Coaching and related articles gathered from around the world in August ’20, written by thought leaders in the coaching profession.
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What Are You Doing About Your Blind Spot?
We all have some aspects of our personality and ways of communicating that we just can't see - they are in our blind...
Coaching News: June 2020
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Career Coaching – Creating a Blueprint for Your Next Move
Most of us can work effectively toward our career goals – if only we know what they are! The key is to focus on what...
Coaching News: June 2020
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Career Coaching – Creating a Blueprint for Your Next Move
Most of us can work effectively toward our career goals – if only we know what they are! The key is to focus on what you want from your career and not what...
Decision Making: A Simple Framework To Decide Whose Decision It Is
Often times, teams enter into a discussion without knowing how a decision will be made - or who will make it! This can lead to all sorts of issues. If it's...
Stop Focusing On Doing And Start Being A Leader!
Being a leader is about more than simply 'doing'. Be clear on your values and beliefs to be the leader you want to be. I wrote an article a few years ago, for...
Be A Great Leader And Make Things Happen
How often do you consciously make things happen? The difference between the majority of leaders and those that have great success is when opportunities and success do not come their way, they make things happen. This is the thinking you must have to make it as a successful leader. Let me ask this question... Ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being never and 5 all of the...
Self-Awareness: Writing Your Own Credo Memo
I'm often told by the leaders I coach that raising self-awareness is the single most important benefit I bring to them. Today, I will share with you a simple exercise you can use to help you get to know yourself better. Before starting, dig out your personal development plan - thanks. What do you mean you don't have one? Is it in the bottom drawer gathering dust? Okay, I'm...
6 Key Behaviours For Leading Virtual Teams
Virtual teams have become a fact of life, so what does a leader have to do differently to make them work effectively? Historically, management has been based on an assumption that teams are located in the same place, all there at the same time and sharing a common culture. As a result, most managers believe it's their job be the font of all knowledge and be in control....
Mentoring in Organisations: What Is Mentoring?
In the first of a series of short articles on mentoring in organisations, let's start by taking a look at what mentoring is. Firstly, let's be clear that mentoring is not new. Although the term mentor originates from Greek Mythology, mentoring can be traced back to even earlier times In modern times, the Oxford English Dictionary has defined the word mentor as an experienced...