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Best Bets for 2008

On The Job

So, I'm doing a Tidbit Thursday, which doesn't sound as catchy but will nevertheless be just as riveting: * Hand me that wrench: In ranking the best careers for 2008, U.S. (And just for the record, I will never eat Peppermint Patties again.) News and World Report dropped 25 profiled careers from its 2007 list and added 11 new ones.

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Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Costs: A Strategic Approach to Coaching in Resource-Constrained Government Institutions

International Coach Academy

Coaching is helpful in leadership development, improves performance, or even helps clients set and achieve goals in aspects of their lives other than just business (American Management Association, 2008). Whitmore (1992) points out that coaching helps individuals develop greater self-awareness and personal responsibility.

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Doubt vs. Power

International Coach Academy

Express and take responsibility for their emotions and needs They are more creative and innovative because they are less affected by other peoples’ ideas and opinions (Galinskyet al., Power Reduces the Press of the Situation: Implications for Creativity, Conformity, and Dissonance. Psychological Science , Vol. 12, 1068-1074.

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The SEED Growth System Coaching Model

International Coach Academy

Robert Frost 1874 – 1963 1 The SEED Growth System Coaching Model How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed– Robert Frost 1 SEED …a visual metaphor of the creative potential for growth and fruitfulness that resides in people, whether acting individually or as co-collaborators in pursuit of shared value and common good.

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Buy-in vs. Ownership

International Coach Academy

In my past experiences, I witnessed traditional management practices, having more emphasis on buy-in which fostered an environment of command-and-control and less inclusivity for talent and creativity. This also implies a style that is bureaucratic, conforming, non-inspiring, and not motivating (Emery and Barker 2007). doi:10.1002/job.515.

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Is Everyone Creative?

Lateral Action

This TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson is one of the most popular videos about creativity on the internet. In it, Robinson argues passionately that as children we are all naturally creative, yet by the time we reach adulthood, our creativity has been 'educated out of us' by the barriers of school, society and corporate business.

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Empathy vs. Detachment

International Coach Academy

Finally, compassionate empathy is a skill grounded in the knowledge that we’re all connected (Goleman, 2008). Empathy is a key component of emotional intelligence and overall effectiveness as a leader as it leads to better communication (Center for Creative Leadership, 2023). Center for Creative Leadership. 2023, April 10).