Tag: coaching

When to Coach… and When Not To

August 7, 2017 Coaching Leadership Personal Effectiveness
“How can I get my leaders to do a better job coaching their teams?” That’s a question I frequently field from the executives and HR partners I support. I hope you’ve asked that question for yourself as well, because it means developing your team is high on your radar. I’ve…

How Leaders Learn to Lead

June 5, 2017 Coaching Leadership Learning Personal Effectiveness Resilience
How do people learn to be leaders? That’s the question leadership consultant and thought leader Robert J. Thomas answered at a leadership academy event I recently helped organize. Speaking from his book Crucibles of Leadership, Thomas demonstrated that simply taking a course on leadership would do little to transform leadership abilities.…

Becoming a Coaching Leader

December 5, 2016 Coaching Leadership Management Organizational Effectiveness
We hear so much about coaching these days. Leaders need to coach more. Employees need more coaching. High performers need coaching. Low performers need coaching. As leaders, how can we know we’ve done enough? And what does a quality coaching conversation actually look like in action? Over the years, I’ve…

Don’t Sabotage Your Own Success

September 5, 2016 Character Personal Effectiveness
When you’re new to the workforce, enjoying leadership success can be a far off goal. The main focus is finding the right role and doing quality work. I know that was the case for me. But with time and experience (and a lot of hard work) come new opportunities to lead…

Guide Conversations to Action with GROW

December 7, 2015 Personal Effectiveness
When was the last time someone came to you with a problem? Did you solve it for them? If so, you may have missed out on a development opportunity – both for that person and yourself. If you’re looking for problems to solve, you’ll find them everywhere. New managers want…

Listen Your Way to the Top

February 25, 2013 Coaching Communication Influence Personal Effectiveness
This post is excerpted from Nathan’s book Ignite Your Leadership Expertise. In recent years, we’ve seen a new emphasis placed on the art of listening. It can’t be because listening is all of a sudden more important than it ever was before. Maybe the nature of work in the information…