The Latest from BEC
November 27, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC “Bad news doesn’t age well,” someone once said to me. I couldn’t agree more. The same can be said about difficult conversations. In all aspects of our lives, we human beings have a tendency to avoid talking about the negatives that might emerge in any situation and to just accentuate the […]
November 15, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC We work and live with so many people in this world. Some of them we know well. Others not at all. Then there are the ones we sort of know and sometimes figure out. Or think we understand and then get confused when we see something we didn’t expect. And, of […]
October 30, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC You’ve finally made it to the C-Suite. You now run a major division of the company and routinely meet with the other leaders of their respective areas. You’ve arrived. You are now part of the “Exec Crew,” “ExCom,” or whatever heady title might fit. But wait – something is changed on […]
October 16, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC In life and in coaching, we inevitably contend with a desire to be different. We want to try something new, to be a changed person or to modify our way of doing things. Essentially, it becomes a search for “What Can Be.” Too often, we forget to fully appreciate who we […]
October 2, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC & David “Sully” Sullivan, CSSMBB Individuals seeking coaching come from every background. Helping them appreciate the process we employ as coaches is the first step in the professional growth for any client. For a coach, the professional training of a client can help provide a lens to the coaching process that […]
September 14, 2024
By Allison Iantosca, PCC Leadership. “I am at the edge of what I know”. During Covid I found this idea in an article that was circulating at the time and wrote it out on a sticky note. I remember finding comfort that there was nothing in front of me that was going to be familiar […]
September 4, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC Much of our work in coaching involves exploration. We explore how others experience us and spend time in deep reflection about it. Equally important is the work we do exploring our own thoughts and feelings. It is both heart and mind-driven and so very important to our ability to grow and […]
August 21, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States. Among other things, he was famous for being a man of few words and for rather pithy comments about his own well-developed ability to stay silent. His nickname, appropriately, was “Silent Cal.” It’s no surprise that few people today remember or […]
August 7, 2024
By Dave Bushy, PCC “They just give orders and people follow,” might best describe what I often hear from clients about their perceptions of military leadership. As a former U.S. Army officer, I find myself curious about such beliefs. It is not uncommon to hear this opinion as I speak with corporate managers about their […]
July 24, 2024
By Allison Iantosca, ACC It is not atypical for a coaching client to come to a session or two and then wonder “What’s next?” Especially a high-paced executive who rarely has the luxury of reflecting on any decision for more than twenty-four hours. The ability to make quick decisions that directly impact outcome is often […]