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Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

A coach serves as a valuable partner by offering a collaborative process in five key areas: brainstorming, awareness, action plans, accountability, and encouragement. Active listening enables the coach to pick up not only what the leader is saying, but what she isn’t saying, as well as nonverbal cues. Brainstorming.

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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Jon explains: “ Of all the skills leaders need to be successful, active listening may be the most overlooked and underrated. Active listening has become even more vital during the global pandemic, as many organizations work in a remote environment. It’s easy to fall into that tactical view of our world and our lives.

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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Become more self-aware (and aware of others). More about my own emotions and how to control them, about other’s emotions and how I am coming across to others, and how to harness this awareness of self and others to be a better leader. Be a better listener. Here’s a list to choose from: 1. Is it my own ego?

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September 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

To help leaders break free from the obsolete traditions holding our workplaces back, Jim and Rich share five blind spots keeping your people on the bench and suggest tactics that will help align work with modern day society. Ask yourself these questions to cultivate more awareness and raise your chances of a successful exchange.”

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7 Steps To Foster Emotional Intelligence In Your Team

Tanveer Naseer

Have a ring leader Before you can start improving your team’s EI, you have to work on yourself by cultivating: Self-awareness – leaders aren’t only self-aware; they also know how to recognize their emotions. Social awareness – leaders can realize what’s going on and give valuable feedback.

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The Skills of Kindness: a guide for sellers, coaches, leaders and facilitators

Strategy Driven

I wasn’t fully aware of the extent of this (although on consideration, realized nothing else could be true) until I researched my book on how to hear others without bias. It’s all outside of our conscious awareness. Associative state – Self (limited choice); Non-associative/witness state – Observer (full range of choice).

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What Gets in the Way of Listening

Harvard Business Review

She recently received 360-degree feedback from colleagues that she needed to improve her listening skills. This confused her — she had always thought of herself as an active listener. Notice if your listening shuts down when you’re emotionally uncomfortable. Are you aware of your triggers? .