Habits can help us do things on auto-pilot; and that is helpful, as long as they are helpful or valuable things. Unfortunately, sometimes they are not so helpful. And valuable or not, they are hard to break. When we become leaders, we start to build the habits of how we will lead pretty quickly; and
What started as a simple article about the greatest sports teams turned into a more meaningful look at how to evaluate greatness and leadership. It also took Sam Walker 12 years and 300 pages to define criteria, research teams, and publish The Captain Class. Regardless of whether you consider yourself a sports fan, Sam and
Today I am answering the following question that we recently received: How can I help a co-worker become the best asset ever, or rather, how can be effective in “coaching up”? In the video, I’ll provide six tips to help ensure a successful coaching situation. Coaching isn’t about organizational structure or role, it is a
I’ve been speaking to groups professionally for nearly 25 years. In that time I have had lots of conversations with people who have hired us, and some who haven’t. I’ve learned a lot about the speaking industry; and what I believe a buyer (and an audience) should expect from a speaker. That’s why I put
Every day can present an opportunity to improve employees’ performance, and many of you are missing it. Not enough leaders, and especially new leaders, are discussing performance on a regular basis and, instead, are relying only on the annual performance review. That’s just not enough. In fact, 65% of employees want more feedback from their
This is a guest post from Dora Wang of TINYpulse. The majority of remote workers, unsurprisingly, do not receive their feedback in person. Instead, they receive it from communication technologies ranging from texting to Skype.  The vast majority of respondents—92%—are happy with the way their supervisor gives them feedback on their performance.What these responses
Some organizations are eliminating their performance management processes, some are revamping them with new tools and approaches, and some are maintaining the status quo. Regardless of your organizational approach to performance management, the need and desire for coaching has never been greater. Here are two examples: If your organization is reinforcing performance management, coaching is
Some have one, some want one, some think they should have one. Some that do have one aren’t getting the value they could, and some don’t have one because they don’t know how to get that value. I’ve been coaching for many years; I’ve seen the mistakes clients make, the misconceptions they have, and how
A coaching conversation starts with you and your intention. How will you try to be helpful in your interactions with others so they walk away feeling inspired or leaning a new perspective? Gregg Thompson, author of The Master Coach, and President of Bluepoint Leadership, joins Kevin to discuss coaching as a discipline and the impact
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