How to Align, Agree, and Commit: A Coaching Conversation (8.8)
Fred Kofman
Executive Coach | President at Conscious Business Center International - CBC
"It's never a matter of time; it's always a matter of priorities. 'I don't have the time' means 'It is not enough of a priority for me.'"
Eric and his partner run a service firm. They are doing well, but he wants to scale up. After three years he is losing hope. Although he and his partner frequently talk about the investments required to grow the firm, “they never get done,” perhaps, he speculates, "because we don't have the time."
Eric feels the misalignment between him and his partner. He feels he’s doing things “on his own,” without his partner’s support.
He would like to learn how to align, agree, and commit to create a shared future with his partner.
This is the conversation we had...
Thanks to LinkedIn Learning for their gracious permission to use this coaching session they filmed for my program on commitments, which you can find here.
Fred Kofman is the author of The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership, and Conscious Business: How to Build Value With Values. He is an Executive Coach and Advisor on Leadership Development. This post is part 8.8 of LinkedIn's Conscious Business Program.
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2 个月Valuable, Fred, thanks for sharing!
Executive Coach with passion for learning and development
6 年#TheMeaningRevolution
Recognized executive coach in Conscious Leadership, helping teams develop radical self-awareness.
6 年It's fun to watch are skilled coach in action, helping a smart person work out a simple problem we all face. I like the way Fred reveals the secret: the partner was never the problem. Take half an hour to watch this and you'll be a better leader.
Thanks Fred. great example of what conscious communication can look like in the real world. Much appreciation for the work that have done, and continue to do in helping leaders to learn, lead and love in increasingly more conscious ways. Gassho.
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6 年Terrific Fred! Still thinking on it