Executive Coaching | Arete Coach 15/32

Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing: Leading Teams When One Member Is an Algorithm

For six decades, Bruce Tuckman's model of group development has given leaders a reliable map for a messy process: turning a collection of individuals into a functioning team. Teams form, they storm, they eventually norm, and if they are fortunate, they perform (Tuckman, 1965). The model has proven durable because it describes something true about human groups regardless of industry or era. What has changed is the composition of the team itself. A growing share of leaders now

5 days ago5 min read

Being an Angel to Others in the Mosaic of Life

Episode #1092: In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, Chip Webster, a Co-Founder of TEC/Vistage Keepers of the Flame, Mentor,...

Nov 9, 20224 min read

The LifeLine Reflection Activity

Previously, we reviewed the Genogram Exercise for executive coaches and today we extend our exercise series with insight on the LifeLine Reflection Exercise. The exercise gives participants the opportunity to look back on their own life stories and glean insight from their past that can be applied to their future. In this article, we review the data, the why, and the how behind this exercise and apply it to executive coaching today. The data Navigating the world and knowing y

Nov 4, 20228 min read

The Power of Staying “Current, Connected, Involved, and Relevant”

Episode #1091: In this episode of the Arete Coach Podcast, Ben Griffin, an Executive Coach, Board Advisor, and Founder and President of...

Nov 2, 20224 min read

Genogram Insights: Looking to the Past and Learning for the Future

In the words of Robbie Robertson, “You don’t stumble upon your heritage. It’s there, just waiting to be explored and shared.” Those who have gone before us, our parents, ancestors, family members, and those around us such as friends and mentors can have a great impact on the trajectory of our lives. One way that we can examine the impact that others have had on our lives is by doing a genogram exercise. In this exercise, you walk back in time through your family line examinin

Oct 28, 20227 min read