As we’re heading into the final month of the year and annual reviews and next year’s goals start to occupy our minds, I get a lot of questions from people about how a coach can help reach your goals. We luckily live in a time with increased self-awareness in the business world. And because of …
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Sometimes, I hear the conversions about how to be a leader and not a manager… But the thing is if you have direct reports leadership and management must go hand in hand. They are not the same thing but any effort to separate the two is likely to cause more problems than it solves. Let’s …
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Has someone ever said something to you but you didn’t quite trust that this was the truth? The reason for that is likely that what was communicated verbally did not match the non-verbal communication. When this mismatch happens, the intentional or even unintentional non-verbal communication resonates more which can have negative consequences. Here’s how mismatching …
How many times have you attended a training seminar only to walk out the door and soon after not remember much of what you learned? Some studies indicate that without training reinforcement, we will forget half of what we learned immediately following the training. After 6 months to a year, we can forget upwards of 75% …
As I’m about to deliver a workshop to a client about giving and receiving feedback, I thought I’d take that opportunity to talk about feedback with you as well. Because in its essence, the center of both personal and professional development is feedback. “Employees are more likely to learn and grow when they receive immediate …
If you’ve been managing for a while, do you remember the feeling of your first day “in charge” of a team? What do you remember from that first year as a new manager? Most people have scars or at least cringe-worthy stories of the early days in their leadership career. It’s a tough transition. According to research …
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During any typical workday, many people spend a great deal of time focusing on what’s wrong – with their jobs, their projects, their colleagues, or their relationships. According to “Mind the Workplace,” a joint study by the Faas Foundation and Mental Health America, a majority of US employees are dissatisfied with their workplace, they “speak …
As a leader, one of your most important roles is to coach your people to do their best. By doing this, you’ll help them make better decisions, solve problems that are holding them back, learn new skills, and otherwise progress their careers. I addressed the importance of using coaching as a leader in a previous …
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As a leader, one of your most important roles is to coach your people to do their best. By doing this, you’ll help them make better decisions, solve problems that are holding them back, learn new skills, and otherwise progress their careers. I addressed the importance of using coaching as a leader in a previous LinkedIn article here. …
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Effective leadership techniques have evolved over the last decades as the workforce adapts to high-demanding and fast-changing markets and new generations entering the landscape. Though the traditional workplace hierarchy is still alive in most organizations, the way leaders relate to their team members requires a change. Command-and-control style leadership has reduced its effectiveness. “Your job is to …
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