- 22Feb2009
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Meetings and managed conflict
- By Ian Bradley
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In my practice as an executive coach in Montreal, I often hear managers complain about the stress of conducting business meetings. Their major worry is conflict. My first response is almost always: “you’re lucky, especially if those anticipated conflicts contain the seeds of contrarian ideas that might help the business.” In today’s economic climate; heaven
- 12Feb2009
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Problem-solving: my view on coaching
- By Ian Bradley
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A friend recently asked me about my practice in executive coaching. He was curious about what the major mental health problems the executives that I see in my practice face. He had in mind the typical collection of diagnostic entities such as depression, anxiety, or perhaps more behavioural deficits, such as, perfectionism or excessive self-criticism.
- 03Feb2009
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Dialectics
- By Ian Bradley
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Dialectics in Sports and Business: As a psychologist involved in helping professional athletes as well as senior executives, I have found numerous similarities in the challenges facing both groups. One such similarity is the dialectical tension of two potentially opposing tendencies – individual competitive achievement and team playing. As students of philosophy appreciate, a dialectic
- 23Jan2009
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Life can be lonely at the top
- By Ian Bradley
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Executive coach as a confidant A large part of my practice in executive coaching consists of providing the unique perspective of an informed outsider. The informed part is relatively easy to define. I bring an extensive knowledge of psychology to address problems in the workplace. Psychology is truly an impressive field that spans everything from