Leadership
Mastery?
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Last week I volunteered with ICF-SC (International Coaching Federation, SC) as a coach at the ATD-SC Annual Conference (Association of Talent Development, SC). These Learning and Development Professionals gathered together together to explore “Break Boundaries and Unlock Potential”. Before I began my coaching work during the day, I got to learn from their keynote speaker…
What Blooms After a Fallow Season?
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It’s been six months since I began the fallow season for Sprouts. Fallow: left unsown for a time to restore fertility, or to rest so that new growth can take root. As the itch to return to writing grew, a dear friend reached out of the blue to thank me for a post from last…
What is Coaching?
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One of the first “recipes” I ever learned was chocolate brownies. Preheat Oven. Open the box, add eggs, water, and oil. Stir. Prepare pan. Pour batter into pan. (Lick the spatula.) Bake at xyz degrees for abc minutes. Cool on a rack (don’t burn your tongue). When I learned that you could add something to…
Season 1 of a New Adventure
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We’ve been working on this podcast idea for almost three years. Our commitment is to be messy so we can figure out where the treasure is in all the messiness… much like our lives sometimes. It took us about four episodes to decide on the name for this adventure, and we have to admit, it…
The Power of a Beginner’s Mind (Or How Knowing Everything Might Be Holding You Back)
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(This is based on a speech I gave at Pelham Toastmasters on February 5, 2025.) Let’s be honest: Most of us think we’re pretty smart. We’ve got years of experience, a collection of hard-earned wisdom, and a drawer full of metaphorical “expert” badges. But what if I told you that everything you know might actually be keeping you…
How it all fits with EJP
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On my mind this morning – sharing the family tree of EJPitman.com and Sprouts. If you need to make a sketch to make sense of this next bit, please share it with me. I’ve been scratching out how this all fits together for a couple years and it looks a little different each time. EJPitman…