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Why Every CEO Needs a Leadership Coach

Coaching Tip

Every Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is "on the stage" the majority of his or her work life but needs pre-performance quiet and confidential time to be creative, bounce their ideas off someone in a safe environment, and explore the unintended consequences of their future actions. But that's not what a coach does.

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Four Keys to Corporate Leadership Success

Coaching Tip

Which of them, when the time comes, will get that corner office? In other words, what does it take to lead an organization — whether it’s a sports team, a nonprofit, a start-up or a multinational corporation? These qualities are developed through attitude, habit and discipline — factors that are within your control.

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Win Back Trust with Raw, Unscripted, and Real Messaging

Skip Prichard

Moving the average executive from prepared statements to an unscripted, off-the-cuff, and ultimately more honest and spontaneous communications strategy is terrifying to most. Most executives have been taught since early in their careers that they can never, under any circumstances, appear to not have all the answers.

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Understanding Leadership

Coaching Tip

A person's conception of leadership matters because it will likely have a strong influence on how he or she processes the writings, leadership coaching , and development practices he or she experiences. Leadership is a team sport. You are highly unlikely to become a leader or develop your leadership capabilities all by yourself.

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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 5 of 6

Strategy Driven

One area of particular importance is career. Leaders cannot promise permanent employment, but they can promise satisfying work and opportunities to develop skills and competencies that will benefit the company and serve the employees throughout their careers. Organizations provide a framework of stability for their employees.

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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 2 of 7

Strategy Driven

As such, it becomes imperative to develop competence at knowing how to listen for, design, and intervene in the critical conversations of the business as they literally shape the future. And a lack of competence around designing and managing moods will seriously limit one’s career prospects – now and in the years to come.

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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 1 of 6

Strategy Driven

Thousands of books and articles have been written on the topic, and leadership-training courses continue to proliferate – which tells us that no one has a consistent, coherent means to develop leaders. And how do we develop their skills and careers? What kind of alliances will we need to make? Creating followership.