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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Realizing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Sometimes breakthroughs come in pairs. By that I mean that two of my clients seem to reach similar realizations at almost the same time. I always wonder when this happens. Specially when the coaching engagements are ostensibly focused in significantly different areas. This <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough-realizing/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Seeing What Was There All Along</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com You think you see. But do you really? Look again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That was how one of my early mentors once challenged me. I was dealing with what I thought was the problem before me. It was frustrating because I couldn&#8217;t seem to make <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Coming to Terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com One of the most difficult challenges in any coaching engagement is helping a client come to terms with the implications of behaviors that are blindly habitual or unconsidered. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a big issue. Sometimes it is a small thing that <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough-coming-terms/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Seeing What Was Not Seen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com How often have you suddenly realized that what others clearly saw missed? It happens to all of us and is particularly unsettling when it is something of importance. I encounter this kind of situation regularly in my coaching engagements. They present a particular <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Goal of Coaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com During a recent discussion with CEOs, the question of coaching came up. Most of the people participating had employed coaches at one time or another. In the majority of cases, they had sought out and engaged their coaches on their own. Only in <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/goal-coaching-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Cognitive Dissonance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance. They do this by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Dissonance is also reduced by justifying, <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough-cognitive-dissonance/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthrough &#8211; Serial Failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com As a well established coach with a reputation for getting results, I get approached by all sorts of potential clients. Most of the challenges that the engagements focus on deal with the personal limitations of my client. It&#8217;s rare that we focus on <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthrough-serial-failure/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching Breakthroughs &#8211; Eureka Moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com This series of articles will focus on &#8216;eureka moments&#8217;. Over the years I have had many. Most came with the help of mentors and coaches. Building teams and businesses can present many opportunities to stub your toe and learn great lessons from the <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/coaching-breakthroughs-eureka-moments/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Goal of Coaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Earl R. Smith II Managing Partner, The Federal Circle DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com During a recent discussion with CEOs, the question of coaching came up. Most of the people participating had employed coaches at one time or another. In the majority of cases, they had sought out and engaged their coaches on their own. Only in <a href='http://www.dr-smith.info/goal-coaching/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coaching and Managing Motivation &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader, you will benefit from the support of an Executive Leadership Coach. Your coach will help you make sure that you have a close match in values between your company and staff members. A Coach can able assist you in determining exactly which values are shared between your staff members and your company, by instigating a few team discussions with your staff members around the “Ideal World” concept. In this type of discussion, the following question should be encouraged:]]></description>
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