CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

Starting a new job can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. There are many unknowns and even fears leading up to your first day. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

Starting a new job can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. There are many unknowns and even fears leading up to your first day. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 25, 2022

Developing the skills to engage team members is important. Engagement at work matters. Employee discretionary effort and focus are being challenged for many reasons, including the labour market and working from home. People are finding it easy to find jobs and unemployment is at a record low. It won’t always be like this, however.

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CoachStation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We all have multiple roles, responsibilities and relationships, both in and out of the workplace. Understanding how your various roles interact and affect each other can make a genuine difference in your life. “It’s all about the levers”, I said. My client looked at me like I had gone barmy.

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CoachStation

MAY 13, 2020

The benefits of developing your communicating skills are many. In recent years whilst coaching, I have developed a concept regarding the effectiveness of communication. Through practice, when we communicate well, there is feeling of power and influence. It highlights the need for depth in conversation.

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CoachStation

MAY 18, 2020

It is fair to say that we know more about the risks and benefits of working from home than we did 6 months ago. The future looks positive for remote working, with some caveats. Remote working and the associated challenges and benefits of leading a team who may not be located in the same site, is becoming more prominent in business.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 26, 2022

Developing the skills to engage team members is important. Engagement at work matters. Employee discretionary effort and focus are being challenged for many reasons, including the labour market and working from home. People are finding it easy to find jobs and unemployment is at a record low. It won’t always be like this, however.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As an effective leader, one of the key skills to develop is the ability to ask questions. This has power within leadership as it ensures you take into account other people’s perspective as well as your own. More specifically, ask the right question at the right time.

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CoachStation

MARCH 21, 2019

Delegating work and tasks to your team members is one of the necessary and important skills of leadership. However, there are several things you can do to develop this skill. Continue reading Delegating Work and Tasks = Effective Leadership at CoachStation.

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CoachStation

MAY 13, 2020

Communication is key to effective leadership. In recent years whilst coaching , I have developed a concept regarding the effectiveness of communication. To communicate well, is to be understood and to understand. In fact, it is integral in much of our lives. Are there different levels of communication effectiveness?

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CoachStation

JUNE 8, 2021

Listening effectively is a key cog in effective leadership and building trusted relationships. In each case this distracted, disrespectful moment of poor communication is frustrating and does little to develop trust, respect and a willingness to open up and share your real thoughts.

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CoachStation

JUNE 7, 2021

Listening effectively is a key cog in effective leadership and building trusted relationships. In each case this distracted, disrespectful moment of poor communication is frustrating and does little to develop trust, respect and a willingness to open up and share your real thoughts.

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CoachStation

MARCH 22, 2019

Delegating work and tasks to your team members is one of the most necessary and important skills of leadership. However, there are several things you can do to develop this skill. It also remains one of the most challenging for many new and experienced managers.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Few managers and leaders are conducting effective one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and useful. There is value in learning how to facilitate an effective one-on-one. Two of the most important, yet under-rated skills for managers and leaders are listening and questioning.

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CoachStation

JANUARY 7, 2018

There is little doubt that being a leader offers many challenges and rewards. Being close to those you lead via proximity and emotionally provides the opportunity to meet the challenges and feel the benefits and rewards. .

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CoachStation

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Effective leaders make shared goals clear. They also clarify the role we each play in achieving them. Leaders empower their team members and hold them accountable for delivering agreed results. However, to inspire and empower you must have a connection with your team members…a relationship.

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CoachStation

MAY 21, 2018

When it comes to development, up and coming managers and leaders themselves are just as responsible and culpable. Organisations regularly fail to set their leaders up for success. Coaching provides the opportunity and impetus for growth and change.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 13, 2017

Trust is the key to meaningful leadership, relationships and influence. Most of us know this, but how do we develop trust in the workplace and at home? It is fascinating to see people grow and develop. Like many in my industry, I do what I do because of a deep need to contribute and make a difference when coaching and mentoring.

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CoachStation

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Generations of employees and leaders have been exposed to varying cultures, leadership styles and business practices. Understanding how generational change impacts leadership and organisational learning has become an interest of mine. Is generational change impacting the need for different types of leadership?

