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Resolutions Are Dead. Goals Are the Blueprint for Success.

Are you pushing your team to make empty resolutions, or are you leading them to create measurable, actionable goals?

MacklinConnection Team
Do I Need an Executive Coach?

Do you need an executive coach? Most do not. Questions to ask yourself to determine if you need a coach.

Learning to Lead and Making Mistakes

Garrett Macklin reflects on what he’s learned from his experience as a workshop co-leader.

Building the Future of a Family Business with Communication and Trust

Mike Ungaro shares how the Macklin Method coaching program has reshaped the culture and future growth of his family business.

Macklin Connect: Session Leader Deb Dendy

Deb Dendy shares how her role as a session leader has enabled her to make a difference—particularly in the lives of young people.

Deb Dendy
Repairing a Broken Relationship with Patience, Perseverance and Love

Elaine Earl used the lessons she learned in the Macklin Method Workshop to repair a broken relationship with her son.

Strengthening a Family Dynamic Through the Power of Communication

MacklinConnection helped a family that runs a company together improve their collaboration and maintain a positive outlook.

Macklin Connect: Session Leader Eric Stiller

Macklin Method Session Leader Eric Stiller knows the importance of effective communication and its ability to build meaningful connections.

Macklin Connect: Session Leader Cindy Smith

Meet Cindy Smith. Cindy is a Session Leader at MacklinConnection and has been participating in workshops since 2017 .

Tossing Lines to Build Authentic Connections

At MacklinConnection, we build authentic connections by tossing lines. Learn more in this article by Ron Macklin!

By Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Getting Comfortable With Your Scared Self

Why does everyone else seem confident while I am scared? Here, Ron Macklin shares how he learned to acknowledge his Scared Self.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
The Burden of Being Right

I like to be right. Most people I meet like to be right. It may be answering a trivia question correctly, pointing out why a person's plan

Telling Stories: A Leadership Skill

My stories are about me. As I tell my story, the listener is making up stories about themselves in their self-talk.

Success Over Time

Success isn't judged in a moment of brilliance but over time. What matters is producing results over time.

Significance of Winning

I notice that the significance I place on victory shapes my future and keeps me from playing the game passionately and intensely.

Should-Ing, Again

If my nervous system has a dashboard, in place of a "check engine" light, it would have an amber "should-ing" light.

By Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Seek Where to Give Credit to Others

We've all been in a situation where we feel like we didn't get enough credit for our contributions.

Rocks Are Stories

When we're not careful of the language we use, we can say something that pushes people away.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Relax, You'll Figure It Out

I confess what you all probably already know: I’m curious, a puzzle solver, an engineer, someone who figures things out.

Producing Dignity

Producing dignity allows for the creation of authentic connections with others.

How to Reroute When Your Plan Breaks Down

"I have noticed I can be more committed to the plan than to my intentions — which can lead to a breakdown."

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
On Being Enough

Believing we are not enough has negative consequences for ourselves and everyone around us.

Starting a New Role? Avoid These Traps

MacklinConnection Founder Ron Macklin shares potential new role traps — and how to avoid them.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Moods and Me

Here, Ron Macklin shares how we can notice, navigate, and adjust our moods.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Maybe It's Me

When I toss myself the line "Maybe it's me", I follow with a smile and chuckle and say, "Of course it's me. It can be no other."

Giving Others the Space to Talk

By giving others the space to talk without interruption, we are able to create together.

Leading with Followership Opportunities

As a follower, I assess every potential leader with one simple question.

Integrity Versus the Scared Self

My Stand is to show up and contribute to the world around me.

How Mad Do You Want to Be?

When we’re mad we don’t process information as effectively and we don’t make good decisions. So how do we stop being mad?

Honor and the Macklin Method

MacklinConnection founder Ron Macklin explores what it means to honor someone and shares why honor is part of the Macklin Method.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Frustration is a Stressful Form of Arrogance

"I get frustrated, do you?" Here, MacklinConnection Founder Ron Macklin explores the connection between frustration and arrogance.

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Follower's Choice: Becoming a Leader

I set out to create myself as a producer of followership opportunities, where it is the follower's choice.

Tossing Myself the Experiments Line

"Everything I do is an experiment."

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
"Creating Being" Dilemma

When we meet new people, we often have ideas about who they might be. At MacklinConnection, we call these ideas “stories.”

Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Harnessing the Power of Compassionate Communication

Compassionate Communication means looking out at the world and understanding that everyone you see is equally afraid.

By Lisa Qualls | MacklinConnection Session Leader
How to Choose Your Self-Talk

"I am in an ongoing, never-ending, unavoidable conversation with myself." Here, Matthew Ames explores how to choose your self-talk.

By Matthew Ames | MacklinConnection Session Leader
Choose Being! Part 2

I get to choose who they will be for me in every situation, when I hold I get to choose.

Choose Being! Part 1

I get to choose who I will be in every situation, when I hold, I get to choose.

Caring Less Means Caring More

Why incur the risk and cost when someone has already proven they are not worthy of my trust?

Believe in Them

I have no idea how many times I have asked myself this question: “I wonder how this person is going to work out?”

Being Authentically Weird

Being authentically weird helps me remember that if we weren't all weird, it would be impossible to learn anything.

Before I Speak, Remember...

At MacklinConnection, one of our key practices is Tossing Lines. But before we begin, it's important to pause and reflect.

By Ron Macklin | MacklinConnection Founder
Are You a Problem Solver?

Are you a problem solver? I am! For most of my life, this has been a source of pride.

How to Get Comfortable with Silence

When I speak out loud words that I need to hear, I am no longer focused on the other person. I am focused on me and what I need.

Allow Contribution

When I allow real contribution, I notice how engaged people become and how they remember the experiences.

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