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Why Self-Awareness Matters

Coaching Tip

However, self-awareness is all about practicality. Self Awareness Facilitates Change. Only when we become aware of something, are we able to make choices as to the action we wish to take. Sometimes, just being aware, allows the problem to solve us--rather than requiring us to solve the problem. Victoria V.

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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 4 Tips for Improving Work/Life Balance. Here are 10 trends we’re seeing during COVID-19 that show better self-awareness, other-awareness, and moral awareness. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared Social Entrepreneurs Are the New Social Capital Builders.

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Managing a Successful Career

Coaching Tip

your intentions are to manage a successful career. Professor Wayne Baker in his book, "Achieving Success through Social Capital: Tapping Hidden Resources in Your Personal and Business Networks" says, "There is deeply rooted myth in North American culture that shapes our behavior. Let's not waste another minute.if

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Influencers Wanted

Coaching Tip

To find these people, some companies conduct surveys and offer self-assessments to help the employee know themselves better. Outgoing: Extroverted and exuberant but also good self-monitors. A good way to build teams is through self-assessments and exercises that provide deep self-reflection and relationship evaluation.

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Well Connected People Get Results

Coaching Tip

As the business world and the Internet become increasingly intertwined , it''s becoming apparent just how relevant that platitude is to the success of your career and business. Baker: Achieving Success Through Social Capital: Tapping Hidden Resources in Your Personal and Business Networks. . Related articles.

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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity." Grant Ph.D.:

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Mentoring Women Is Not About Trying to “Rescue” Them

Harvard Business Review

When women are mentored by men , they make more money, receive more promotions, and report greater satisfaction with their career trajectories. Although advantageous for all employees, mentoring is particularly helpful to women for addressing the myriad barriers to career advancement. We call it reciprocal mentoring.

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