I’ll do it later, I told my boss. No, you’ll do it right now, she replied. And with that, I sat uncomfortably hunched over a coffee table in the hotel lobby we were staying at and aggressively smacked the keys to write out the email - eating crow and apologizing for...
Leadership Coaching
Meet the Saboteur: Hyper-Rational
Let me paint a picture for you and see if it resonates. You’re in the middle of an intense conversation with your…
Stop Shoulding On Yourself!
I coach my clients to accept what they are willing or unwilling to do and empower that decision. Do or do not, there is no should.
Accept What Is or Change the Sandbox: Don’t Force-Fit
Have you ever found yourself in a professional situation where things just didn’t “fit?” Accept or change what you can.
Meet the Saboteurs: Restless
Do any of these sound familiar? – I hate going to bed before anyone else because I’m afraid I’ll miss out on something – I have to be the…
Positive Intelligence in Real Life | My conversation with the PQ Godfather
Positive Intelligence has been a life-changing practice for me. So much so, I think of life as pre-PQ and post – kind of like BC and AD….
Saboteurs: Overcoming The Controller Saboteur
For this next installment, I’m going to introduce you to one of the top-notch saboteurs that often crop up in our lives. First up is one…
The Judge is strong with this one
When I was growing up, my judge was very loud. I felt like nothing I did was good enough. I felt like I was not enough.
PQ: How to Assess Your Positive Intelligence Quotient and What to Do Next
The past decade has experienced a renaissance of health and wellness and has opened a window of opportunity for health professionals and…
Darren Kanthal
Darren Kanthal, Founder of The Kanthal Group, is a values-driven leadership and career coach with over 20 years of experience in HR and Talent Acquisition. Darren is intensely passionate about helping mid-career leaders cut through the BS, do the foundational work, and achieve their greatness.