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    Uncovering Hidden Potential: A Leadership Pivot from Frustration to Opportunity in the Workplace

    Mon,Feb 12,2024 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Ever found yourself grinding your teeth over a team member's flaws, blind to what they excel at? That's the cliffhanger we tackle with a tale of transformation that began with an exasperated manager and an employee's untapped potential. Our conversation pivots on a singular, powerful question that reframes a common workplace conundrum: "What does the employee do well?"

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    Eyes on the Prize: Achieving Goals through Visualizing & Mapping

    Mon,Jan 22,2024 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Ever wondered why your New Year's resolutions or professional goals never seem to stick? It might be because they're just insubstantial words on a notecard. So, what's the solution? Visualization!

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    Elevate Your Leadership with Coaching Champions

    Mon,Dec 18,2023 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Elevate Your Leadership with Coaching Champions

    What if the key to tipping the scales to favor a more engaged and positive team is already within your reach? Imagine turning the shocking statistic of only 2.9 out of 10 team members being positively engaged in and fostering a thriving, productive environment.

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    Breaking Chains of Traditional Careers: A Path to Genuine Fulfillment

    Mon,Nov 27,2023 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Breaking Chains of Traditional Careers: A Path to Genuine Fulfillment

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    Why won't managers coach and what to do about it?

    Tue,May 31,2016 @ 11:59 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Why won't managers coach and what to do about it? We've been teaching managers how to coach for almost 20 years now. One fundamental thing continues to be prevalent when we hear about the struggle to get managers to coach. They don't have enough time. In reality, they do have time. When we think about situations where a manager has to hire because they've lost employees due to another company or..

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    Can managers even have a coaching conversation?

    Wed,May 18,2016 @ 11:13 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Can managers have a conversation?  Okay this sounds really ridiculous doesn't it? Think about it, can managers really have a coaching conversation and what's the difference between a coaching conversation and a regular conversation?

    The objective of a coaching conversation is to ask questions and learn about employees strengths, and inhibitions, and opportunities to improve. Telling someone..

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    Using Webcasts to Coach

    Wed,May 04,2016 @ 10:19 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    There are so many ways people are using webcasts from sales presentations to thought leadership to traditional training. Many organizations use webcasts as a platform to facilitate meetings. All of this is perfectly appropriate.

    When we think of coaching we often think about sitting down with an employee and facilitating a one-to-one conversation. Coaching is about building awareness and giving..

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    Trust Can Drive or Kill Coaching

    Wed,Nov 26,2014 @ 12:54 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

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    Coaching to 3 Levels of Change

    Mon,Sep 22,2014 @ 07:17 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Change is hard. People avoid it. It's rarely embraced. It's tough to get people to even look at things that require change. It's also important coaches understand that change needs to actually occur before desired results occur.

    Listen to this overview:

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    7 Steps to Coaching Sales Teams to Higher Performance and Sales

    Tue,Sep 16,2014 @ 11:40 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching sales teams is not easy. What is a manager to do? This free and 100 % educational webinar may help!

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