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The Coaching Leadership Style: What It Is and How to Know If It’s Working
Great leaders are not born knowing how to bring out the best in others. They develop that skill deliberately, through self-awareness, practice, and the right leadership framework. One approach that… Read insight
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A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
I recently read an article in the Harvard Business Review, “Do Your Employees Feel Respected?” and it reminded me of a seminar… Read insight
Coach Your Employees Beyond the Annual Review
According to the International Coach Federation, most managers coach only at the time of the annual review. And if the employee is… Read insight
Best Boss Ever!
It happened several years ago during my meeting with one of my direct reports, Karen, on her last day of work. She… Read insight
Why You Should Teach People in the Way They Learn
Recently I read this CLO article that discusses corporate training and suggests that we need to think about how we train people… Read insight
It’s Time to End the One and Done Performance Review
What’s the purpose of a performance review? If you think it’s about documenting a discussion in your HR system, then you’re missing… Read insight
Three Critical Components of a Successful Performance Review
We have written about splitting the performance evalation from a discussion about pay raises. We’ve also floated the idea of turing the… Read insight
Maybe Performance Reviews Should Remain a Little Anti-Social
Twitter just turned 8. Facebook, 10. LinkedIn is 11, believe it or not. And if Pinterest were a person, it wouldn’t be… Read insight
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Pay and Performance Need to Consciously Uncouple
Pay for performance is a popular mantra in business today. And with good reason; it’s a sound concept to pay top performers… Read insight
Multi-rater Feedback
360 assessments have become a common tool for helping executives improve self-awareness and clarify development goals. However, our clients are often frustrated… Read insight
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