THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SHARED on Workplace.ca Spring 2022 Edition If you are a middle manager, you have a really tough job. You are among the many if you were promoted without any professional development to help your transition into the world of management and dealing with people. Managers are the meat in the middle…
Facebooks asks what’s on your mind….. ? I have a clear answer to that question today. It comes about as Nova Scotia is working hard to prevent or curb (you decide the verb) a third wave of positive COVID19 cases in the province. This last experience (outbreak) in a province that has been doing SO…
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SHARED ON Workplace.ca Winter 2022 Edition It is commonly cited as one of the most frustrating aspects of managing people. Accountability within an organization is more complex than just asking for it. At the individual level, it is holding people accountable to do what is expected in alignment with their role.…
A well-answered behavioural-based interview question is music to an interviewer’s ears. It’s a rarely played tune. The behavioural-based interview is offered as the preferred style of selection interview in many organizations. Candidates are asked questions designed to solicit an example of past practice in a desired skill or competency area. The belief is that past…
Great question. One does not have to be a rider to understand what horses have to teach us about communication and confidence. Dawn, a young professional, came to work with us at Next Stage Equine Facilitated Coaching because she wanted to discover how she could communicate confidently and get better at setting boundaries with others. #horsesasteachers…
What is it that horses can teach about leadership? A lot, as Anna (not her real name), a director in a health care setting, discovered. She wanted to try a different approach to figuring out how to improve team members’ accountability. She booked a session at Next Stage Equine Facilitated Coaching. At Next Stage, I sometimes…
GAIL BOONE. Certified Executive Coach and a graduate of the Academy of Coaching with Horses, Gail is passionate about equine facilitated coaching and learning. Partnering with her herd to offer programs designed to transform lives, she brings a wealth of experience as a leader, executive, facilitator, and educator, from not-for-profit, board, management, operations and program…
Our mission at Next Stage is to help people step into their uniqueness with courage and confidence by working with horses as partner coaches. After a long, diverse career, engaging with people and building relationships, I shifted to independent practice. Since 2010, I have focused largely on leadership and organizational development, working with individuals and teams.…
Come with us on the journey to transform…to embody the change you desire…to step into your brilliance and become all that you were meant to be. The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as: “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.” Coaching is creating…
THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST SHARED on Workplace.ca Summer 2012 Q :We have come across an increasing number of candidates who fail to perform in the behavioural based interview. Can you give us some tips for success? A: Watching candidates who fail at behavioural based interviews (BBI) is a management activity that can definitely tire us…
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SHARED on Workplace.ca Summer 2019 Edition Supporting employees through times of grief can be very difficult. When the grief comes as the result of losing a pet, managers can play an important role in supporting the employee through a time of tremendous loss. Employees who feel supported generally have more positive…
Managing the employee you suspect deals with some of life’s challenges through regular and predictable absence from work can be frustrating, expensive and tiring. There’s an impact on colleagues, clients, your team’s productivity and profitability and to insurance agencies like WCB and LTD providers. Patterned absence is usually defined considering: unscheduled absences the day before…