“You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones that do what you do.” ~Jerry Garcia When you can specialize in something you’ll speed up on your road to success. A lot of people are coaches today. And recently we went to a […]
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When Steve Chandler and I were developing our book, The Leader and The Coach: The Art of Humanity in Leadership, we emphasized the need for leaders to show up with some “feeling.” I recently read the following, written by Christopher Weber-Fürst, “We are moving towards a more holistic and integrative approach in many areas of
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Your teammates don’t do good work when they surrender and become unhappy. They don’t think of fresh ways to help you. They don’t make the customer want to come back. In fact, if you get enough unhappy players on your team, the whole mission can fall apart. So their happiness comes first. Before money, before
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This is Part 3 of thirty questions that leadership coaches should be prepared to discuss with their clients. The first ten can be found here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/home-%26-blog/f/leadership-coaches-should-prepare-for-these-10-questions The second ten are here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/home-%26-blog/f/ten-more-questions-leadership-coaches-should-prepare-for Whether raised by the executive coach or by the leader, here are some questions that may arise. These are phrased as questions by
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This is Part 2 of thirty questions that leadership coaches should be prepared to discuss with their clients. The first ten can be found here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/home-%26-blog/f/leadership-coaches-should-prepare-for-these-10-questions The rest are here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/home-%26-blog/f/even-more-questions-leadership-coaches-should-anticipate Whether raised by the executive coach or by the leader, here are some questions that may arise. These are phrased as questions by the
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Whether raised by the executive coach or by the leader, here are some questions that may arise. The second ten are here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/ten-more-questions-leadership-coaches-should-prepare-for and the rest are here https://theleaderandthecoach.com/home-%26-blog/f/even-more-questions-leadership-coaches-should-anticipate These are phrased as questions by the leader, but can be “turned around” by prefacing each with, “Do you ever have a concern about…?” or “Would
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[This a guest blog post from Chris Nelson, the editor of our book The Leader and The Coach: The Art of Humanity in Leadership.] The Leader and The Coach: Editorial Review – – Chris Nelson As one of those so-called “artistic” types, my stereotypical biases kept me from recognizing that the business world is as
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Meghan Biro, founder of TalentCulture recently wrote, “When it comes to recruiting, bias is the brain’s subconscious way of labeling a candidate a ‘yes,’ ‘no,’ or ‘maybe.’ It’s based on our subjective feelings about observable human characteristics.” She also wrote, “Subconscious bias can lead to unfair assessments. And bias can show up in almost every
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I was once the owner of a company, decades ago, before I became a coach. And due to poor leadership, it eventually went bankrupt and so did I. Among the many lessons learned the hard way, was that I was not a good listener and I didn’t listen to my people. I thought leadership meant
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Will Keiper is a prosperous and internationally known business consultant and on-demand leader who has worked with clients all over the world. He is so gifted in taking companies in distress and turning them around that he doesn’t have time to serve all who need him. Yet Will is so dedicated to his own craft,
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