Marcus Straub - LIG Coaching & Consulting

Marcus Straub - LIG Coaching & Consulting Helping leaders, teams, and individuals thrive through clarity, connection & transformation. Start with a FREE Exploratory Session.

Programs include TDSF™, CSR™, Listening with Integrity™, assessment-based coaching, workshops, coach mentorship, and more. At LIG Coaching & Consulting, we believe transformation isn’t about quick fixes or one-size-fits-all programs. It’s about creating meaningful, lasting change that aligns people with their greatest potential. Founded by Marcus Straub—2011 International Coach of the Year, mentor

, author, speaker, and trainer—LIG delivers full-spectrum coaching and consulting services for leaders, teams, and individuals. Every engagement is purposefully tailored, because every person, every business, and every situation is unique. Proprietary frameworks like TDSF™, CSR™, and Listening with Integrity™ go beyond traditional coaching. Combined with assessment-based insights (DISC, 12 Driving Forces®, EQ, TriMetrix® HD, Acumen®, and Stress), these tools empower clients to build trust, transform culture, strengthen communication, and achieve sustainable results. Our expanding programs include life coaching, executive coaching, leadership development, coach mentorship, and corporate trainings in listening, communication, delegation, team building, and culture. While our work spans industries, we specialize in supporting 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, where leadership, relationships, and legacy are deeply intertwined. For over 20 years, Marcus has guided thousands of people across industries and life stages toward higher levels of happiness, fulfillment, and success. His mission is simple: help people thrive—both personally and professionally.

Sometimes the first sign that someone is struggling at work isn’t what they say. It’s what changes. A little less engage...
09/10/2026

Sometimes the first sign that someone is struggling at work isn’t what they say. It’s what changes. A little less engagement. A shorter response. A noticeable shift in energy or performance.

It can be easy to interpret those changes as a lack of commitment. But what if the person is carrying more professional stress than they know how to manage?

This week’s article explores how leaders can respond with awareness, listening, and practical support. Not by trying to fix someone’s life, but by helping them navigate the pressures of their work with greater clarity and dignity.

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.
𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

Read the article: https://ligcoaching.com/blog

An assessment can tell you a great deal about a person. Knowing what to do with that information is where the real work ...
09/09/2026

An assessment can tell you a great deal about a person. Knowing what to do with that information is where the real work begins. A report may help someone understand how they communicate, what motivates them, or where their strengths and challenges may lie. But understanding the information is only the beginning.

What happens when the results don't match the way someone sees themselves? When two assessment sciences seem to point in different directions? Or when a client understands the results but isn't sure how to apply them?

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

The goal isn't simply to explain a report. It's to help the person in front of you make sense of what they're learning and use that awareness to move forward.

This is one of the reasons mentorship matters so much to me. Developing as a coach isn't only about learning more. It's about learning how to use what you know with greater discernment, confidence, and care.

If you're a coach or consultant looking to deepen your assessment-based work, I'd welcome a conversation about the LIG Mentorship Academy.

Over the past several weeks, we've reflected on what we practice. Where we place our attention... the questions we ask.....
09/07/2026

Over the past several weeks, we've reflected on what we practice. Where we place our attention... the questions we ask... the conversations we avoid... the trust we build... the stories we tell ourselves. And the legacy we're creating every single day.

Every reflection has quietly been leading to one question. Not because there's a right answer. But because it's a question worth living.

𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝘽𝙀𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐?

Not because life is always easy. Not because every day goes according to plan. But because you're becoming someone you genuinely enjoy being. Someone whose thoughts, words, actions, and relationships are increasingly aligned with the life you want to live.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲.

One of the easiest ways for a leader to weaken a team?Always having the answer.It feels helpful. It feels efficient. And...
09/03/2026

One of the easiest ways for a leader to weaken a team?
Always having the answer.

It feels helpful. It feels efficient. And in the moment, it usually is.

But when leaders continually solve every problem, make every decision, and provide every answer, they can unintentionally teach people to depend on them rather than think for themselves.

Strong leaders do something different. They ask questions. They create psychological safety. They help people work through problems, evaluate options, and develop confidence in their own judgment.

