by Jim Struck | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… Discipline The other day I received an inquiry about conducting an ‘all day’ (my emphasis) workshop on the advantages of discipline in leadership. My first thought was, “Oh my gosh an entire day on discipline? Yuk.” I calmed down and decided to have a...
by Jim Struck | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… You Don’t Have a Message, You Are the Message I first heard this quote many years ago from the sponsor of Father Leo, a priest who was also a recovering alcoholic. It was part of a 12-Step program for teens that I was participating in as part of my...
by Jim Struck | May 24, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
“Often, we think our job as a leader is about connecting to a person’s head. In reality, it is about connecting to their heart.” One of my favorite topics is engagement – both in terms of how we engage ourselves and how we engage our organizations. One of the...
by Jim Struck | Apr 26, 2022 | The Coach Is In Blog
The Coach is In… Mothers This is the time of year that I reflect on my mother, and all those women who served as my mother, either directly or indirectly. It has been a while, however, since I wrote only about my mother. On this day, there are tears that accompany...
by Jim Struck | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Coach is In… Is It In the Knowing or in The Now? My good friend gifted me with a book by Thomas Merton (1915 – 1968), Conjectures of an Innocent Bystander. In the forward by Thomas Moore, Moore states, “Merton can urge us away from information for its own sake or...
