The 4-Column Exercise is a tool developed by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey to describe & analyze the way an individual (or a team) is - at the same time! - pursuing a goal which is really important to them and getting in the way of them reaching that goal as they are (unconsciously) also held by certain mental structures that push them away from the very goal they want to achieve.
The 4-Column Exercise is a tool developed by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey to describe & analyze the way an individual (or a team) is - at the same time! - pursuing a goal which is really important to them and getting in the way of them reaching that goal as they are (unconsciously) also held by certain mental structures that push them away from the very goal they want to achieve.

How?

Background & Theory

My coaching & counseling work is based on the constructive-developmental approach shaped by Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey (Harvard University). Based on more than 20 years of research, this approach is well-founded in psychological theories & experiments and has been applied practically in a broad range of individual & institutional coaching situations, ranging from work with Fortune 500 (and other) companies & professional service firms to work with schools, hospitals, associations & public institutions.

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Selected Tools

Over my years of working as a consultant, counselor, and personal coach, I’ve come to know & applied a wide range of tools & methods to initiate, drive, and implement change processes for individuals, teams, and organizations. Depending on the specifics of each situation, I draw on all these tools & methods and adopt & adapt whatever seems most useful in a given context. 

However, regardless of the specific situation and the highly individual context of each client situation, I’ve come to value a core set of client-centric interventions

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