July, 2022

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Curiosity at Work: 5 Opportunities to Show Up a Bit More Curious

Let's Grow Leaders

I am a HUGE proponent of showing up with genuine curiosity at work. Need to have a performance feedback conversation with an under-performing employee? There’s no better place to start than with curiosity. Need a solution to a seemingly no-win scenario with a customer? Again, a bit of curiosity goes a long way. And yet, I know I’m guilty of this.

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Scheduling More Discovery Sessions (Mindsets)

Master Coach University

Why do coaches struggle to schedule enough discovery sessions? It’s because they don’t use these 3 fundamental keys to offering them: Share the top 3 benefits of your discovery session. Ask DIRECTLY “Would you like to have a discovery session?” After asking, be silent for as long as it takes them to answer you. If […].

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On the cure for fear

Darius Foroux

In one of Seneca’s letters to his friend, Lucillius, he shared a lesson he learned about fear: “Cease to hope … and you will cease to… Continue reading on Stoic Letter ».

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Building your Coaching Presence

International Coaching Federation

A wise leader once said: “Presence eats technique for breakfast.”? . So, what is the secret of building your presence? What does “being” involve? And how can you develop better present-moment awareness? . I believe that developing presence can improve a coach’s internal listening skills, self-management and cultivate authentic self-expression.? .

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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Your Training Program

Learning how to promote your training courses online is key to growing your training business. In this Ultimate Guide to Marketing we cover effective and modern marketing strategies that will help you market your training program, and sell more courses. You’ll learn how to: Harness the power of SEO to drive website traffic Convert more website visitors to sales Create smart email marketing campaigns Get the most out of course marketplaces Establish a referral program And more… Get ready to see y

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The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?

McKinsey

People keep quitting at record levels, yet companies are still trying to attract and retain them the same old ways. New research identifies five types of workers that employers can reach to fill jobs.

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The Boom Times Are Over—Here’s What Will Happen Now

Forbes Careers

Insight Global commissioned a study of white-collar workers and found that nearly 80% of the respondents are worried about the safety of their jobs. The fear of a recession and its effects has caused a “Great Apprehension.”.

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Making Progress in a Coaching Business

Master Coach University

Last week, I covered how public speaking was my ‘go to’ coaching business strategy. Public speaking was so powerful for me, that it helped me grow a full coaching practice in under 2 years. But I wanted more. I wanted to ‘scale up’ even bigger. The problem? The way I tried to scale up… …almost […].

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Situational Leadership: What it Is and How to Build It (With Examples)

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is situational leadership? Understanding the situational leadership model. What are the four styles of situational leadership? What are some examples of when a situational leadership style might best be used? What are the qualities of a situational leader? What are some situational leadership examples? Why is situational leadership effective?

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What the potential new Conservative leaders could mean for career guidance

Adventures in Career Development

Readers of this blog may have noticed that the UK is currently in the grip of an unseemly scrabble for the job of Prime Minister. We started with at least 11 Conservative MPs declaring themselves as potential national saviours, but at the time of writing we are down to six. So far there has (perhaps unsurprisingly) been little discussion of career guidance in the speeches and debates of candidates.

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Best of both worlds: Balancing digital and physical channels in retail banking

McKinsey

Banking distribution needs to account for the evolving interdependencies between channels. Accelerating digital and upgrading the physical experience to “phygital” offers a viable solution.

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Next Level eLearning – The AI-powered Courseware Coach

Introducing Willow from WILL Interactive – a new artificial instructor technology that coaches users through eLearning content to increase training ROI. Using active conversations with a virtual expert not only reinforces key concepts but also helps employees think critically and creatively. Willow can ask questions, analyze responses, and deliver personalized feedback.

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Instead Of Hybrid, Remote Or In-Office Work Styles, This May Be A Better Option

Forbes Careers

The conversations surrounding returning to work are primarily focused on hybrid, remote or in-person models. However, there is another option that offers a potentially better balance of life and work that is mostly overlooked by major corporations: flexibility.

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How Do I Ask Better Questions: Asking For a Friend with Chad Littlefield [VIDEO]

Let's Grow Leaders

Want to Ask Better Questions? Stop Asking Why. Here’s Why… In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I talk with Chad Littlefield, Co-Author of Ask Better Questions. Chad and I met at an industry conference where we were both speaking and discovered many shared interests including creating psychological safety and encouraging deeper, more meaningful conversations and swimming.

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Finding the Best Life Coach Certification Program?

Master Coach University

How do you choose the best life coach certification program? Selecting the right program is a very important decision as it would decide the career path that you would take as a life coach. There are numerous life coaching programs and online short-term courses that you can explore. However, you should choose the best program […].

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Servant Leadership: Definition Plus Benefits and Drawbacks

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is servant leadership? 10 principles of servant leadership. 7 characteristics of servant leadership. Servant leadership vs. traditional leadership. What does servant leadership look like in practice? Pros and cons of servant leadership. How to become a "servant first" leader.

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Shaping a Better Future by Uniting Corporate and Higher Education Content

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.

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Which HBS Online Entrepreneurship and Innovation Course Is Right for You?

Harvard Business School Online

Are you interested in taking an entrepreneurship and innovation course but not sure what’s the right fit? Explore which program aligns best with your career aspirations and educational goals.

