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JUNE 14, 2021

Hold meetings only when they are the most productive use of time for the attendees (eg: to solve a problem or develop their abilities). Otherwise, leverage the communication infrastructure you’ve built over the past year. Consolidate communication. . Once again, you can leverage the communication platforms.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

There are several answers that consistently rise to the top, including clarity, vision, encouragement, communication, listening, empathy, and support. For more on the valuable communication tool: look at Check for Understanding ). But What’s the MOST Valuable Leadership Practice? It’s not flashy or charismatic. Consistency.

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JULY 15, 2024

High-performing teams invest in clear workplace communication by ensuring shared understanding. When your organization or team communicates effectively, you’re nimble. One easy-to-use workplace communication tool will eliminate most of these frustrations, save you time, and improve performance and morale.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Practical Ways to Ensure Your Leadership Communication Has a Better and Broader Impact This question came in from a senior leader working to ensure their communication has a broad organization-wide impact: “Hi Karin, We have a lot of moving parts around here. I’m quite sure my senior team is with me. They get it.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Articles of 2024 Your top picks focused on mastering clear communication, navigating emotional conversations, challenging unproductive mindsets, and fostering trust in the face of workplace challenges. Read here Why it clicked: Most employees were never taught the art of effective reporting and readouts.

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JULY 19, 2021

Every time we ask these questions in our leadership development programs, the answer is always a resounding “YES!”. Every time we ask these questions in our leadership development programs, the answer is always a resounding “YES!”. Learn how to avoid these communication mistakes. . Read the article here. Read how here.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable new year, now it’s time to focus on HOW. This exercise works great in one-on-one coaching, mentoring, or career development conversations. Contact us here to learn more.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Melissa told us, “I thought we were doing good with our communication, and that everyone understood what was happening. They had a clear communication plan. And as much communication as Melissa had done with her team, there was still more to do. Communication doesn’t mean you said it (or sent it).

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AUGUST 2, 2021

When I came back from maternity leave, the first thing I did was to build a clear development plan for each member of my team with a clear focus on critical thinking. Build a highly integrated communication plan. In the great maternity leave debacle, my biggest mistake was that I was at the center of all the communication.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Communicate. Growth and development don’t necessarily mean upward movement into management or leadership roles. You don’t need to do all the development work for your people. You can use tools like our Developmental Discussion Planner to help employees take responsibility and partner with you for their development.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

” These are “ Asking for a Friend” questions I hear frequently in our leadership development programs. . Build a highly integrated communication plan. In the great maternity leave debacle, my biggest mistake was that I was at the center of all the communication. Find, develop and encourage informal influencers.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

And of course, as a human-centered leader, you focus on connecting with and developing your team. Don’t Overlook The Importance of Peers in Your Network of Strategic Advisors. Yes, you want a productive relationship with your boss, a mentor who will challenge you, and—if you’re really lucky—a genuine sponsor opening doors. .”

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AUGUST 18, 2022

This conversation came up when we were looking at curriculum design for ongoing training for one of our long-term leadership development clients. Communicate those important strategic priorities, five times, five different ways. Communicate your desire for innovation in the areas you really want them to focus on.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

16:05 Develop self-awareness so that we know what may detract from our warmth and competence (i.e. “Courage is every virtue at its testing point” -C.S.Lewis. The Nature of Workplace Courage. The Nature of Workplace Courage. And we talk about how challenging “speaking truth to power” (i.e. the boss) can be. kindness).

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International Coach Academy

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Coaching Leadership Style is a leadership theory that “supports and challenges colleagues intending to help them achieve individual development goals” Berg & Karlsen 2016. Leaders become effective communicators, sharing, engaging, and listening to the team. Leadership is not a rank or a position. Simon Sinek.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A Coaching Model By Nele De Peuter, Vertical Development Coach, BELGIUM Vertical Development Every now and then something happens in your life that changes who you are and how you think. It is a universal story of development that we all experience throughout our lives. Does that sound familiar? We now know this isn’t true.

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International Coach Academy

AUGUST 31, 2023

A Research Paper By Cyrus Erickson, Executive Leadership Coach, UNITED STATES Organizational Leadership Opportunities focusing on Employee Engagement + Growth & Development Organizations and employees face two critical and cultural opportunities in the post-pandemic work environment: Engagement and Growth + Development.

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International Coach Academy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For this research paper, we will be looking at how the ICF coaching competencies can be used in conjunction with and complementarily to Agile software development. What Is Agile Software Development: The Agile Manifesto, created in 2001 by a group of software developers, outlines the core values and principles of Agile software development.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team. ” And that you’re communicating your strategic priorities and what matters most at least five times, five different ways. . ” And that you’re communicating your strategic priorities and what matters most at least five times, five different ways. .

