Tag: business coaching
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Set Up Structures
What I mean by structures are one-on-one and team meetings, and regularly set coaching sessions. You could make it a part of your company’s culture to have an “after-action review” after significant events. Those…
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After the Fact
This is a very common form of coaching. Professional athletes will review the game tape later and then identify what kinds of mistakes were made during the performance. Musicians in an orchestra might listen…
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In the Moment
This is obviously the best kind of coaching. When we see this in the sports setting, we see a coach on the sideline saying something to the player right then and there because it…
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Do Not Wait Because…
Do not wait because you are not confident how the coaching will turn out! Undoubtedly, the number one thing I hear from leaders as to why they did not coach someone, even though there…
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Coaching Pitfall – Toxic Culture
Similar to overemphasis on money, in these organizations there are a variety of other, either historical or environmental issues, that have the place so sick that the coaching has no room to breathe, get…
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Coaching Pitfall – Overemphasis on Money
Some organizations talk about wanting to grow and develop people, but at the end of the day, all of the decisions seem to be made relative to finances and shareholder value. If we go…
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Coaching Pitfall – No Patience to Allow Coaching to Develop, “It Takes Too Long” Attitude
I hear this from a lot of leaders. I believe this is the wrong way of looking at it. Yes, it does take you a few more minutes to coach than it does to…
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Coaching Pitfall – The Uncoachable
This is the person who is so stubborn and hard headed that they just won’t be open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. I do not know why some people are…
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Deliberate Practice – Reflection
Shut off all of your electronics and take some time to REFLECT on what you have accomplished in 2011 and set some goals for 2012. Really reflect on what you did well and…
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Coaching Pitfalls and Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno’s situation amplifies pitfall #8 from Coach to Win the Leadership Game…Assistant coaches who betray the coach’s core values. 8. Misaligned Assistants I have worked with organizations that have senior executives who are…
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Communicaton 101
One of the most frequent areas of skill building in our business coaching programs is in the area of communication. Participants in the coaching are required to bring a “highlight reel” of their successes…
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Don’t you love it when you see passion in business performance?
Okay let’s face it… every day we are giving a performance! Like great musicians and actors, we are going to have an opportunity to hit the notes just right, “nail the scene” or “mail…
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