September 2019 - Holly Adams Consulting

In Appreciation, Communication, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Wednesday Wisdom

Posted September 24, 2019

Trying to be a better leader? Start with Hello

The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. — George Bernard Shaw As I kicked off a speaking engagement recently, I reminded my audience that [...]

By Holly Adams

In Appreciation, Challenges, Feedback, Leadership, Perspective, Teamwork, Wednesday Wisdom

Posted September 17, 2019

Dragon boat racing: a lesson in effective coaching

I recently found myself on the other side of coaching and want to share the experience with you. Yes, it involves a dragon boat: a long boat with 18 oarsmen. I agreed to be a dragon boat oarsman [...]

By Holly Adams

In Challenges, Communication, Perspective, Purpose, Wednesday Wisdom

Posted September 11, 2019

Classroom Coaching

A friend of mine is teaching a finance class at the University of Iowa and he asked me to share my solopreneur story. As I contemplated my talk, I took time to consider which elements of my [...]

By Holly Adams

In Communication, Humility, Leadership, Perspective, Wednesday Wisdom

Posted September 4, 2019

The power of questioning, in life and coaching

“We’ll, there’s another one out there now,” my friend quipped. We were meeting for coffee and, as so many of us do, she was killing time while our orders came up by scrolling through her emails [...]