INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
About a month ago, my wife and I became parents for the very first time. The worst thing you can do is wimp out and spend your life in suspended animation, refusing to make a choice because it may not be a perfect one.” ~ Nicholas Lore (author of the book “The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success”). I know of people who talk about owning their own business or moving abroad to live and work or publish an article or write a book. MORE
Human Capital Institute’s popular performance management event in Chicago underwent a bit of a face lift this year starting with a new name: the HCI Performance Coaching & Development Conference. We saw that ‘performance innovation’ was a popular way of talking about that two or three years ago, but as organizations move towards a model of continuous conversation and development, experts are framing this as performance coaching instead of performance management.”. MORE
One day before my daughter’s Christmas program, I took an afternoon flight from Dallas to northern California, ate dinner there at the hotel the company had booked for me, checked my email for instructions from the company, called my wife, and went to bed. MORE
There was a time when formal classroom learning was just about the only option a company had for employee training. But the times, they are a-changin’. “In Workers will attend fewer scheduled classes and online training sessions.”. MORE
A remarkable book! . And what is most remarkable is that these are not organizations coached by the authors, rather each organization has independently come to the idea of the need to continuously develop their people. MORE
Hinden, PhD, PCC, President, Managance Consulting & Coaching. It was a frightening, stressful, and exhausting time. Register today for this timely HR event. Strategic HR 2016 Managance Consulting Coaching Miami South Floridaby Denice R. MORE
Each leader was required to have a succession plan in place and a successor ready before attending this workshop. The three-day retreat was designed to be fully immersive (most participants stayed in the hotel hosting the event) and included a 360-degree assessment, DiSC and Workplace Motivators assessments, simulations, and one-on-one coaching. The participants also spent significant time with senior executives, including the CEO. MORE
Last week, I attended Illuminate , a one-day people conference on a mission to make the manager-employee relationship better. In addition to sessions discussing diversity and inclusion and coaching culture at scale, Illuminate offered attendees a chance to win a pair of Allbirds following the event. Top communication issues that prevent effective leadership include failure to recognize employee achievements, offer clear directions, and carve out time to meet with employees. MORE
When managers are focused on their job, they hire the best talent, train for success, coach for high performance, and retain employees. They can take a vacation or attend a conference with confidence, knowing that the department isn’t going to fall apart. SHRM-Published Books (@SHRMBooks) June 9, 2016. Creating a new manager onboarding program doesn’t need to be expensive or time-consuming. Every new manager has that moment. MORE
NOTE: For this book review, I intentionally and excessively quoted the author throughout the post. I never thought I would be reading and reviewing a book by Jon Gordon. The simple reason is that I’m not a fan of books written in a fable format. The Seed — referenced 1 time; pp. MORE
Create an agenda of which workshops/seminars you’d like to attend and why. Come up with a quick elevator pitch for your top 3 reasons to attend. When approaching your boss about attending the conference, be concise and to the point, while still making your case. MORE
In this post, I am reviewing his last book (he died in 2013) in which he turned his in-depth understanding to study teams in US intelligence agencies. Hackman’s book is filled with practical understanding about teams. 10 percent to depend on the leader’s hands-on, real-time coaching. . MORE
I attended a supervisor training where we spent two whole days listening to people whose favorite phrases were don’t do this and don’t do that. Why aren’t we giving our people lessons on coaching and leadership in addition to the rest of that stuff? MORE
We coach. Isn’t it time we started acting like it? As such, it’s time we start treating them as such. They should attend leadership conferences with the CEO, for they should be planning corporate direction with that individual, not planning for execution behind them. MORE
Plan your schedule but save some time for impromptu meetings. If you’re a scheduling freak like me, I block off free time to use for last minute coffee meetings (or sneaking off to Café du Monde! ). Works every time. MORE
Here’s how your HR department can support your goal of coaching and developing managers to become the best leaders they can be. Giving new managers specific support in this way can help build their confidence in leading others for the first time. Develop person-specific coaching plans. MORE
