by Guillermo Villar | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog
What, MY fault?!? “Where I work, people don’t give good feedback.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this complaint from people who feel frustrated about their professional growth. The person complaining often talks...
by Guillermo Villar | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog
I’m a big believer in not burying the headline, so here’s the answer to the question in the title: FALSE. Empathy does NOT equal agreement! This question of empathizing vs. agreeing comes up again and again in with my coaching clients. Specifically,...
by Guillermo Villar | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
The 2 Keys to Processing Feedback You Didn’t Ask For Getting feedback that stings a little bit can be difficult, even in the best of circumstances when it comes from someone you know and respect. So what if it comes unsolicited from someone you...
by Guillermo Villar | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
Do you judge others by how they drive? I admit it: I do. I feel that how we behave when we’re driving in traffic is pretty analogous to how we work and even how we live our lives. So what kind of driver are you? And how do you view those other drivers around you...
by Guillermo Villar | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog
Even if you’re dead set on improving the effectiveness of your communication at work, it can sometimes be hard to know how much you’re improving. If you have this problem, you’re not alone. My coaching clients are generally quite clear about things...
by Guillermo Villar | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
As humans, we’re quick to categorize and put things in groups of like things that make sense to us. And while that tendency can sometimes serve us well (like when we need to quickly make order out of chaos), overusing our categorizing skills in the area of...
