Coaching Tip

MARCH 11, 2013

By making the 'invisible structure' of personal and business relationships visible, s/he will work more effectively through increasing one's personal bandwidth. Professionals need to make skills of influence and collaboration part of their everyday tool kit.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 27, 2010

Reeve chose to dedicate the rest of his life to being a positive force, raising funds and awareness for spinal cord injuries. Yet only a few short months after his accident, he was appearing on television and telling the world what a lucky many he was.

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JANUARY 21, 2009

In a nutshell, EI helps us to examine and understand ourselves on four fronts: Self-awareness Self-Management Social Awareness Relationship Management When leaders are self aware it means that they have a pretty good handle on how their emotions affect others; their strengths and limitations and; their ability to accept challenges with confidence.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Becky is a mom of three daughters who blogs about finding everyday ways to make a difference through leadership and social media at Weaving Influence. Each section offers a chance for self-assessment and goal setting, so readers can identify their own areas for growth. Launch day for this new book is Tuesday, February 15th.

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JANUARY 18, 2009

You’re Not the Boss of Me Skip to content Home About Me About This Blog ← Using the Vision Know Thyself Part II – Smart Emotions → January 19, 2009 · 4:00 am ↓ Jump to Comments Know Thyself – Part I This week, I’m going to play with the notion of Self-knowledge as a critical component of good leadership.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Learn more about Shann at the end of this post. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I have been aware of the work of the Institute of HeartMath for many years, but in reading a book called “ The Compassionate Life ” by Marc Ian Barasch, I became reacquainted with the work of HeartMath and considered how it applies to our interactions at work.

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JULY 4, 2010

→ July 5, 2010 · 12:07 am ↓ Jump to Comments Make ‘em Laugh…A Key to Engagement Have you ever noticed that people who are good at self-deprecating humour tend to be easy to like? As a leadership tool, Self-deprecating humour can be pretty powerful too. Pretty powerful stuff. What’s not to love about that?

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AUGUST 8, 2010

But, today is my birthday and so I’m in a self-indulgent mood. Share this: 4 Comments Filed under Change Management , Learning , Uncategorized Tagged as change , change leadership , Self Assessment , Self Knowledge ← Becoming a leader…Shifting the Balance of Power. Don’t worry. I don’t think it’s catching. or worthwhile?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 18, 2010

It may appear Paradoxical, but I think that to be able to carry off true leadership with humility, we need a healthy sense of self-esteem, because then we can more easily find contentment and pride in allowing others to shine brighter, or more often, than we do. Okay, all this sounds tough. And it is. It is that, that makes it a gift.

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JUNE 6, 2010

In his business career, the man did not rise to the top of the executive ladder. He may not even be widely known to people much beyond his immediate sphere of influence. He made many self-deprecating remarks. It is open to interpretation and it requires the involvement of the whole self. But his impact has been felt.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Well, I expect there are many but the four that come quickly to my mind are these: Self Assurance – If you are to be successful in your coaching efforts, you will often have to suspend your own desire for acknowledgement and work in service of helping someone else shine. Courage is a cornerstone of good coaching and of good leadership.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

APRIL 19, 2009

Well first, making change happen in any organization is about influence, not control. There are a number of models available that explain these, but this one, produced by Rapidbi is for me, the simplest and most self explanatory. We can all make things happen in our sphere of influence, even when we aren’t the top dog.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 25, 2009

There are many definitions for the term office politics but I think it is about power; how we acquire it and; how we use it to influence others while also promoting our own agenda. Here goes: Bad Office politics = Self-promotion over the greater good Self promotion is not a bad thing. And that can’t be bad. What do you think?

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MARCH 15, 2009

Share this: 4 Comments Filed under Building Relationships , Self Knowledge Tagged as Blind spots , Johari Window , Public Knowledge , Secrets , Self Knowledge ← Getting things done – Expect then Inspect Make ‘em Laugh ! → Like Be the first to like this post.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Let’s face it, leaders are human too and as such, are as vulnerable as anyone else to bouts of self-doubt and self-consciousness. There are many instruments that support self-appraisal and perhaps that is one way to go. .&# How you choose to do this is usually a personal matter.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 23, 2009

Share this: Leave a Comment Filed under Self Knowledge , Uncategorized Tagged as Carl Jung , Isabel Briggs Myers , Katherine Cook Briggs , MBTI Inventory , Myers-Briggs Type Indicator , Personality test ← Know Thyself Part II – Smart Emotions Making a Move to Leadership → Like Be the first to like this post. This one is free.

