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Executive Coaching Tip #3 Lesson for Leaders
September 20, 2010 by The Coach· Leave a Comment
New leaders often make the mistake of spending all of their time learning the processes of their new company, and get buried in the details of the nuts and bolts, processes and systems. If you want to really succeed and make an impact in a new leadership role, seek to understand the people and learn how to communicate with them and help them succeed. New leaders at Southwest Airlines are told, “Don’t... [Read more ...]
Executive Coaching Tip #2
September 10, 2010 by The Coach· Leave a Comment
Don’t Seek to Find the Right Answer, Seek to Find the Right Question. One of the biggest challenges facing executives and managers in business today is having the time to do all of the tasks that they face. If you are that executive, like many of our clients, you probably find that you not only have a full workload, but a series of new tasks, and projects come in on a weekly if not daily... [Read more ...]
Executive Coaching Tip #1
September 8, 2010 by The Coach· Leave a Comment
When developing an effective 360 strategy, don’t forget to consider how the survey is positioned in the company. As we have seen many times in different organizations, the perception of the 360 system by employees is almost as important as the the survey itself. Make sure your leadership group understands and believes that the 360 feedback is for the purpose of learning and development of... [Read more ...]
The Top Eight Ways to Fail When Deploying a New Engagement Program
July 27, 2010 by The Coach· Leave a Comment
As I work with companies to engage their employees, I am constantly amazed how much implementation matters when it comes to putting in a new engagement program. Take a close look at this list to see what you might be doing wrong. If you see something that describes your process, it’s time to change! 1. Decide not to do an assessment, build a plan, set goals, or establish benchmarks. ... [Read more ...]
Strategic Workforce Development
May 20, 2010 by The Coach· Leave a Comment
In order to be successful in business today, you need to be strategic about your workforce development. Whether you are running a 50 million dollar company, or a 5 person garage developing a strategy for your success will give you the game plan to achieve your goals. There is no sports team in the world that comes to the field of play without a plan, and there should be no business who goes to... [Read more ...]