Professional development requires more than books or training courses; it requires actively learning by doing. Innovation time: encourage employees to take a certain amount of time each week to learn something new, regardless of whether it connects directly to their current role. MORE
I believe he is working another job while he collects his full-time salary from our employer — flying under the radar, presumably — until he gets caught. Dealing with a domineering book club member. I run a book club at the library and it is about 15 members strong (great for a small rural town). Remember last month’s letter about the fired employee who was going to attend the company party as his colleague’s plus-one? It’s five answers to five questions. MORE
It’s made the social media rounds, but was still good for a laugh one more time. Here are just a few: Employees don’t have time to get their other work done. ” All the time! Speaking of time… it doesn’t end when it’s over. MORE
A few minutes later, she came by again and said, “You do so much for others, it’s time someone does something for you.” As someone who was still measuring the Scotch packing tape to prevent going over budget, $1,000 was a huge push for my business at the time. MORE
The key to having self-motivated employees is effective coaching. Initially, it will take extra time – the whole “teach a man to fish” process versus just “catch a man a fish.” Follow these five steps to make your coaching and feedback process more effective. Then, it’s time to talk to your employees and set goals together. Talk about a deadline and indicate how important the timing may (or may not) be to the success of the project. MORE
We all knew kids at school who were natural leaders, they hadn’t completed a leadership training or attended any workshops, yet wherever they stood in the playground broodily looking on, other children would surround them like bees to a honeypot. MORE
As a manager of sales development at AppDynamics , Saidachev devotes his time to helping his team succeed in opening conversations with prospects and advancing their careers. As a lifelong hockey player, he now coaches youth hockey to give players the same team experiences he had. MORE
How can I coach an employee to have more professional polish? How, if at all, can I coach her to be more professional when what it seems like she needs is an injection of class/polish? What to say to an employee who’s requesting too much time off. I have a question about an employee who is requesting a lot of time off. It’s okay to to request time off on occasion, but that should be rare, not multiple times each month. It’s five answers to five questions. MORE
Create an agenda of which workshops/seminars you’d like to attend and why. Come up with a quick elevator pitch for your top 3 reasons to attend. When approaching your boss about attending the conference, be concise and to the point, while still making your case. MORE
Leaders don’t enjoy preparing them and employees dread attending them. Currently, I am coaching several leaders who have incorporated the Voice, Value, Feedback communication tool into their culture, and the benefits are real. MORE
What we know from the research – and have written about in our book Upgrade Now: 9 Advanced Leadership Skills - is that when working in a virtual environment, employees require a team that demonstrates: Trust. Insights flex time schedules flexible work environments giselle kovary Inc. MORE
She’s had documented attendance and performance issues and has been placed on a PIP. Considering the timing of when the gift was given, it’s likely she hasn’t since it was late on a Friday night when all the department managers were gone for the week. Coaching a combative, negative employee. She has an us vs them mentality when it comes to management and often times takes a combative approach when discussing employee issues, policy changes, updates, or general feedback. MORE
Sounds a little woo-woo, but it’s really just common sense, similar to airline attendants instructing us to put on our own oxygen masks before helping others. She coaches her clients on this aspect and it’s a game changer. “If Wisdom Book Excerpt businesses Confidence Empathy leader MORE
Develop leaders to be coaches. Sandra has an executive coaching certificate from Royal Roads University. First Credit Union integrates “the coach approach” into all its one-to-one and performance discussions. The coach approach is all about asking the right questions and enabling employees to discover their own accomplishments and areas of improvement. But, as pointed out in a recent post on Fast Company by Renee Robertson, coaching is not criticism. MORE
She was so eager to secure the position, which was opportunely vacant at the time, that she paid out of her pocket to retain me as her executive coach. As the first member of her family to attend college, she had always been a high achiever and somewhat of an outlier in her family. MORE
