August, 2016

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Teach Millennials how to use their Power

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Guest post from Dan Negroni : When we think of leaders and when we think of millennials, there are usually conflicting descriptions. We describe great leaders as honest, hard working, empowering, transparent, generous and so many other positive traits. Millennials are often described as lazy, entitled, selfish and so many other negative traits. However, after working with thousands of millennials, I can assure that these assertions about millennials are myths.

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Three (Not So) Surprising Lessons of Leadership

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Guest post from Joel Peterson : For the past decade, I’ve been privileged to teach a leadership course at Stanford with Professor Charles O’Reilly. The amazing array of leaders who’ve visited our classroom has included Greg Boyle (the Jesuit priest who founded Home Boy Industries) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft’s former long-time CEO); star athletes like NFL quarterback Steve Young and MBA point guard Kevin Johnson (now mayor of Sacramento); former White House chief of staff Andy Card, Bloomin’ Br

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10 Ways to Kill Off Your Star Employees

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I wrote this post for another publication in 2014, but it appears they have deleted it. I’m preparing to do a workshop on how to nurture high potentials and found it in my archives. Still looks relevant to me! Warning: the following article contains a heavy dose of sarcasm. Read at your own risk, and whatever you do, DO NOT follow the advice! A high potential employee is one of your highest performing employees that also is showing signs of being able to handle greater responsibilities.

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When You Just Aren’t Feeling It in Your Coaching Relationship

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Guest post from Judy Nelson : What happens when you no longer feel the enthusiasm you once had for your coaching sessions? You know the signs of problems: ü Sighing when you realize it’s time for another call or meeting ü Thinking about all the other things you could be doing instead of the session ü Wondering whether it was a good use of your time when the call ends Or worse… ü Dreading the call ü Saying you need to sign off early when you don’t ü Considering rescheduling even though you don’t

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Five Ways that Coaching Can Help During Times of Divisiveness, Hate, and Violence

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Guest post from Andrew Neitlich: Each week it seems that a new, horrible story about violence shocks us and shakes our faith in every having a peaceful, civil, and kind world. As a leadership coach who also trains leadership coaches, I believe that both coaching and being coachable are key skills that can make a difference in this environment. Coaching is the process of asking powerful questions, listening, and sharing insights so that people gain clarify and move forward to solve problems.

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