A Little Book to Save Humanity by Dana C. Ackley, Ph.D. - (cropped) Book Cover Image. White background with black text.
Posted in A Little Book to Save Humanity Announcements

I’m back! I’ve been working on a book which I hope will contribute to solving…

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Making Work Relationships Really Work

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My client was a highly skilled physician who had become interested in physician leadership. His…

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Interviewing for EQ

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It’s a seller’s labor market. Jobs everywhere are going unfilled. Unfilled jobs handicap an organization’s…

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Coaching Leaders about Employee Attraction and Retention

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Leaders’ jobs are confusing, and pretty much impossible. They must do them anyway, and do…

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Job Description for Executive Coaches

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Every coach has to build a book of business, a fancy way of saying you…

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What Do You Do?

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Are coaches going to be replaced by Chat GPT? Some people think so. In fact,…

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For the Love of Tech

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How much to charge? How to charge? How do I discuss charges with potential clients?…

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Fees

Posted in Flexibility

The man was at our home to service our HVAC system. He was a nice…

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Flexibility: The Undervalued EQ Skill

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Posted in Relationships & Relationship Skills

A former coaching client and I reconnected on a catch-up call. It was great to…

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The Good Life: More Ways Your Work Adds Value

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In today’s post, I argue that the work that you do has potentially enormous value…

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Could Your Coaching Help Save Us?

Text-image. In light grey in the background, it says EQ over and over again. On top of that in black text it says, "team leadership, supervision, culture change, relationships presentations".
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(See my challenge at the end!) Twenty-five years ago, I was beginning my evolution from…

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Coaching Models and Emotional Intelligence

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I am, by nature, on the introverted side of the scale. Many coaches tell me…

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Confessions of an Introvert