Aviv’s Blog
To Lead is to Transform
Blue Belt Morning Brief
To the Toronto Blue Belt Top Talent participants – Thank you for the opportunity to work together and be on this discovery journey with you. Here are my notes from our last mornings briefing: 1. You are the most important person in this world! The people you serve and work for, the people you support and help, the people to whom you bring a smile...
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The Subtle Work Of A Transformational Coach
What is the subtle, at times invisible work of a transformational coach and consultant? 1. To learn from the client (the team) about their talent and potential. Especially to learn about the potential that the client is unaware of or is unable to access. 2. To hold for the client their best strengths. 3. To bring fresh perspective, a new question and a new way...
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Being Attractive To New Insight – A Consultant Journal
If you are to make yourself attractive to new learning and insight you have to dare to step into unknown situations, and to do that you must: 1. be fascinated with life and living. 2. be comfortable in not knowing. 3. love learning, truth and growth more than you love your ego. 4. be excited about new possibilities more than you love your need for...
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Earth Is Speaking Through Its People
You can hear a variety of voices that speak through people. Our Find Your Voice seminars provide opportunities to witness and learn more about this. The exciting part is when people begin to find their own voice. Every once in a while a discernable pattern shows up. When it does, it can be powerful and exhilarating to recognize it. That is what happened in our...
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Working With “Olympic Champions” – A Consultant Journal
One of the best things about my work is that I meet with brilliant people. They are world class; they are smart and intelligent; the “Olympic Champions” of their field. Real champions love truth, learning, wisdom and growth more than they love their last success. If you show them a way to become even better they will take it any time, any day and without...
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Delegating Is Not Dumping – A Consultant Journal
Each seminar, each group, each strategy session brings forward lessons, insights and new articulation and power. This is the hallmark of transformational work. You are made anew in the process. You clarify your goals, connect with a sense of purpose and step into a more authentic place. If we are not blessed by this kind of energy it means we are failing to step into...
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A Consultant Journal – Lessons From The Field, Part Two
What is the role of a transformational consultant and coach? We help the client to transform and improve their condition. We design a process and create an experience that helps leaders grow and realize their vision. What is the most important competency to do this work? I believe it is the ability to learn – learn-ability. I learn so much from the people I work...
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A Consultant Journal – Lessons From The Field
Most of my client engagements are intensive sessions of three to four days. We create strategy summits, leadership and talent development programs and business transformation retreats. The creative component is in the unique customized experience we create to address the needs of the particular management team. Executives often think that three or four days is asking a lot, that they don’t have the time or...
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