Consultant and writer Laura Garnett wrote an article in Forbes based on an interview with Maynard Webb , who serves or has served on the boards of Yahoo and Salesforce and has written the book Rebooting Work. Help your CEO become a leader for the year 2020. MORE
There is no doubt that we are living in chaotic times. It was with this thought in mind that we put on the “ Growing Leaders During Chaotic Times ” event. We had over 130+ people in attendance, moderated by myself (Christine Tao, Founder of Sounding Board) and featuring fantastic speakers such as Dolores Bernardo (Head of Learning, AirBnB), Darren Shimkus (GM, Udemy for Business) and Cynthia Owyoung (Founder, Breaking Glass Forums, ex Github/Yahoo). MORE
Last week we looked at a how to approach your manager with the benefits of letting you attend a conference. But there is more to getting a “yes” when it comes to the question of time and cost. This addresses the budget problems and shows your commitment to attending the conference. MORE
For most of 2015, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I love and think everyone else should read. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’ve just long-standing favorites. Yes, this is the book that led to the mini-series of the 80s, and that might turn you off. I adore this book. MORE
For a company to naturally thrive, those tasked with leadership must take the time to truly understand their inner self. In Colonna’s new book, Reboot , launching today, he shares his approach to coaching, the magic of radical self-inquiry, and the powerful journey that led him here. MORE
A remarkable book! . And what is most remarkable is that these are not organizations coached by the authors, rather each organization has independently come to the idea of the need to continuously develop their people. MORE
About fifteen years ago, I remember sitting at the back of the room for a concurrent session during a conference I was attending. And she’s written some great books that will change your thinking in powerful ways. MORE
Workplace Psychology
MAY 12, 2017
NOTE: For this book review, I intentionally and excessively quoted the author throughout the post. I never thought I would be reading and reviewing a book by Jon Gordon. The simple reason is that I’m not a fan of books written in a fable format. The Seed — referenced 1 time; pp.
Reflektive
JUNE 7, 2018
Human Capital Institute’s popular performance management event in Chicago underwent a bit of a face lift this year starting with a new name: the HCI Performance Coaching & Development Conference. We saw that ‘performance innovation’ was a popular way of talking about that two or three years ago, but as organizations move towards a model of continuous conversation and development, experts are framing this as performance coaching instead of performance management.”.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 18, 2015
For most of 2015, I’ve made a weekly book recommendation when kicking off the weekend open thread. These aren’t work-related books; they’re just books I love and think everyone else should read. Sometimes they’re books that I’m in the middle of reading, and other times they’ve just long-standing favorites. Yes, this is the book that led to the mini-series of the 80s, and that might turn you off. I adore this book.
Everwise
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
As a manager of sales development at AppDynamics , Saidachev devotes his time to helping his team succeed in opening conversations with prospects and advancing their careers. As a lifelong hockey player, he now coaches youth hockey to give players the same team experiences he had.
Conversation Matters
MAY 9, 2017
In this post, I am reviewing his last book (he died in 2013) in which he turned his in-depth understanding to study teams in US intelligence agencies. Hackman’s book is filled with practical understanding about teams. 10 percent to depend on the leader’s hands-on, real-time coaching. .
Sounding Board
AUGUST 28, 2016
There is no doubt that we are living in chaotic times. It was with this thought in mind that we put on the “ Growing Leaders During Chaotic Times ” event. We had over 130+ people in attendance, moderated by myself (Christine Tao, Founder of Sounding Board) and featuring fantastic speakers such as Dolores Bernardo (Head of Learning, AirBnB), Darren Shimkus (GM, Udemy for Business) and Cynthia Owyoung (Founder, Breaking Glass Forums, ex Github/Yahoo).
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Insperity
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The key to having self-motivated employees is effective coaching. Initially, it will take extra time – the whole “teach a man to fish” process versus just “catch a man a fish.” Follow these five steps to make your coaching and feedback process more effective. Then, it’s time to talk to your employees and set goals together. Talk about a deadline and indicate how important the timing may (or may not) be to the success of the project.
