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The Top 5 Mistakes Leaders Make

Great Leadership By Dan

And for innovative ideas on moving away from the traditional performance review feedback, read an article from Daniel Pink: [link]. Beth Armknecht Miller, of Atlanta, Georgia, is Founder and President of Executive Velocity, a leadership development advisory firm accelerating the leadership success of CEOs and business leaders.

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JUST ASK LEADERSHIP: WHY GREAT MANAGERS ALWAYS ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

CO2

RSS Feed Schedule a Call Free E-Book Assessment Test Coffee Schedule Coaching Lunch About Us CO2 Story Our Approach Our Successes Our Executive Coaches Gary B. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant.

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Coaching Others: Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain

Persuasive Powerhouse

Ongoing improvement in performance: Once self correction takes hold, your employees will continually strive to do their best. The best will raise the bar on their own performance on an ongoing basis. Can you imagine how much easier your performance reviews will be when that happens? Thanks for adding these thoughts!

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Claim Your Freedom at Work

Harvard Business Review

For a senior executive I'll call Karen, one of those defining moments came most unexpectedly when her boss tried to give her a one-line performance review for the third year in a row. Somehow, amid the pressures to meet operational goals and balance budgets, she had failed to notice the full implications of that shift.

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Coaching an Employee Who Doesn’t Want Help

Harvard Business Review

Resistance to coaching takes many forms,” says Amy Jen Su, managing partner of Isis Associates, an executive coaching and leadership development firm and coauthor of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. How can you convince a hesitant employee that your advice is worthwhile?

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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)

Harvard Business Review

As an organizational psychologist and executive coach, I’ve had a ringside seat to the power of leadership self-awareness for nearly 15 years. The human mind rarely operates in a rational fashion, and our judgments are seldom free from bias. We are better workers who get more promotions.

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People Skills Are Hard Skills - More Than You Know

Building Personal Strength

The perception is that getting along with people is nice, but “nice-to-have” — secondary to the operation of the business. People skills are “hard” skills because in almost every job, they’re crucial to workplace performance. One key area of leadership skill involves coaching. Nothing is further from the truth.

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