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Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain

Persuasive Powerhouse

I teach coaching skills to groups of managers regularly; every individual executive client I have gets taught coaching skills in some way or another; and of course, I practice coaching myself (I call it “practice” on purpose). Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”.

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The Five Reasons We Give Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Yet many of the roadblocks that prevent us from getting to the gym often are the same ones that thwart us in achieving any goal.Five of the most common reasons for giving up on our goals are listed below. Goal setters have a chronic tendency to underestimate the time needed to reach targets. I’m not sure it’s worth it.

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Two Things to Remember as You Change the World

Persuasive Powerhouse

Perseverance is the act of persisting despite forces that keep you from achieving your goal. Your ability to persevere, to be that shining light who leads others through the swamp may be the only thing that will make the goal possible. Bret Brandon Jones : January 5, 2011 at 11:35 pm This is a great post! It is difficult.

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Four Steps for Making Better Decisions

Next Level Blog

Main | What Leaders Can Learn About Speaking from Martin Luther King » January 17, 2011 Four Steps for Making Better Decisions A friend recently gave me a copy of a new book that’s out now, The Price of Everything by Eduardo Porter.    What impact do these facts have on our goal? Easy to say, harder to do. 

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Making True Leadership Shine

Persuasive Powerhouse

What is it about the term “public relations” that brings the pot of social ire to a boil? In short, they embrace “spin,” a word that every PR professional and every leader should strike from their vocabulary. Mary Jo Asmus : January 12, 2011 at 9:40 pm Thanks Lisa. And what can leaders learn from that? Excellent message.

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Brand Exposure

N2Growth Blog

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. If not, then this post is for you.

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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

Persuasive Powerhouse

I’m also sorry to say that others – your manager in particular – may not notice your potential for greater things either. You can’t expect your manager to know what you want for your career over the long or short haul. What is your goal? You must now take matters into your own hands.

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