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Forward Thinking on the sustainability revolution in textiles and the fashion industry with Edwin Keh

McKinsey

The leader of a cutting-edge institute talks about innovative new materials that “eat” carbon and may enable cotton growing without irrigation, as well as the potential for building the world’s shortest supply chain in two 40-foot containers.

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Why The Fed Needs To Crush The Economy And Job Market To Save Them

Forbes Careers

The Federal Reserve Bank, the entity controlling the United States’ money supply, has to make the economy worse before it can get better. Fed chair Jerome Powell openly admits that the economy needs to be cooled down to fight inflation.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

Learning How to Be Less Negative Will Make You More Effective. When your team or supervisor thinks of you as a negative person, you’re less likely to be invited to conversations where you would have valuable contributions to make. You’re less likely to receive recognition for your work and your odds of promotion go down. If you often hear that you’re too negative, learning how to be less negative is a critical skill to master—and fast.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

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.

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Eliminate stress and worry from decision-making

Mind Mapping Software

Are you stressed out about an important decision you need to make? Does the thought of making a decision make you break out in a cold sweat? Are you haunted by past decisions that – in retrospect – sucked? Why not create a mind map to help you get clarity and make better decisions? Before you dismiss this idea, consider this: Mind maps help you to visualize your thoughts, organize them, distill them and make sense of them.

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What They Don’t Teach You in Business School

Crestcom

While earning an MBA can be of immense value, there are important management skills they don’t teach you in business school! Learning business fundamentals like accounting, finance, and marketing is important. However, there are vital “soft” skills that every leader needs to be successful. . Emotional Intelligence. Great managers need both analytical and emotional skills.

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Wheel of Change: What It Is & Why It's Important

Harvard Business School Online

Business leaders who want to create a positive impact often ask the same question: How can one organization make a meaningful difference? Fortunately, sustainable business strategies often have ripple effects across industries, leading to an outcome called the “wheel of change.” Here's an overview of the wheel of change and how it contributes to industry-wide sustainability.

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Should US banks be moving to next-generation core banking platforms?

McKinsey

Banks today urgently need a new core platform, but building one is time-consuming, expensive, and uncertain. It may help to think strategically and pursue a two-track process.

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Your Guide To Transitioning Into Product Management: Essentials For New PMs

Speaker: Leslie Grandy, Product Executive & Drew Weaver, Senior Program Manager

Are you considering a shift to product management or just starting your journey as a Product Manager? Join Leslie Grandy and Drew Weaver for an insightful webinar designed to help you seamlessly transition into this dynamic role. Whether you're looking to pivot your career or enhance your existing skills, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to succeed!

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10 Most Important Leadership Skills For The 21st Century Workplace (And How To Develop Them)

Forbes Careers

In today's increasingly digital and distributed workplaces, leadership skills are in more demand than ever. Here, we look at the ten most important leadership skills that will matter to anyone, no matter where in the organizational hierarchy they sit.

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Tomorrow Together with David Dye

Let's Grow Leaders

The 21st century hasn’t started the way that many of us expected it would. We’re looking at a potent mix of a global pandemic, global warming, the resurgence of authoritarianism, white nationalism, and war that again threatens to consume the planet. It can feel frustrating and hopeless. And those are just a few of the issues that are pervasive and in people’s consciousness regularly.

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Career Planning for Individuals and Managers: 7 Steps

BetterUp

Jump to section. What is career planning? Do you have to be at a certain age to plan your career? How do you start career planning? 7 steps to organized career planning. Some additional tips to help build your career plan.

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Calming River 5 Minute Meditation GRAPHIC

The Coaching Tools Company

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Calming River 5 Minute Meditation GRAPHIC. August is often a time when we kick back and relax! So we created this calming and simple 5 Minute Meditation Graphic (River) for you, your clients, your groups and more. Anyone can do this simple guided meditation—any time! How to use this 5 Minute Meditation Graphic?

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Professional Development and Training

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ - transforming video engagement with two-way interactivity. With Qvio viewers can ask questions and get instant answers from the content owner's Author-Controlled AI™️.

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How to create and use a multi-meeting mind map

Mind Mapping Software

One of the things mind mapping software does really well is enabling us to capture, organize and present large amounts of information in a manageable way. A case in point: events where you need to capture notes and action items from multiple meetings in one day. Typical scenarios include conferences and trade shows, corporate annual meetings and manufacturer/supplier matchmaking events.

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Hybrid working models can leverage talent and skills across industries

McKinsey

Digital technologies and advanced analytics are here to stay. Cognitive, digital, and self-leadership skills can help hybrid working models thrive in metals and mining and heavy industries.

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Interviewing In A Recession Will Be Tougher—Here Are Questions To Prepare For And What You Should Ask

Forbes Careers

Hiring, for many businesses, will be a luxury. This mindset will make human resources and hiring managers closely scrutinize each candidate and hold them to the highest standards. Here are questions HR loves to ask and how to effectively answer them to help get you through the hiring process.

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4 Critical Ways Interest Rates Affect Small Businesses

LivePlan

How do recent interest rate increases affect your small business? Read on to learn how to calculate the increased cost and how to handle the increased rates.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.