Business Coaching

Conflict

Conflict, a swear word in so many people’s vocabulary. Being conflicting has got a bad rap.
Most of us avoid conflict as it forces uncontrollable change. We do not know what the outcome of the change will be. We understand at a deep level that, after conflict, we cannot return to how it was before. This truth about conflict is its curse and its blessing.
Raintree’s latest article explains “Why is thoughtful conflict a critical or necessary part of successful leadership”

Definition of Partner Leaders

What do we mean when we say Leadership Partners? First, let’s clear up the most obvious confusion – we are not advocating that you make every manager in your business a partner! The idea is that the managers and leadership teams within your business partner with you in leading the company.They are invested, they want […]

Feminine Energy in Leadership

As business coaches, we are privileged to work with powerful leaders that are men and women.In honour of Women’s Day, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on two powerful women who have coached with RainTree, and the feminine leadership characteristics that have made them so successful. (Individual names have been changed to protect […]

Business Coaching

The Fear Model

A little while ago I wrote an article about fear.  In the article, I mentioned the FEAR model.  Some of my most valued advisors read that article and asked if I would share a little more about the FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) model so they can better understand it and use it in their […]