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Connect, Influence, Inspire: A Growing Leaders Salute to Bill Gessert

Let's Grow Leaders

Bill Gessert, who has served as President of the International Customer Service Association since 2007, has spent his career creating forums and opportunities for leaders to connect and grow. Great leaders connect with, influence and inspire those around them.

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The Link Between Mental Fitness and Physical Fitness

International Coach Academy

Evidence of mindfulness “supports the notion that being aware of the present moment without grasping onto judgments does indeed improve immune function, enhancing a sense of equanimity and clarity” (Siegel, 2007). The power of movement stimulates neuron synapses in the brain. Mental fitness explained by a CBT psychologist. MentalFlow.

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[Rerun] Brené Brown on Creativity, Courageous Vulnerability and Wholehearted Living

Scott Barry Kaufman

She is also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), and I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), and Connections (2009); a shame-resilience curriculum being facilitated by helping professionals across the globe.” ” Blurb taken from amazon.com.

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The SEED Growth System Coaching Model

International Coach Academy

According to Drake (2007) 7 ‘the ultimate goal is to help the person develop a greater sense of agency relative to their narrative patterns and create a broader repertoire so they are able to move more flexibly and adeptly from one position to another as the situation and their goals warrant.’ Spence 2007]. Armstrong, H. 2 Spence, G.B.

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Stagnation vs. Cultivation

International Coach Academy

It encourages them to shift from feeling hopeless and stuck to focusing on growth, drawing on concepts from James Clear’s ‘Valley of Disappointment’ (Clear, 2018), Seth Godin’s ‘Dip’(Godin, 2007), and Carol Dweck’s research on fixed and growth mindsets, and effort. This has been described as ‘the plateau of latent potential’. New York: Avery.

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Conflict Avoidance in the Workplace

International Coach Academy

Maureen Moriarty, 2007)Leaders could be losing credibility as they are allowing bad behavior and a toxic culture. Moriarty, 2007)) Individualism vs. Collectivism With a collectivist culture, the needs and goals of the group take priority over those of each individual. It takes a toll on the employees with an impact on their morale.

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Strengths-Based Coaching for Cultivating Engagement, Momentum, and Well-Being

International Coach Academy

The complementarity and scope for potential synergies between Positive psychology and Coaching psychology were first established by Robert Bieswas-Diener and Bean Dean in their book “Positive Psychology Coaching” in 2007. Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Ballantine Books. Gable, S.L, & Haidt, J.