Conversation Matters
AUGUST 11, 2017
A remarkable book! . And what is most remarkable is that these are not organizations coached by the authors, rather each organization has independently come to the idea of the need to continuously develop their people.
Conversation Matters
AUGUST 11, 2017
A remarkable book! . And what is most remarkable is that these are not organizations coached by the authors, rather each organization has independently come to the idea of the need to continuously develop their people.
Thrive Global
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
We all knew kids at school who were natural leaders, they hadn’t completed a leadership training or attended any workshops, yet wherever they stood in the playground broodily looking on, other children would surround them like bees to a honeypot.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 19, 2016
She’s had documented attendance and performance issues and has been placed on a PIP. Considering the timing of when the gift was given, it’s likely she hasn’t since it was late on a Friday night when all the department managers were gone for the week. Coaching a combative, negative employee. She has an us vs them mentality when it comes to management and often times takes a combative approach when discussing employee issues, policy changes, updates, or general feedback.
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Thrive Global
DECEMBER 3, 2019
A few minutes later, she came by again and said, “You do so much for others, it’s time someone does something for you.” As someone who was still measuring the Scotch packing tape to prevent going over budget, $1,000 was a huge push for my business at the time.
SAP Innovation
MAY 4, 2015
There was a time when formal classroom learning was just about the only option a company had for employee training. But the times, they are a-changin’. “In Workers will attend fewer scheduled classes and online training sessions.”.
Thrive Global
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Sounds a little woo-woo, but it’s really just common sense, similar to airline attendants instructing us to put on our own oxygen masks before helping others. She coaches her clients on this aspect and it’s a game changer. “If Wisdom Book Excerpt businesses Confidence Empathy leader
Qualtrics HR
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Here’s how your HR department can support your goal of coaching and developing managers to become the best leaders they can be. Giving new managers specific support in this way can help build their confidence in leading others for the first time. Develop person-specific coaching plans.
Dr. Nadine
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
She was so eager to secure the position, which was opportunely vacant at the time, that she paid out of her pocket to retain me as her executive coach. As the first member of her family to attend college, she had always been a high achiever and somewhat of an outlier in her family.
Ceridian
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Develop leaders to be coaches. Sandra has an executive coaching certificate from Royal Roads University. First Credit Union integrates “the coach approach” into all its one-to-one and performance discussions. The coach approach is all about asking the right questions and enabling employees to discover their own accomplishments and areas of improvement. But, as pointed out in a recent post on Fast Company by Renee Robertson, coaching is not criticism.
Workplace Psychology
DECEMBER 31, 2018
One day before my daughter’s Christmas program, I took an afternoon flight from Dallas to northern California, ate dinner there at the hotel the company had booked for me, checked my email for instructions from the company, called my wife, and went to bed.
HR Ringleader
MAY 8, 2015
It’s made the social media rounds, but was still good for a laugh one more time. Here are just a few: Employees don’t have time to get their other work done. ” All the time! Speaking of time… it doesn’t end when it’s over.
OmegaHR Solutions
AUGUST 7, 2015
Consultant and writer Laura Garnett wrote an article in Forbes based on an interview with Maynard Webb , who serves or has served on the boards of Yahoo and Salesforce and has written the book Rebooting Work. Help your CEO become a leader for the year 2020.
HR Daily Advisor
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Hinden, PhD, PCC, President, Managance Consulting & Coaching. It was a frightening, stressful, and exhausting time. Register today for this timely HR event. Strategic HR 2016 Managance Consulting Coaching Miami South Floridaby Denice R.
Achievers
APRIL 25, 2017
Leaders don’t enjoy preparing them and employees dread attending them. Currently, I am coaching several leaders who have incorporated the Voice, Value, Feedback communication tool into their culture, and the benefits are real.
HR Bartender
JUNE 12, 2016
When managers are focused on their job, they hire the best talent, train for success, coach for high performance, and retain employees. They can take a vacation or attend a conference with confidence, knowing that the department isn’t going to fall apart. SHRM-Published Books (@SHRMBooks) June 9, 2016. Creating a new manager onboarding program doesn’t need to be expensive or time-consuming. Every new manager has that moment.
