Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 27, 2025
Want to be Everyone’s Favorite Teammate? Master These 4 Cs of Collaboration “Oh, I’m a great team player.” Says anyone who’s ever sat across from us in an interview. The truth is some truly turned out to be. Others not so much. You dont build a solid reputation as a great teammate, by being the fun guy at happy hour, or replying with Sounds good to every email.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 13, 2025
To improve relationships at work, reflect to connect Have you ever had a conversation at work take a turn you werent expectingsuddenly, voices rise, arms fold, and you feel the tension? Maybe you walked away wondering, “What just happened? How did we get here?” In those moments, you might feel like defending your position, explain your point more clearly, or even disengage completely.
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The Creative Life
JANUARY 6, 2025
These are challenging times for creatives. So stop worrying, and focus on what you can control. The post Focus on what you can control appeared first on The Creative Life.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 22, 2025
As we flip our calendars to February and embark on a new month welcoming chilly winds and cups of hot cocoa, let us open doors to exciting opportunities to ignite enthusiasm and strengthen connections within our teams. Whether you take the lead to guarantee team happiness in your office or want to sprinkle a little extra engagement remotely, you have landed in the right place.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.
CMOE
JANUARY 16, 2025
Front-line supervisors in manufacturing face a wide array of challenges, needing to meet productivity goals while also maintaining safety standards and navigating team dynamics. To add to the struggle, most supervisors receive little to no training on how to effectively lead their teams. A 2023 PwC and Manufacturing Institute survey found that 71% of manufacturers struggle with or could improve their coaching programs for front-line workers.
The Coaching Tools Company
JANUARY 30, 2025
Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as The Coaching Industry 2024: Deep Dive into Trends, Insights, and the Future What happened in the Coaching Industry in 2024? This was a question that caught our attention, so I got curious about what 2024 brought to our profession. Intuitively, we know that the world and Coaching has evolved, but I wanted to see the coaching trends were emerging, and think about where they might take us in 2025.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 31, 2025
How to Warm Up Your Relationship with an Icy, Difficult Boss You know the type: the difficult boss barely acknowledges you, keeps conversations strictly transactional, and never lets you see their human side. Frustrating right? But heres the thing: their iciness may not be about you. Maybe theyre overwhelmed, introverted, or just wired differently than you.
The Creative Life
JANUARY 27, 2025
Baffling and overwhelming though it may be at first, grant-writing is a skill like any other. Which means it can be learned. I asked Annie to share some of her expertise in this area, and she offered these pointers in a beginner’s guide to grant applications: 1. Start with what you want to do Dont … The post A beginner’s guide to grant applications appeared first on The Creative Life.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 31, 2025
Employee commitment surveys have emerged as powerful tools for organizations seeking to understand the intricacies of their workforce's dedication, motivation, and satisfaction. Beyond job satisfaction, commitment is a deeper connection that employees feel towards their roles, colleagues, and the company's mission. In this blog, we'll cover best practices for developing effective commitment surveys and using the data to shape the employee experience positively.
Your Work, Your Way
JANUARY 22, 2025
As a writer, I have a bias toward written material. Writing helps you organize and refine your thoughts; it provides a record of what actually happened in real time, rather than the misremembered or edited version of events that people recall much later. We use written documentation in many ways in business, including proposals, which document what we can do, plans and reports, which document what we are going to do and how its going so far (or after completion.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
The Coaching Tools Company
JANUARY 28, 2025
Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Get More Potential Clients to Say Yes: Use this Simple "Hidden Treasure" Concept! Many of us find the sales part of running our coaching business hard. We see it as complicated, a choresomething that we shouldn't have to do. And yet, unless we have hired a sales team, there is no-one else who can do it for us.
Universal Coach Institute
JANUARY 31, 2025
Coaching questions are powerful tools that unlock potential and drive personal growth. They help people gain clarity, overcome obstacles, and achieve their goals. According to Brooks and Johns research titledThe Surprising Power of Questions, published in the Harvard Business Review on April 5, 2018, asking the right questions builds trust, encourages collaboration, and sparks fresh […] The post 101+ Coaching Questions to Inspire Growth and Action appeared first on Universal Coach Institut
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 24, 2025
How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit holeoh, its so easy to fall in. One minute, youre casually researching a small question, and the next, youre 27 tabs deep into a full-blown investigation, possibly involving conspiracy theories, historical deep dives, and at least one Wikipedia page about something completely unrelated.
International Coaching Federation
JANUARY 22, 2025
As a coach, you pour your energy into supporting your clients’ transformation. But who supports you? Connect with fellow coaches who understand your journey and share your passion for helping others grow. When you join an ICF chapter, you’ll find both a supportive community and opportunities for professional growth. Your local chapter offers a vibrant network of experienced coaches eager to collaborate and help you develop your practice all while expanding coaching’s reach in y
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On September 4, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law, requiring retail employers in New York to adopt workplace violence prevention policies and implement training programs by March 2025. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the Act’s requirements, including developing and providing a retail workplace violence prevention policy/plan and delivering annual interactive training to employees.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 17, 2025
As the world settles into the rhythm of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar, many cultures gear up for another, equally meaningful celebration: the Lunar New Year. Unlike January 1st, which is fixed, the Lunar New Year follows the lunar calendar, making its date shift each year. This transition marks not just a new year but also a fresh start tied to ancient traditions, nature’s cycles, and family bonds.
