A Lesson on Peer Pressure
Despite her enthusiasm, Pat was a little late getting to the coffee shop on Friday. It had been a good week, but a very busy one for her and her team. She saw Coach Smith sitting at a table reading as she approached the counter to get her drink. As she made her way over […]
Tis Better to Give
This is the fifth installment of the story about Pat and her learning journey around influence from Coach Smith. Pat was just as fired up to put her second team building lesson into practice as she was with the first one Coach had shared with her. Once again, she made sure to get into […]
Coach’s Lesson on Reciprocity
Pat was so excited to share with Coach Smith how her week had gone that she arrived at the coffee shop 15 minutes early. When he walked in she waved excitedly. He smiled and nodded as he waited in line for his drink. As he made his way to the table he could see that […]
Game Time for Pat
Pat was thankful her mentoring with Coach Smith was Friday afternoon because it gave her time to digest his lesson over the weekend and to think about how she wanted to put into practice what she was learning. Although she knew the people on her team, she had to admit to herself that she didn’t […]
Building a Cohesive Team
If you read last week’s post then you know I’m doing a series over the next few months to use storytelling as a way to teach influence. If you missed it, take a moment to read it so you have context for the continuation below. Coach’s First Lesson – Liking True to his word, Coach […]