15Five
JUNE 18, 2019
For a company to naturally thrive, those tasked with leadership must take the time to truly understand their inner self. In Colonna’s new book, Reboot , launching today, he shares his approach to coaching, the magic of radical self-inquiry, and the powerful journey that led him here.
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 13, 2015
How can I coach an employee to have more professional polish? How, if at all, can I coach her to be more professional when what it seems like she needs is an injection of class/polish? What to say to an employee who’s requesting too much time off. I have a question about an employee who is requesting a lot of time off. It’s okay to to request time off on occasion, but that should be rare, not multiple times each month. It’s five answers to five questions.
O.C. Tanner
JUNE 17, 2016
What we know from the research – and have written about in our book Upgrade Now: 9 Advanced Leadership Skills - is that when working in a virtual environment, employees require a team that demonstrates: Trust. Insights flex time schedules flexible work environments giselle kovary Inc.
HR Bartender
MARCH 2, 2017
Plan your schedule but save some time for impromptu meetings. If you’re a scheduling freak like me, I block off free time to use for last minute coffee meetings (or sneaking off to Café du Monde! ). Works every time.
Workplace Psychology
JULY 26, 2014
About a month ago, my wife and I became parents for the very first time. The worst thing you can do is wimp out and spend your life in suspended animation, refusing to make a choice because it may not be a perfect one.” ~ Nicholas Lore (author of the book “The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success”). I know of people who talk about owning their own business or moving abroad to live and work or publish an article or write a book.
Reflektive
JANUARY 25, 2019
Last week, I attended Illuminate , a one-day people conference on a mission to make the manager-employee relationship better. In addition to sessions discussing diversity and inclusion and coaching culture at scale, Illuminate offered attendees a chance to win a pair of Allbirds following the event. Top communication issues that prevent effective leadership include failure to recognize employee achievements, offer clear directions, and carve out time to meet with employees.
Dr. Nadine
JUNE 11, 2019
Last week we looked at a how to approach your manager with the benefits of letting you attend a conference. But there is more to getting a “yes” when it comes to the question of time and cost. This addresses the budget problems and shows your commitment to attending the conference.
ATD Human Capital
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Each leader was required to have a succession plan in place and a successor ready before attending this workshop. The three-day retreat was designed to be fully immersive (most participants stayed in the hotel hosting the event) and included a 360-degree assessment, DiSC and Workplace Motivators assessments, simulations, and one-on-one coaching. The participants also spent significant time with senior executives, including the CEO.
UpstartHR
MAY 14, 2019
I attended a supervisor training where we spent two whole days listening to people whose favorite phrases were don’t do this and don’t do that. Why aren’t we giving our people lessons on coaching and leadership in addition to the rest of that stuff?
Dr. Nadine
JUNE 5, 2019
Create an agenda of which workshops/seminars you’d like to attend and why. Come up with a quick elevator pitch for your top 3 reasons to attend. When approaching your boss about attending the conference, be concise and to the point, while still making your case.
Dr. Nadine
JUNE 5, 2019
Create an agenda of which workshops/seminars you’d like to attend and why. Come up with a quick elevator pitch for your top 3 reasons to attend. When approaching your boss about attending the conference, be concise and to the point, while still making your case.
Get Hppy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
We coach. Isn’t it time we started acting like it? As such, it’s time we start treating them as such. They should attend leadership conferences with the CEO, for they should be planning corporate direction with that individual, not planning for execution behind them.
Jason Lauritsen
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
About fifteen years ago, I remember sitting at the back of the room for a concurrent session during a conference I was attending. And she’s written some great books that will change your thinking in powerful ways.
Everwise
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Professional development requires more than books or training courses; it requires actively learning by doing. Innovation time: encourage employees to take a certain amount of time each week to learn something new, regardless of whether it connects directly to their current role.
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