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JUNE 8, 2009

The bottom line : If you don’t represent yourself honestly where ever you are, the example you set will not ring true for those you want to influence the most. Even if we have never been placed in a formal leadership position, we influence those around us simply by being there. And, I can only imagine how exhausting it must be.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

It is a big job too because we first have to be self-aware enough to know what our default style is and then focus outside ourselves in service of the needs of others. It is our job as a leader to make sure we use the right style to empower them based on their actual skill (vs.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

I’m not sure what it will take for us to abandon our egos and need for self-aggrandizement. And yet, the addition of humility to the leadership diet could very well serve to take the harshness out of many corporate environments and restore a measure of respect and dignity that allows room for creativity and positive progress.

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JULY 11, 2010

What articles have you read that speak to the value of common sense? How might we build greater trust in the strength of our own wisdom? 3 Responses to Come Back Common Sense…We Need You!

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

There have been many prominent leaders who have risen to great heights only to fall with a severe thud because they have acted solely out of self-interest. These people have, or are experiencing the consequences of a kind of self-absorption, that assumes that power gives one a certain exemption from behaving responsibly and honestly.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Self-awareness is about knowing our own strengths, weaknesses, behaviours and attitudes well enough to understand our impact on those around us and how effective, or perhaps ineffective, it is in certain situations. 14 Responses to The Language of Leadership in the 21st Century.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Rude and self-indulgent remarks simply get in the way of achieving a satisfactory outcome. When we work together to achieve a common, mutually beneficial goal, it is often the case that impatience will raise its’ ugly head and start goading us into saying things we might not otherwise entertain.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

AUGUST 1, 2010

Well, I can think of a couple of things and here they are: The minute you become a designated leader is also the minute the balance of power shifts This means that as leader you will have influence over other peoples’ working lives, something you didn’t have before. Those people will be looking for evidence that they can trust you with that.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2012

The Business Tree™ has 7 major parts… 5 primary branches, a trunk (6) and the base (7): The business you’re in. Running the business. Business development. No single branch (business component) constitutes a healthy tree. Profound influence. Basic Awareness. Body of Knowledge.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 9, 2010

Your piece serves to remind us that we need to bring our whole self to work and not just the purely factual, rational side, if we are to be effective in our roles to lead or be led. I particularly like your reference to bringing your whole self to work.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

There are all kinds of teams… independent teams, interdependent teams, multi-disciplinary teams, sports teams, project teams, self-managed teams. However, I think that in order to have a raison d’être a real team always needs to be able to easily connect to a tangible purpose. Of course, nothing is simple. Each has its challenges.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 27, 2010

How are you developing your patience? 3 Responses to Patience.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove – a tough mind and a tender heart” I think he was right. Who do you think of when you hear the phrase mental toughness?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Share this: 15 Comments Filed under communication , Uncategorized Tagged as coaching , communication , Emotions , Self Assessment ← Servant Leadership…Creating an Environment of Service The Power of Diversity → Like One blogger likes this post. Much wallowing in pompous self-importance as result, sadly.) I’d like to know.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thanks for your time Sincerely, Gwyn Share this: 4 Comments Filed under communication , Leadership Values , motivating & Inspiring , Self Knowledge Tagged as courage , Leadership , Tiger Woods ← Good Coaching…Not For Sissies Giving at the Office… A leader’s Best Gifts → Like Be the first to like this post.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I hazard to say that if we were each to bring heightened awareness to our assumptions, our ability to be receptive to change would be that much greater. Team Learning: There are many books written on the topic of teams, and an amazing array of teams within organizations too. What do you think?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

It is so easy to plug up the flow of authentic activity with non-essential or self-serving work. For me, creating fluency means building and operating systems that are unimpeded by interests that do not serve the raison d’être of the organization. And sadly, just as easy to reward bad behaviour when it becomes expedient to do so.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 30, 2011

Clarity of purpose also includes ensuring that those involved have a shared understanding about why the work (and the achievement of it), is important and what working together in a common interest can accomplish that working out of self interest could not. 18 Responses to Leading Collaboratively…a 21st Century Necessity Brandon W.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MARCH 23, 2010

I think you are right when you say there are people whose focus is more self-serving than anything else. I still find it astounding how companies still think that people should be motivated by money when all that creates is the impression of self-serving/self-interest.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 1, 2009

Gwyn, your post reminds me of one of the core lessons from Dale Carnegie’s How To Win Friends and Influence People: the most precious sound to any person is their name. I’m going to work on improving my memory. How about you? I envy those who can work a room and then recite every name of every person in one shot. As always, good post!

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