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How Important Is Coaching in Professional Development?

Leading Blog

I’ve seen many breakthrough moments when people from all walks of life set their sights on developing new thoughts, actions, and habits. Some coaching clients receive recipes to try to help them give more resonant praise, apply more skillful delegation, or approach a conflict constructively. We all have different growth needs.

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All Hat, No Cattle: How Some People Get Away With Doing Nothing at Work

Rich Gee Group

Hierarchical workplaces often emphasize delegation over direct involvement. Such a setup creates room for jobless employment, as tasks can be consistently delegated down the chain, with credit being claimed by those at the top. Document Your Work: Keep clear records of your contributions to each project.

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Free Individual Development Plan (IDP) Template

Great Leadership By Dan

The most popular post on this blog continues to be one of my first posts written in 2008 called How to Write a Great Individual Development Plan (IDP). It’s important to acknowledge strengths in a development discussion as they often can be used to help overcome development needs.

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Leaders As Control Freaks

Joseph Lalonde

Additionally, delegation gives you the opportunity to develop other leaders. That which someone else can-do eighty percent as well as you, delegate. The key to delegation is in modeling your standards and desired results. It makes it easier for you to let go so you can develop and exercise your strengths.

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6 Tips for Preparing Your Business Move

Strategy Driven

Inform your employees orally, through delegates, posters or even your website. It is, therefore, recommended to delegate this task to professional moving companies. External collaborators (customers, suppliers, and shareholders) need to send documents regularly (invoices, purchase orders, complaints, etc.).

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Hiring Is A Science and An Art

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Lisette Howlett: When we think about leadership and leadership development we rarely think about hiring and recruitment. The science part is more easily learned, albeit not frequently integral to leadership development and training. Hiring talent, for now and the future, is fundamental to this ambition.

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Get Promoted at Work | Your 10-Point Plan

Career Advancement

Share your professional development goals for work with your boss. Ask your boss these questions: Why kind of data or information can I provide to document my progress? Underscore ways that you delegated responsibilities, supervised others’ work, and made sure it all came together on time. Don’t be shy.

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