Our work at Third Factor takes us to situations like international competitions where people can experience extreme disappointment and failure. In these situations, it’s the coach’s job to help the athlete work through their negative feelings – but it’s ultimately up to the performer what they do about it. Even though the people you coach may not be competing in world championships, they’re still vulnerable to setbacks. Missing a deadline, losing a major account, or even falling short of an important goal are all examples of disappointments in the business world that can cause negative emotions. Like in sport, coaches in all arenas have an important role to play in helping their charges discern what the feelings are signaling, so they can transform them into something that serves their higher goals and aspirations as a person. In our latest whitepaper, Sandra Stark explores the role of negative feelings in coaching and development, and offers strategies for coaching through tough times. Click here to read the whitepaper. Upon hearing the ‘c-word’ from his doctor, Peter Jensen embraced teachings from the Inside Edge in order to equip him for the challenge ahead. Imagine if you got a phone call that would dramatically change your life for the next decade or more. How would you react? The mental fitness skills that are used to stimulate high performance on the field or in the boardroom have a distinct purpose in a more central area of our lives–our personal health. Click here to read the whitepaper. When it comes to confronting our direct reports, we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Constructive confrontations in the workplace are often altogether avoided either because we are afraid to get hurt ourselves or we are cautious about hurting the other person. Ironically, when it comes to holding challenging conversations, both action and inaction bring a similar set of risks. The act of confronting, however, also brings with it a greater opportunity to improve your employees’ performance, level of work satisfaction, productivity, or all of the above. It’s time that we confront ourselves about our fear of confronting. Only then, can we confidently harness the positive aspects of initiating challenging conversations with our people. Click here to download the whitepaper. We all know that coaching upwards is a precondition for sanity in the workplace –the challenge? How do to it in a way that gets results and limits fall-out. We must not lose sight of the objective of coaching, which is to help inspire personal growth that translates into improved effectiveness for the overall team. The purpose of coaching is not predicated on power or rank, yet many individuals are intimidated by the thought of coaching their peers or their boss. Third Factor Principal Trainer, Garry Watanabe, uncovers the conditions where coaching upwards is beneficial and lays out the necessary steps to build trust, credibility, and value as a coach. Click here to download the whitepaper. Real success stories of Third Factor clients are shared to help you tackle your next coaching challenge! As managers, we all seek to foster an environment where we can get along, get results, and experience growth. Read on to see how key lessons on high performance from Third Factor’s workshop were applied successfully in the work world. Click here to download the whitepaper. The lead-up to a challenging conversation is often more painful than the actual interaction proves to be. Whether the discussion is performance related, about a difficult personality, or the hard truth, when it comes to difficult dialogues the question should not be whether to confront or not, rather how you should confront. Sandra Stark explores this particular question so that you can challenge the conversation, rather than have your conversations challenge you. Click here to download the whitepaper. If the ROI of coaching is so clear, what blocks us from doing it more consistently? The hesitation surrounding creating a culture of development is rooted in three common misconceptions –that the change involved is too drastic, too slow, and not permanent enough. Third Factor CEO, Dane Jensen, debunks each myth and proves that the entire process of transforming into a coaching culture is self-reinforcing, but requires the full support of senior management. Click here to read the whitepaper. Sport can be a positive source of growth in our children’s lives, but can also do great damage. As a parent, you can make the difference. We all want our children to excel in the sports that they’re engaged in, however, we have a much greater role: to ensure that our children succeed in life. This means that it is more worthwhile to focus on building skills like teamwork and confidence than it is to focus on the win itself. Sandra Stark, having been exposed to the worlds of both motherhood and coaching, reflects on her experience so that you can be a ‘positive participant’ in your child’s athletics. Click here to download the whitepaper.