ENCOUNTERS
The Stillwater Blog
In our work we have the privilege of getting to hear the stories of a range of people from all walks of life. To be honest we often end up learning more from our clients than they do from us. But shh… don’t tell them or they’ll start charging us!
Below are some of the encounters we’ve had with them that led to insights for them and for us.
"I want to make a lateral transition but the response from the company hasn't been too supportive", a high potential recently promoted manager shared with the cohort. "I was hoping …
Happy New Year folks 🙂 As we head into 2025, one of the things I notice in my conversation with our clients and our participants is the rise in the usage …
A participant in one of our leadership programs recently shared a personal dilemma with me. He confessed that he couldn’t spend time with his elderly parents due to his jam-packed …
In one of our recent leadership programs, a participant shared her management philosophy " I empower the team and enable and learn from their own failures. I don't interrupt them" However, …
"I'm not sure how much longer I can take it" a participant of one of our leadership programs told me the others day. I sometimes hear this when people feel they …
Sometimes when I put participants in breakout rooms, some of them don't create much value from the session and blame it on an external factor - 'the other participants were …
Once, I had a chat with two coachees simultaneously who were learning partners on one of our programs. One of them told me he felt more tangled up than a pair …
One of the participants in our leadership program was completely distraught due to a huge breakdown in an area of his personal life. He was finding it hard to sleep …
"Do I have what it takes to succeed at that level?" a recently promoted participant in our leadership program shared his concerns. "That's a terrible question”, I told him. “Who on …
"Maybe in retrospect I should have just picked up the phone and called him", one of my participants concluded at the end of her sharing. She was reliving an experience where …
Had an interesting conversation with a participant in one of our leadership programs today. She shared how she was looking to create harmony in her work and personal life. At work …
Yesterday a participant in one of our leadership programs began by apologizing for missing our previous coaching call due to her mother's passing. My first instinct was to offer my …