by Artie Isaac | Feb 23, 2014 | Coaching Topics, Unsolicited Suggestions
Do you have a meeting that seems to happen again and again? I do. It's a nice meeting, but it seems to keep happening: the informational interview with a job seeker. It's really a nice meeting. Nice: an ethical obligation, a mitzvah, a kindness, a help...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 16, 2013 | Coaching Topics, It happened, Living an engaged life, New Competence
For New Competence, a book-in-development, I am describing how formerly functional competencies have been replaced by new competencies. If you have any feedback and are willing to allow me to include your response in the book (with attribution), please leave a comment...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 3, 2013 | Coaching Topics, Unsolicited Suggestions
A couple weeks ago, a roomful of my training peers met in Atlanta. These were the folks that entered Vistage Chair training with me in July 2011. Our training class quickly formed into a peer group and proved the Vistage theory — like thousands of other...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 29, 2013 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
Last month, I had to prove myself. I'd applied for a spot in an eight-month coaching certification program at The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. I had submitted my application and paid the course fee — but I had not yet been admitted to the...
by Artie Isaac | Feb 9, 2013 | Coaching Topics, On Creativity
To my Ohio State creativity students (and anyone using Carry Forth): Maybe I haven't been asking the right question. Each year, I ask my creativity students to list their goals. But, well, something isn't happening. The answers aren't answering the...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 28, 2013 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
Last week's Think Big conference in Dallas inspired this speech today to Columbus Rotary. ✍ On Mentoring Before I start, a quick note about technology. Your smartphones, your iPads — I'd like you to turn them on. Not off. On. You see: I come from the...
