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Free Coaching Exercise: Understanding My Habit Cycle

November 11, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: New habits are a function of three things–a “cue”, a “behavior” and a “reward.” […]




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I Bet You Thought This Blog Was About You

November 8, 2015 by Ken Nowack

“I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.” Unknown Do you know anyone that fits the description below? Narcissistic: Demonstrates impairments in personality functioning (either in excessive reference to others for self-esteem or goal setting based on gaining approval from others) and impairments in interpersonal functioning (impaired empathy or relationships largely superficial) […]




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Free Coaching Exercise: Maximize My Time to Complete Goals

November 4, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Compare your current to desired use of time to maximize your productivity and work/life […]




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You Are as Healthy as the Group You Hang Out With

November 1, 2015 by Ken Nowack

“True friends stab you in the front.” Oscar Wilde Do people’s happy moods and emotions rub off on us? Indeed they do and psychologists call this “emotional contagion.” The Six Degrees of Health Separation Research based on the very well known Franingham Heart studies found that while happiness may spread through a person’s social network of friends, […]




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Free Coaching Exercise: Identifying My Personal Forces Around Behavior Change

October 28, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Identify forces that are supporting and preventing change. How to Administer and Use this […]




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The Power of Feedback

October 25, 2015 by Ken Nowack

“Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” Mark Twain Feedback seems to be pretty important at work–particularly from one’s boss. Which of these do you think leads to the most disengagement in talent? 1. Little or no feedback 2. Negative feedback 3. Positive feedback Positive or Negative Feedback? New research […]




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Free Coaching Exercise: Readiness Ruler

October 21, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Clients can identify their level of motivation to change a behavior. How to Administer […]




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Free Coaching Exercise: Identifying My Stage of Change

October 14, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Clients can identify which stage describes your change efforts for a specific behavior or […]




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The Social Support Networks of Successful Men and Women

October 11, 2015 by Ken Nowack

“He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.” Oscar Wilde How much social support do men and women report? How dissatisfied are they with their sources of social support? Differences in Social Support Between Men and Women We took a look at some results from our stress and health risk assessment called […]




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Free Coaching Exercise: Behavior Change Ambivalence Analysis

October 7, 2015 by Ken Nowack

This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Help clients explore what is stopping them from making a change How to Administer […]




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