Equanimity is not cold detachment, indifference, and aloofness as it is sometimes perceived. It’s full acceptance of what is present, and it brings active engagement with a curiosity and openness that invites others into a shared space of calm presence. This space is created when we are not overly drawn to or opposed to anything or anyone. Think of it as a middle way between what we are really attracted to and what we want to run from....

Evidence is mounting about the value of supervision. For coaches to be at their best for their clients and client organizations, they need more than coaching, mentoring, and credentials. They need a safe space where they can reflect on their coaching work together with like-minded coaching practitioners. Coaching supervision, particularly in groups, is a safe haven where coaches can come together to discuss their client experiences from the leader who may not be open to coaching to the overwhelmed client draining a coach’s energy to the ethical dilemmas that surprise...

Mindful Leaders know practicing gratitude is always in season, and the science backs this up, because the benefits and impact are both immediately evident and continue to ripple long after the grateful gesture....

Change is always here. Change can carry us along or sweep us away when we are unaware, or, if we notice, if we pay attention enough, we’ll experience change as neither good nor bad but simply the nature of things. Leaders make change happen, in large and small ways, and change happens to them....

Monday, October 14th, 2024 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We acknowledge and celebrate the day together with the indigenous peoples in our communities. I have written previously about this important holiday because it is essential to know our past fully with all its present-day ramifications....

According to the 2023 International Coaching Federation (ICF) Global Coaching Study, the number of coaches jumped 54% from its 2019 estimate of 71,000 to 109,200 worldwide in 2022. Internal coaches have also increased in number as more organizations intentionally build coaching cultures and offer coaching to wider populations of managers and leaders. The ICF estimates nearly one in five coaches (16%) works both as an external and internal coach, and these coaches spend most of their time doing internal coaching....

Ken Giglio, Principal of Mindful Leadership Consulting, PCC and certified coach supervisor, and Lynne De Lay, the Coach’s Coach, co-lead supervision groups for coaches based on Ken’s  Tri-Lens Coaching Supervision Model™. Their next group will meet February 21, 2024. Each two-hour session provides executive coaches a great opportunity to reflect on coaching cases together with colleagues to gain insights into work with clients...