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Understanding the Benefits of Executive Coaching

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In the realm of human resources, a 2006 study by G. Dagley provides further evidence of the efficacy of executive coaching ( Dagley, 2006 ). This personal growth translates into tangible organizational benefits , including increased productivity, better decision-making, and a more cohesive leadership approach.

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6 Defining Values of a Leadership Culture

N2Growth Blog

In 2006, one of my CEO clients in Sarasota, FL shared with me his annual employee engagement survey. We sat in his office while he shared his most recent employee engagement survey, and because he cared so much, he was frustrated. The first data point revealed that most employee engagement surveys were un-customizable.

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

found that the number of women in top executives positions in Canada has fallen over the past year from 37 women in the highest-paying executive jobs in 2006 to just 31 in 2007. In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1% are held by women (down from 6.9% in the prior year).

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Reinvent Opportunity, Restore Satisfaction

Women on Business

Other ways to uncover causes for dissatisfaction include employee surveys, town hall meetings and portals that allow for interactive discussions. When we survey employees, some of the most positive feedback is about simply getting together with colleagues, sharing what they’re working on and connecting with peers. 5. Communicate.

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Billons of Dollars Wasted, Part Two - What Happened Next.

Building Personal Strength

Instead, we evolved our company into a human resource development product business. Our flagship product since 1994 has been a breakthrough highly customizable multi-purpose web-based feedback survey system called 20/20 Insight GOLD. Brinkerhoff and Anne M.

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Breaking Down the Freelance Economy

Harvard Business Review

million of the 53 million freelancers counted in the survey are “moonlighters” (people with full-time jobs doing independent work in their spare time). million and 34% is more than 31%, but the two surveys weren’t exactly counting the same people (moonlighters, for example, aren’t contingent workers). This new survey of 5,052 U.S.

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Where Are All the Self-Employed Workers?

Harvard Business Review

The BLS gets its self-employment totals from the Current Population Survey , a.k.a. the household survey, a monthly quiz of 60,000 American households conducted by the Census Bureau (this is the same survey that generates the unemployment rate). “The household survey is really good,” continues King.

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