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CoachStation

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

One of the biggest challenges for any manager or leader is the relationship they have with their team members. We often read about the need for leaders to be open, self-aware, honest and possess similar traits. But what about the employee? What is their responsibility? Managing people and teams is challenging, there is no doubt.

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

Why do you do what you do? Understanding your purpose, what motivates you and most importantly using this knowledge to advantage is key to your success, both professionally and personally. My eldest daughter, Maddy, is currently in year 9.

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CoachStation

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Employee Engagement surveys are barely worth the time and effort taken to produce them. They certainly have questionable content and value for those organisations who rely on survey results for a genuine view of how employees feel. Big statements, perhaps!

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CoachStation

JULY 6, 2016

Organisations must focus on developing leaders early and maintain the effort once in the role. To understand what makes a great leader great, requires reading to understand theory and practice to make development real. What makes one leader more effective and capable than another?

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CoachStation

MAY 25, 2016

As a leader, you are required to clearly set expectations and standards for your team and each individual employee. We continue to see that this is an area within organisations that is not as effectively applied as it should be.

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CoachStation

MARCH 28, 2017

Is integrity a negotiable trait, or is it one of the cornerstones of good leadership? I recently met with a client who I have known for some time in a different capacity. He is starting up his own business and it is a very exciting time for him.

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CoachStation

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Personal and professional development is critical to the ongoing success and growth for any leader. There are many aspects that will make this development even more effective and sustainable, particularly when participating in coaching. Support of people as they participate in development programs really does matter.

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CoachStation

JUNE 2, 2016

I consider that one of the most beneficial aspects of good leadership is the ability (and willingness!) Are you someone who is described as action-oriented? Do you assess the many possible alternatives and options before ultimately taking action? to assess options quickly and efficiently and guide your team through to completion.

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CoachStation

APRIL 13, 2016

One of the biggest challenges for managers who are learning to lead is developing the ability to set expectations and standards and then hold people accountable to these expectations.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Helping your employees by taking the time to find out these things is good leadership. Understanding what your employees want, who they are and what they are naturally good at provides a solid platform for success: personally, professionally and organisationally. A gap exists between what employees want and what leaders deliver.

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CoachStation

AUGUST 3, 2016

Know your ‘why’ Values and gaining an understanding of your key drivers and motivations matter. I know this because people keep telling me. Maybe not in specific values-related language, but certainly when they describe how they feel and what is happening at that time.

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Influence Motivation Development Emotional Intelligence 100

CoachStation

MAY 3, 2015

Not really! The consistently large gap between behaviours, intent, desired culture and reality remains an issue. I was flying home to Brisbane last week and had the opportunity to read the latest ‘Inside HR’ magazine from cover to cover. It is always an interesting read with much that grabs my attention.

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CoachStation

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We all have multiple roles, responsibilities and relationships, both in and out of the workplace. Understanding how your various roles interact and affect each other can make a genuine difference in your life. “It’s all about the levers”, I said. My client looked at me like I had gone barmy.

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Self-aware Influence Energy Learning-by-Doing 130

CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

. As an effective leader, one of the key skills to develop is the ability to ask questions. This has power within leadership as it ensures you take into account other people’s perspective as well as your own. . More specifically, to ask the right question at the right time.

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Leadership Emotional Intelligence Influence Process 130

CoachStation

JANUARY 16, 2020

Leadership coaching and mentoring can be the difference for managers. Managers who are often challenged by expectations of meeting and exceeding goals; achieving KPI’s; leading teams and many other aspects of creating and sustaining successful business.

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CoachStation

JANUARY 15, 2020

Leadership coaching and mentoring can be the difference for managers. Managers who are often challenged by expectations of meeting and exceeding goals; achieving KPI’s; leading teams and many other aspects of creating and sustaining successful business.

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CoachStation

JUNE 28, 2015

It’s hard to identify why but there are currently major gaps in leadership, in Australia at least. It seems that employees in the modern workplace are screaming for a certain style and capability of leadership, but current cultures are challenged in delivering it. Actually, it’s not that difficult to understand really.

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CoachStation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Few managers and leaders are conducting useful one-on-ones and when they do, often miss the mark in making them effective and productive. There is value in learning how to facilitate a one-on-one that provides value for all involved. Two of the most important, yet under-rated skills for managers and leaders are listening and questioning.

Management 130

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