Yesterday morning, a woman I coached several years ago caught me as I prepared for a meeting.
"You never change," she said.
"I know," I replied. "I am perpetually old."
Which is true. I was old as a child.
Anyway, she wants to resume our management coaching sessions. I am under no illusions that my advice is brilliant. My secret - if there is one - consists of careful listening and a passion for the basics.
I try to simplify things.
And I am not afraid to say, "I will have to think about that" when I have to think about something.
Incidentally, I am not one of those consultants who refrains from giving advice and who keeps probing and probing until the client comes up with "an answer."
I listen and then give my advice.
Once again, very basic.
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