relationships and communication

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / September 15, 2017

DiSC: 4 Strategies for Working with an i-Style Boss or Manager

My sister and me. We're both very High i! Do you work with an i-Style boss or manager? That is, someone often described as: Highly enthusiastic, upbeat, cheerful, and positive; Has their hands on a million different projects; Serves on various extra-curricular committees within the organization; and/or Is tireless when coming up with new ideas and ways of approaching things. If you said yes to most or all of these, it's time to buckle your seatbelt! Like it or not, you're in …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / September 7, 2017

DiSC and the Non-Profit World: Spotlight on Operation Fresh Start

Recently, I had the privilege of bringing Everything DiSC to Operation Fresh Start (OFS). OFS is a Madison-based non-profit organization that provides Dane County youth a path to self-sufficiency through education and job training. After the training was over, Greg Markle, Executive Director of OFS, communicated with me about the impact and results that DiSC is having on his organization. He pointed to three things that were particularly remarkable. Attributes as Assets Me: Greg, …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / August 24, 2017

Everything DiSC: Four Strategies for Working with a “D-Style” Boss or Manager

A boss or manager who is direct, driven, pioneering, results-oriented, and ambitious can be a real challenge. In the language of Everything DiSC, we like to call people with with these behavioral tendencies "Ds." People with a high D or "Dominance" style like to command and control their environment, make decisions quickly, love change, and are always hurrying about to "get somewhere else." If you are blessed enough to work with and for this kind of innovator and leader, you may …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / June 21, 2017

Burnout Leads to Big Biz Shifts for Me!

1. What’s going on? As of the beginning of July, I am pivoting away from working primarily with other coaches on business building to focus my professional energies instead on doing more organizational work, with an emphasis on trust, relationship, and team building. Over the last twenty (20) months, I’ve worked closely with a variety of companies, non-profits, and governmental organizations to create more compassionate, collaborative, empathic, and productive work environments—and I find …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / February 24, 2017

3 Tips to Fix Your Sample Sessions (So You Can Convert More Clients from “Potential” to “Paying”)

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I am a BIG believer in the power of Sample Sessions for signing new coaching clients. However, if you’ve ever tried my Sample Session methods in earnest, you know that hosting a complimentary Sample Session with a potential client does not magically take one from “I’m interested” to “sign me up!” Sample Session successes (moving a client from a potential to paying status) are part-art-form, part-science. After years of experimenting …