meet you […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On May 10, 2024
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