Years ago, we heard renowned trainer, speaker and consultant Robin Rose say that all people need two things: safety and validation. Safety is both physical safety (the building we work in is free of hazards) and emotional safety (my ideas … Read More
It’s always a little bittersweet when a coaching assignment ends. On one hand, we are excited that the person we have been coaching has incorporated their new skills and is ready to fly solo. On the other, we have developed … Read More
In preparation for a new training last week, we learned that 90% of the thoughts we have each day are repetitive. Good or bad, helpful or not, the thoughts we think are largely, day in, day out, the same. This … Read More
Anyone who’s ever tried to make a New Year’s resolution knows they are fairly impossible to keep. Sure, you start strong, but by day four (if you make it that long) it can feel like a terrible burden. We don’t … Read More
Sixteen years ago, my husband and I headed to the Oregon coast to get a Chocolate Lab puppy. We were able to select from two options, each completely adorable, but with distinctly different personalities. One of the puppies took my … Read More
Growing up, whenever one of us exhibited the first sign of a cold, my mother would line my sisters and me up for a dose of cough medicine. Now it didn’t matter that only one of us was sick, we … Read More
At Corona Consulting, we love developing and delivering training. We do all we can to create experiences that are engaging, with content that is of the highest quality. We learn and research continually, so that we always have the most … Read More
We’ve all been there… You find yourself retreading your thoughts, wondering how you got here and unsure what to do next. There’s no real, clear direction about how to move forward. You feel as if you are in a general … Read More
Spend any time with business people and someone will eventually mention “branding.” What exactly does this mean and how does it play out in the humdrum, day to day life of an organization? An article on Iterativemarketing.net states, “We define … Read More
In 2012, Susan Cain did a TED Talk on introversion. There seems to be a general belief that being an extrovert is somehow preferable, which results in a lot of misunderstanding about introverts. Introverts are often seen “small.” They don’t … Read More