When people think of mentoring, they often associate it with an older executive who counsels a promising newbie. The senior leader advises the junior employee on his career, navigating office politics and what's needed to get ahead. But mentoring has dramatically changed over the last few … [Read more...] about The Magic of Mentoring
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Choose To Be Well
As modern brain scientists study human behavior, they find that we operate more unconsciously than previously assumed. It’s not that we’re automatons without free will or that we lack rationality and refined decision-making skills. Our brains (specifically, the frontal cortex) simply drive us to … [Read more...] about Choose To Be Well
PDF formatted E-Newsletters for Leadership Coaches
Are you a busy executive coach, management consultant, or human resource professional? Here's how to get a quality PDF- formatted e-newsletter to represent your business, Delivered like clockwork every month...so you can focus on your clients When it comes time for organizations and executives to … [Read more...] about PDF formatted E-Newsletters for Leadership Coaches
Leadership Resilience: The Art of Bouncing Back
“Some of the most important and insightful learning is far more likely to come from failures than from success.” ~ Former Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley, interviewed in Harvard Business Review (April 2011) How we respond to failures and bounce back from our mistakes can make or break our … [Read more...] about Leadership Resilience: The Art of Bouncing Back
Top 10 Leadership Blogs for 2009 Announced
One of the best ways to improve your marketing efforts is to watch and read what others are doing online. But this can be confusing, since promoting your executive coach services isn't the same as selling cars, or real estate or even life coaching. How are the top people in your industry marketing? … [Read more...] about Top 10 Leadership Blogs for 2009 Announced
Leadership Development NOT in a Recession…
By way of John Agno's Coaching Tip: The Leadership Blog, here are interesting facts on leadership development spending in companies: "While it may be true that organizations are cutting funding for "training programs," that is not the case when it comes to grooming emerging leaders. According to … [Read more...] about Leadership Development NOT in a Recession…
8 Keys to Picking the Right Coach
“There’s no question that future leaders will need constant coaching,” notes Ram Charan, author of Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty (McGraw-Hill, 2008). “As the business environment becomes more complex, they will increasingly turn to coaches for help in understanding how to … [Read more...] about 8 Keys to Picking the Right Coach
Managing with Emotional Intelligence: Developing Empathy
The business community has embraced the concept of emotional intelligence and its importance ever since Daniel Goleman's best-selling book, Working with Emotional Intelligence (1998). But the challenge is to demonstrate that such competencies can be acquired and when they are, that they … [Read more...] about Managing with Emotional Intelligence: Developing Empathy
Dealing with Difficult People
They’re everywhere. Walk into any workplace and you’ll find them. Regardless of your company’s success or employee-friendly culture, difficult people pose challenges for managers and team leaders each day. Some are angry; some are anxious. Others are fearful, negative and obstinate. Some spark … [Read more...] about Dealing with Difficult People
Managing Yourself: Are You Ready for a Coach?
The world of work is changing, and fast. Having a successful career means continually learning and adapting to rapidly evolving environments. You can’t do it alone. Coaching yourself is like the blind leading the blind: You can’t know what you don’t know. Coaching occurs all the time within an … [Read more...] about Managing Yourself: Are You Ready for a Coach?