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Training the Mind

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In the broadest sense, it is any method used to train the mind or to achieve a special state of consciousness. In February, an executive coach opined in the Harvard Business Review that mindfulness "is close to taking on cult status in the business world." . Mindfulness , the technique du jour, derives from Buddhist practices.

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Leadership Development Paradox

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Although the executive education debate still rages on whether leadership is learned or innate , there is no doubt that the subject is being taught. . Training interventions were originally built around the classroom, and many organizations have been reluctant to stray from their roots.

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The Liberal Arts of Leadership

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Liberal arts training meant training citizens to be society's leaders. He saw an important relationship between the two forms of training. Historically, the definition of a liberal art was a skill or craft practiced by a free citizen with time and means for study, a member of the elite, ruling classes of society.

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Sustained Leadership

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Thousands of leaders attend leadership training every year to glean insights into how to lead better. At the end of the training, most of these leaders will resolve to become more effective by using these new insights; hopefully with the guidance of a personal executive coach.

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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

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And since these managers would increase their effectiveness with more warmth and tactful communication (read: effective team cooperation), Mars leadership encourages them to get a personal executive coach along with experienced mentors. . Employees have autonomy to experiment with ideas and management has the patience to train.

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Google: Too Big and Out-of-Control

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Through the period of March of 2002 to March of 2011, my small executive coaching company, Signature, Inc., If the user then clicks on the advertisement a "sponsored link" Google earns revenue on a pay-per-click basis. has spent over $56,900 on Google AdWords advertisements. Google Inc.

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It's About What's Important not Agreeableness!

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Communication styles rooted in childhood training or unconscious beliefs can be tough to change. Working with an executive coach can help you to be clear on the communication style at your level within the company and to confidently practice this style so you can remain nice but also be heard at work.