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Choose a focused topic like running a more productive meeting, efficient communication, or helping your team be productive. Choose a focused topic like running a more productive meeting, efficient communication, or helping your team be productive. Leadership growth requires feedback and continual learning. The world changes.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Can you please come and share your thoughts as part of my 5×5 communication plan? For example: Here’s how I’ve been communicating this key initiative and why it matters. Related Articles: Communicating With Executives When Your World is On Fire. How do you recommend handling a situation like this?

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Career Advancement

JUNE 15, 2020

As a manager, take action now to make sure your organization maximizes the potential of all its people, helping them develop the most vital skills for their shifting roles and functions. The following are some of the key skills of the future workforce that employees across a broad range of organizations will need to develop.

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JULY 22, 2024

Explain what sloppy mistakes communicate to your customers, stakeholders, and to the rest of the team. Even better, encourage your team to develop checklists and share them. Plus, building a peer review process is another way to communicate how important quality checks are. You’re not trying to micro-manage.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

What’s one best practice I could do to really improve my communication? We often include these DIY 360s in our leadership development programs. Raise your hand to try something new? Ask for feedback? Courageous managers will tell you their truth , even if it’s hard to hear. And they give credit where it’s due.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

For years, we’ve been asking this critical question in our leadership development programs: If you knew someone truly cared about you, your career, and the success of the team, would you want to hear difficult feedback, even if it was hard to hear? To Ensure Your Upward Feedback is Received Well, Start with Connection and Intention.

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JULY 15, 2021

Want to do better than sandwich feedback, join us in our new open-enrollment leadership development program beginning this Fall. What is the Sandwich Feedback Technique? You start by telling them something great about their performance. Then you give them the constructive feedback you really want them to hear.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If the main characters (your leaders) are poorly developed or behave unpredictably, the story won’t hold up no matter how compelling the plot. See Also: Leaders Coaching Leaders: How Leadership Development Leads to Sustained Culture Change 2. But here’s the thing: Shaping culture is like crafting a story. Culture comes from the top.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Probes: In what areas have you developed? What development and training were the most impactful? Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don’t know about you, but we love a good “year-in-review” list. ” “Oh, I almost forgot about that one. That WAS a big deal.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 9, 2023

A prospective customer asks for multiple discovery calls and a detailed leadership development proposal with multiple iterations. As Nick Sellers, shares: The lack of communication, closure, completeness, or whatever we call it speaks volumes in itself. Ghosting May Feel Easy, But the Impact is Hard. It’s getting worse.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

You cannot over-communicate your team’s shared purpose. Then communicate it five times, five different ways –and then do it again. Then communicate it five times, five different ways –and then do it again. One of your most powerful leadership strategies to address both questions is transparent communication.

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AUGUST 21, 2021

If you’ve read Courageous Cultures, attended one of our leadership development programs, or have hung out much on this blog, you know we’re big fans of the I.D.E.A. Techniques to Speak Up in Meetings and Ensure Your Voice is Heard. “Hey Karin, I just had my 360 Feedback review, and I heard I should speak up more in meetings.

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International Coach Academy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Employees interviewed by Quantum Workplace stated similar work-related stress reasons like workload, deadlines, pressure, and lack of communication and support. It offers valuable insights into the appearance of emotions at the workplace and their impact on our personal and professional lives. I was stressed, miserable, and unhappy.”

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JANUARY 27, 2025

The one who shows up with Connection, Clarity, Curiosity, and Commitment aka the Four Cs of productive collaboration that ground our book Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict and our SynergyStack Team Development System. In our leadership development programs, we talk about being interested and interesting.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

In these moments of stress, it’s tempting to shortcut communication with blunt, intimidating questions to get quick answers. Learn about our SynergyStack™ Team Development System and SynergySprint Team Retreats. You need to figure out what’s going on– fast. ” Closed-ended questions can have a similar impact.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 4, 2022

Tune in and get the five fundamental skills all great managers and leaders master, from motivating people to developing self-awareness. What are some of the common mistakes that people make with authenticity and leaders’ communication? Have you worked in an organization that suffers from a crisis of management and leadership?

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International Coach Academy

APRIL 3, 2023

As such, business coaching involves: Assisting and guiding individuals or teams in achieving their professional goals Improving communication skills Enhancing leadership qualities Optimizing productivity Yet, this business coaching career requires specialized knowledge and training. Professional Certified Coach (PCC).

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 23, 2024

Developing leadership skills tailored to managing change effectively. Ensuring that executives could communicate the vision and value of the changes convincingly to all stakeholders. Real-Time Feedback: Dr. Z provided ongoing feedback and tactical advice during executive team meetings and other critical communication moments.

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