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Managerial-Leadership Development Belongs to the Manager of the Person Being Developed NOT Human Resources!

Mike Cardus

It cannot be delegated off to Human Resources, Organization Development or someone else. Too often managers and executive teams delegate or task off any and all training and development to the Human Resources staff. It cannot be delegated off to Human Resources or someone else.

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How Important Is Coaching in Professional Development?

Leading Blog

Sometimes that feedback comes from a mentor or in a formal coaching relationship, and other times it’s family, friends, or co-workers who can shine a light on a path forward if we make them feel safe to do so. One-on-one coaching (or executive coaching) is tricky territory. We all have different growth needs.

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Wait! Don't Fire That Person (Yet)!

Persuasive Powerhouse

August 8th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus As an executive coach for the last eight years, I’ve had some phenomenal clients put on a short list of “leaders to discard” even though they shouldn’t have been. Although I’ve been assured that coaching is not being used as a last resort, I sometimes find out differently later.

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Management Coaching and Development. Situation, Objectives and First Meeting Plans

Mike Cardus

Their direct manager is noticing a lapse in time for responses to customers and project members, poor delegation of tasks and prioritization of incoming and outgoing work, plus increased signs of stress with the employees. Delegation of short-term tasks, to free up time for the areas they have control over.

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A Good Bye with Humanity

Persuasive Powerhouse

The whole point is to treat them as “human beings&# , not just as “human resources&#. The words we use in the workplace make it difficult to be, and treat others as, human. These include “human resources&# , “human capital&# , and “talent management&#.

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It's Not About Perfection

Persuasive Powerhouse

She was so broken; the issue became a mess, taken all the way to human resources and finally resolved without hurting anybody. Mary Jo Asmus : October 6, 2010 at 7:32 pm Hi Yathi, The reason so many of my posts are about things that apply to work as well as daily life is that leadership is about being human!

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How to Participate in Your Employee’s Coaching

Harvard Business Review

Once upon a time, executive coaching was viewed as a remedial intervention for executives and managers who needed to be “fixed” in some way. Coaching was even sometimes viewed as “outsourcing” the management of a difficult employee. Be blunt with the coach – blunter than you would be with the coachee.