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Mattison on the Women in Confidence Podcast

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Mattison Grey was the guest on the May 9, 2023, episode of Vanessa Murphy’s Women in Confidence podcast. Mattison and Vanessa discussed the art and science of human performance and coaching and the motivation myth.

What participants are saying about Coaching Tools for Leaders

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  “A fresh, new approach that focused on skills and tools…

You Can’t Policy Performance

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Oh, I know, it sure would be nice if we could, and boy do we try, but when we use policies to try to improve performance it almost always backfires. Why?

Go out and Fail…Please

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Cirque du Soleil has a secret, and it’s big. It is that the performers are failures. They fail consistently, every day, every show, sometimes every minute. Every performer, every day—failure.

Quit Crediting Yourself

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As a coach I get many opportunities to help people be successful. I also have a front row seat to many failures. Many people tend to blame others for their failure; others will blame themselves for their failure. There are all kinds of scenarios for people taking credit and placing blame for success and failure.

The Worth Lie…Ever.

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What's a human life worth? Exactly. It is truly priceless. So why are we continually trying to get "paid what we are worth"? Every day, I see marketing and coaching programs that suggest getting paid what you are worth is not only possible but imperative.

Seven Irresponsible Reasons to Offer Coaching Services

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  1. People say I am a good listener.
  2. I am really good a giving other people advice.
  3. I was in human resources, organizational development, or management for 20 years….

The Problem of Positive Thinking

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One of the biggest myths of high performance is that positive thinking is a positive thing.

While it might get you to mediocrity, positive thinking often gets in the way of high performers…