The Coaching Habit

And yet, argues bestselling author Michael Bungay Stanier, you can take preventive action to ensure that this doesn’t leave lasting damage. Here, he explains what matters in the process. In your new book How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, you write: “People join an organization but leave a manager. You don’t want to be that […]

The demands of leading a team have changed radically in recent years. Time to relearn the basics. A 2023 study conducted by Oracle and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, New York Times bestselling author of Everybody Lies, among more than 14,000 employees and business leaders across 17 countries, found that leaders are more and more struggling to make […]

Build a courageous culture with trust and learning at its center Famed CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings, led Netflix from a DVD-by-mail video rental business to a pioneering superstar tech company and then to an award-winning TV and film production studio, all the while navigating the ever-shifting waters of global digital transformation. If you ask […]

Through coaching, you help people realize their potential by increasing their self-knowledge, perception and understanding. Leaders at all levels may start with the following six best practices. Coaching has grown more popular than any other developmental technique in recent years. For one, people crave person-to-person interaction after two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. For another, […]

Constructive, yet delivered with compassion, feedback is what makes learning cultures thrive. Exchanging regular feedback empowers teams to reach their goals, and helps create a culture of transparency and honest communication. Organizations that dedicate themselves to practicing transparent, everyday feedback reap many benefits, including stronger teams, improved performance and increased trust in leadership. The tricky part is to deliver feedback […]

What new dividing lines and shifts will shape the world of work in the future? For decades, organizations divided their workforces into two camps: People who worked in manufacturing, construction, distribution and installation at the sites where the products are used (those who get their hands dirty in the blue overalls) and those who are […]

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…Without Embarrassing Yourself At some point in every career, there comes a day when you have to pass on what you have learned to the person or persons who will do the job after you. If you follow a few simple rules, you’ll be doing the company, your successor and yourself a favor. 1. Succession […]

Misconceptions about motivation abound. Let’s take them on. Keeping a workforce motivated is a key leadership challenge. According to recent data from Gallup, 79% of employees worldwide are not engaged at work. Not surprisingly, the concept of Quiet Quitting – of doing only the bare minimum to avoid being fired – has resonated wildly among […]