Two Piers Digest 💫 - The Coaching Edge

Hello, First name / friend,   We've missed you! But we're back, and excited about what's to come. Our hiatus gave us a chance to give this digest a bit of a revamp. Expect a more compact format, but with the same resources and content we love.   In today's digest: Coaches Corner 🧭: The Coaching Edge What We’re Reading 📚: Coaching Classics The Podcast 🔊: Kicking off Season Six! Where to Find Us 🗺️: UNH Coaching Cert & Women in Construction As both public and private sector industries brace for economic risk and a fluctuating market landscape, organizations may be tempted to view coaching as a dispensable luxury rather than the strategic necessity it truly is.    The most forward-thinking leaders recognize what research consistently confirms: organizations with strong coaching cultures report significantly higher employee engagement levels and superior financial performance, even during economic downturns.    While coaching has historically been miscast as a remedial intervention for struggling employees, the reality is that it is one of the most powerful tools for navigating uncertainty, maximizing productivity, and building resilience when resources are scarce. read more at the blog 📚 Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar and Peter Schein This book is a consistent favorite amongst our clients, and is even a go-to gift for new leaders. It's one of our Top 5 favorite books of all time.    📚 The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier This is another perennial favorite for folks embracing a mindset of curiosity. MBS is also responsible for our favorite TED Talk on The Advice Monster.    Note: We link to Bookshop.org using affiliate links because they support not just our work, but also local bookshops.  Visit the Two Piers bookshop Check out the episode Prefer to stream an episode from Apple or Spotify? You can find us on all the major platforms. The 10th Annual Women in Construction: Tonight Erica will be celebrating the women of Maine's construction and project development industry. Here's to the ladies in the steel-toed boots who keep it all running! 🥾 👷‍♀️ 🥂 UNH Certificate in Professional Coaching: We're wrapping up the first cohort of this fantastic coaching program, and enrollment is open for the 2026 cohort. This is a great program for those looking to boost their coaching skills as an internal coach or leader, or as an independent coach. You can enroll here. It's so good to be back! We're looking forward to seeing you around 👀 If you've received this email as a forward and would like to subscribe, you can do so here. And if you have feedback about this digest, just hit reply! We'd love to hear from you. 📧  Erica and the Two Piers Team PO Box 554 Woolwich, Maine 04579-9998, United States Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences