Communication Coaching Calgary

Six Steps to a Win-Win Result

Posted ago by Matthew

If your work or personal life is anything like mine there will be conflicts.  I remember one time as young boy in Australia watching my parents in a heated argument.  I started crying and ran off to my bedroom.  A …

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Recognition

Posted ago by Matthew

As a parent I know the importance of showing love to my children.  It’s one matter to love, it’s entirely another to show it consistently.  When I coach or train my clients I often ask the question, “Is it enough to …

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Communication Filters

Posted ago by Matthew

For the first time in a while someone had trouble understanding what I was saying, and it was a function of my accent.  After being away from Australia for the last ten and half years my accent has morphed into …

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Rewards and Motivation

Posted ago by Matthew

Are we motivated by rewards?  Conventional practice would say “yes”, but science would say otherwise. In the laboratory, rats are rewarded with food.  In the classroom the top students are rewarded with A grades, and in the workplace, the best …

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