This week and next, I'm the designated "Coach On Call" at the Leadership Center. Being 'on call' is not quite as cumbersome a role as it is for your family doctor, but it does require some real energy. Several training programs will take place each week for first-level and middle managers, and I'm the gal designated to provide coaching for whoever wants to sign up during their infrequent free time. (We call it, inelegantly enough, "coaching in the cracks".) It's not difficult. In fact, I love working with this group because I have great sympathy for their positions -- caught between the employees who need things from them and the managers above who require more and more. In general, they're delighted to find out that there are indeed actions they can take to make their jobs and lives go better.

The part that's challenging is that the openings for appointments are primarily during mealtimes. While not hard in itself (remember how good the food is here?), it means I usually have a 7:00 a.m. breakfast meeting, noon lunch, 6:00 dinner meeting, plus I give a workshop on Wednesday night, and I'm in and out of the program sessions quite a bit during the first few days of the week. It's not a whole lot of added work, but the days stretch long. (Am I whining? Sorry.)

I'm looking forward to the weekend, as you might expect. A friend and I are going out for a nice dinner and a movie on Saturday. Of course, there's baseball on TV and I'm holding out hope that the Redwings playoff games will be televised in this area. (What's wrong with me that I look forward so much to sporting events and couldn't care less about going girly shopping? I guess my long-time married state made its mark.)

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