Transform Feedback into a Tool for Professional Growth
One of the greatest lessons I learned, which was over 40 years ago at IBM, is the value of being in control of feedback.
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The Art of Receiving and Giving Feedback for Approachability & Coachability
The Art of Receiving and Giving Feedback for Approachability & Coachability
What if the key to transforming your leadership skills lies in understanding the delicate balance between intent and perception?
Mastering Feedback: The EAT Method for Personal and Professional Growth
Mastering Feedback: The EAT Method for Personal and Professional Growth
What if feedback wasn’t something to dread, but a positive tool for growth? In this compelling episode, we unravel the interwoven concepts of approachability, coachability, and feedback. We'll redefine feedback as valuable insights, perspectives, and observations, rather than a trigger for defensive reactions.
Future-Proofing Leadership: AI, Coaching Trends, & Transforming Feedback Culture
Future-Proofing Leadership: AI, Coaching Trends and Transforming Feedback Culture
Do you ever wonder how the exponential growth in coaching and the emergence of AI will shape the leadership landscape of 2024?
A Hard Truth: Emotional Intelligence First Requires True Self-Awareness
A Hard Truth: Emotional Intelligence First Requires True Self-Awareness
I’ve shared this story before about one of our clients. It’s a prime example of the importance of developing emotional intelligence in your workplace, which can't be accomplished without first developing self-awareness.
Conflict- Can't Live with It, Can't Live Without it
We all know that conflict can be divisive, but do we all know that it can, in fact, be constructive? Conflict is seen in every human experience, and it's honestly inevitable. It is how we choose to deal with and ultimately use conflict that defines our interactions and growth in the workplace. Check out this article published in the Harvard Business Review that outlines some of the important..
Feedback Takes Time and Is An Art
One of the services we provide clients is a coach the coach service. We ask managers to tell us what they're doing in regards to coaching and developing their talent and we provide one to one personalized feedback. One of the most common things we hear when we provide the service is the perspectives from both ends as it relates to this thing called feedback. This involves providing as well as an..
Coach Employees to Accept Feedback
We talk often about coaching employees and constantly helping to develop them into superstar top performers. However, as we have all experienced at one time or another, sometimes it’s not what you say, but how you say it. If not done in a friendly and open way, employees, or anyone for that matter, could become defensive and closed off.
Does Your Coaching Feedback Get Results?
As a manager and a coach, giving feedback is one of the most important parts of your job. Without it, your employees wouldn't know what to improve upon or what they are doing well. The purpose of feedback is for your employees to learn where their actions, behaviors, etc. are in relation to you or your company's desired expectation. Feedback given in the wrong way or at the wrong time can have..