Your Work, Your Way
JANUARY 7, 2025
Theres a book thats sweeping through the internet like a fresh cool breeze: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins. Mel is famous for finding and sharing simple methods for making your life better. Her first book was based on how she managed to start working on the mess shed made of her own life.
The Coaching Tools Company
JANUARY 9, 2025
Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Create & Run a Successful Goals Clinic by Wendy Buckingham Group coaching has long been acknowledged as good way to make the most of your coaching and achieve more results and income in less time. I've found that a great niche for a group coaching series is to create a Goals Clinic that supports choosing, planning and actioning the path to each participant's main goal.
Universal Coach Institute
JANUARY 31, 2025
Motivational interviewing questions aim to build motivation and commitment to change. They help people explore their mixed feelings about change. This makes it easier to move forward. The questions also help people come up with their own solutions, making them more likely to follow through. According to a systematic review titled Motivational Interviewing: A Systematic […] The post 87 Motivational Interviewing Questions for Change appeared first on Universal Coach Institute.
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Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 24, 2025
Episode 287: Do you know how to use active listening to turn workplace conflicts into meaningful connections? Weve all been in tense conversations where emotions run high, and communication breaks down. This episode teaches you a simple strategy for using listening skills to transform conflict into connection and collaboration, improving your relationships at work and beyond.
International Coaching Federation
JANUARY 22, 2025
Embracing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging empowers each of us to unlock our full potential. To further this important work, we offer free Global Cultural Competency in Coaching workshops, approved for 1.5 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) credits in Core Competencies and 0.5 in Resource Development. In this interactive, live, two-hour workshop, you will learn to: Recognize the difference between cultural knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 21, 2025
As someone who has spent countless hours navigating the ins and outs of employee recognition , I’ve always believed that timely acknowledgment can transform workplace dynamics. And one of the tools that has truly stood out for me is Microsoft Teams Recognition. It’s not just a collaboration platform but also a space where appreciation can thrive seamlessly.
Eat Your Career
JANUARY 20, 2025
As a certified career coach, I often remind my clients that no job is perfect. However, there are almost always a number of things you can do to make an imperfect job a little closer to perfect. This process is commonly referred to as career crafting or job shaping. Career crafting is the process of redesigning and renegotiating the elements of your role to better suit your individual wants and needs.
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With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.
She Owns Success
JANUARY 20, 2025
Running a business today means making tough decisions about your workforce. Should you pause hiring to cut costs? Should you reduce your team size? Or keep your staff intact, hoping to be ready when new opportunities arise? Each choice comes with risks. Freezing hiring can leave your team stretched thin. Meanwhile, downsizing could impact productivity and morale.
Universal Coach Institute
JANUARY 31, 2025
Unwanted thoughts can be distressing and disruptive to daily life. Thought-stopping techniques offer ways to manage these intrusive mental patterns. You can learn to control your thoughts and reduce anxiety using simple mental exercises. These methods will help you break the cycle of negative thinking. They work by shifting your focus away from troubling ideas. […] The post 20 Thought Stopping Techniques (+ PDF Worksheets) appeared first on Universal Coach Institute.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 11, 2025
Try this easy team building activity to get your team talking about being human Can you think of a recent moment when you felt deeply connected at a human level? When you paused and saw another personnot as a role, title, or functionbut as a fellow human being? If you’ve been following David and me for a minute, you know we’re big on team building activities that go deeper than trust falls and marshmallow stacks , and get people talking about what matters.
International Coaching Federation
JANUARY 22, 2025
As an ICF chapter member, you’ve experienced firsthand the power of meaningful connections and community impact. Now, it’s time to share your story and inspire others. Your inspirational video could be featured on ICF social media and newsletters, showcasing the vibrant spirit of our chapters worldwide. By sharing your experiences, you’ll help grow your chapter, encourage collaboration, and demonstrate how coaching drives positive change.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Vantage Circle
JANUARY 28, 2025
Why do some teams consistently outperform others, even when they have similar skills and resources? I've often asked myself this question, especially after observing teams that defy the odds. The answer often lies not in their abilities or strategies but in something far more fundamental: their level of engagement. Employee engagement and productivity are closely connected.
Harvard Professional Development
JANUARY 22, 2025
Since ChatGPTs release in 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption has scaled significantly across industries and business use cases. By early 2024, 72 percent of organizations had already adopted AI in at least one business function, according to McKinsey. As AI becomes more integrated into workplaces and workflows, professionals can stay ahead of new technology and ensure they have the skills to advance their careers by seeking out opportunities for reskilling or upskilling.
She Owns Success
JANUARY 27, 2025
Running a fitness center like a gym is about more than just having the latest equipment. While treadmills, weights, and machines are essential, theyre only part of the story. However, the actual test of success lies in overcoming a common challenge that gyms face: maintaining consistent footfall. So, why do some members become loyal advocates while others drift away?
Universal Coach Institute
JANUARY 31, 2025
Life can feel chaotic at times. You might worry about things beyond your control, like the weather or other people’s actions. But there’s a better way to approach life’s challenges. This idea is called the “circle of control.” Your circle of control includes your thoughts, actions, and choices. It’s the things you have direct power […] The post Circle of Control: Free Worksheet & Example to Reduce Worry appeared first on Universal Coach Institute.
Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street
In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.
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