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More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadership

More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadershipby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 08/28/2026

Explore how haptic technology is changing training and human experience—and what haptics can teach leaders about connection, presence, resilience, and performance.

Leadership & ResilienceCoaching Insights
More Than a High-Five: What Touch, Connection, and the NBA Can Teach Us About Leadership

Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoring

Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoringby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 08/05/2026

Do you need a mentor or a coach? One shares hard-won wisdom, the other helps you find your own. Here's how to know which your season is asking for.

Leadership & ResilienceCoaching Insights
Spiritual Coaching vs. Mentoring

Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Change

Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Changeby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 07/02/2026

Understanding the unique roles of therapy and spiritual coaching—and why sometimes the healthiest choice isn't one or the other.

Leadership & ResilienceCoaching Insights
Coaching and Therapy: Two Different Conversations About Change

Beyond Performance: What Spiritual Coaching and Sports Coaching Can Teach Us About Lasting Success

Beyond Performance: What Spiritual Coaching and Sports Coaching Can Teach Us About Lasting Successby: Karen HurleyPublished on: 06/01/2026

Success isn't just about performing well—it's about who you become. Explore how spiritual and sports coaching work better together.

Leadership & ResilienceCoaching Insights
Beyond Performance: What Spiritual Coaching and Sports Coaching Can Teach Us About Lasting Success