Coaching Begins with You (Part 1 of my 3-Part Series on Coaching Employees)
Coaching employees is one of the most challenging (and rewarding) responsibilities of leadership. The problem is that most ascendant leaders don’t receive coaching training until later (if at all) in their careers. This article, the first in a three-part series,...
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No. You Can’t Leave Early Today. (a.k.a. “Don’t be a soulless Jack-O-Lantern”)
I once had a front row seat to witness when a coworker approached his boss and requested to leave work 30 minutes early to enjoy his first trick-or-treat at his family’s newly purchased home. My colleague’s manager smirked, raised one...
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Steal to Be Great
If you were forced to change your entire business and invent something new, would you? Could you? Earlier this year, a company I work with decided to change their entire business model. They shifted from consulting and working on fee-based...
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