Every interaction presents a choice: increase dependency or develop capability.
This week's article explores why a leader's real work isn't having all the answers. It's developing people who can think.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://ligcoaching.com/blog

We're live TODAY at 12pm MT—and we're talking about something many of us know all too well: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙫𝙖...
09/01/2026

We're live TODAY at 12pm MT—and we're talking about something many of us know all too well: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚?

The emails are waiting.
The projects are waiting.
The responsibilities are waiting.

And suddenly, everything feels urgent. But it isn't.

Today on the "Is It Fun Being You?" radio show, we'll talk about how to re-enter the race without immediately returning to the very pace you needed a break from in the first place.

We'll explore how to:
• Get clear about what actually matters now
• Separate true priorities from noise
• Protect your mental bandwidth
• Reconnect and realign with the people around you
• Return to purpose before performance
• Carry some of the calm of vacation back into everyday life

Because you don't stay sane by running harder.
You stay sane by returning with greater clarity and intention.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗠𝗧 (𝟮 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧)
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗔𝗙𝗠 𝟴𝟴.𝟭 𝗙𝗠 (𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼)
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗔𝗙𝗠𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲

We'd love to hear from you! Call or text during the show and be part of the conversation: 970-208-3150.

A few weeks ago, I shared something that became very real for me this summer: 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣...
08/31/2026

A few weeks ago, I shared something that became very real for me this summer: 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.

I believe that even more after taking several weeks to do exactly that. But eventually, we have to come back. And I've been reminded that returning with intention can be just as important as leaving with intention.

There's a temptation after time away to come back running—to catch up, respond to everything, tackle the list, and somehow make up for the time we were gone.

But that time wasn't lost. It was invested.

Tomorrow on the "Is It Fun Being You?" radio show, we'll talk about how to re-enter the race without immediately abandoning the clarity, perspective, and presence we found while we were away.

How do we determine what actually matters? How do we protect our mental bandwidth when everything suddenly feels urgent? And perhaps most importantly, how do we carry some of the calm we found on vacation back into everyday life?

Maybe we don't need to come back running harder.
Maybe we need to come back running differently.

Join Ramona and me tomorrow at 12 PM MT on KAFM 88.1 & 96.9—or stream live from anywhere at KAFMradio.org.

Summer has a way of slowing us down just enough to notice what we've been missing.A sunrise instead of an alarm.A conver...
08/28/2026

Summer has a way of slowing us down just enough to notice what we've been missing.

A sunrise instead of an alarm.
A conversation without watching the clock.
A walk without a destination.
An evening around a campfire.
The laughter of children.
The quiet of creation.

Sometimes the things we spend all year chasing become a little less important when we remember what fills us instead.

As summer begins giving way to a new season, I hope you've found moments to reconnect—with the people you love, with creation, and perhaps even with yourself.

Those moments aren't a break from life.
They're often the moments that remind us how to live it.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱?

Legacy isn't created in one defining moment. It's built quietly.In the way we greet people.The way we listen.The way we ...
08/26/2026

Legacy isn't created in one defining moment. It's built quietly.

In the way we greet people.
The way we listen.
The way we encourage.
The promises we keep.
The example we set.

Most of the time, we don't realize we're leaving a legacy while we're living it. But the way we live has a way of shaping the lives of others. Long before we're remembered, we're influencing.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?

Every one of us carries stories. Some give us courage. Others keep us stuck."𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺.""𝘐'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰...
08/24/2026

Every one of us carries stories. Some give us courage. Others keep us stuck.

"𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺."
"𝘐'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵."
"𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴."

The stories we repeat quietly shape the way we see ourselves, the choices we make, and the lives we create. The good news? A story isn't the same as truth. And a new story often begins with a new choice.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲?

Great leadership isn't about position. It's about presence.The best leaders become two things:💡 A lighthouse that provid...
08/20/2026

Great leadership isn't about position. It's about presence.

The best leaders become two things:
💡 A lighthouse that provides consistency, stability, and direction.
🪞 A mirror that honestly reflects on their own attitudes, behaviors, and growth.

One guides others.
The other keeps us accountable.

This week's article explores why these two tools may be the most important leadership resources you'll ever develop—not just in business, but in every relationship.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://ligcoaching.com/blog

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