Kirk Morrison

The last four blog posts have explored several lenses through which leaders can observe self. This week we look through the lens of "reciprocal functioning". In any two-person relationship, an emotional process is at play that manifests in over and under-functioning.  This functional reciprocity shows up in marriages, co-workers, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, friendships, etc.…

The post Are you in a Tight Spot? suggests that leaders can regulate their own anxiety by becoming better observers of self. This week we look at leadership through the lens of the Multigenerational Family System. Families function in predictable ways in the presence of anxiety. In the nuclear family, the emotional process plays out through:…

Radiologist: Are you claustrophobic? Me: No. There was a confident and perhaps somewhat cocky tone in my voice last week as I answered the radiologist. I grew up in a small town where the key attraction in the park was climbing through a small diameter culvert in a tobogganing hill. In the winter we passed…

This is the final post in a nine-part series on Coaching. Are you ready to coach? Step 1 - Read #1 - Coach Like You've Been There Before #2 - What is a Coach? #3 - The Problem is Not the Problem #4 - Get You're Distinct Shit Connected #5 - Listen to me Linda…

This is the seventh in a series of nine blog posts on the topic of coaching. The interaction between the coach and the coachee comes down to three mechanisms: Listening Questioning "I"-Positions This week we will focus on "I"-Positions. Listening enables the coach to develop a deeper appreciation of what's really going on. Asking curious…