How You can Motivate Employees beyond Just Money Are you cutting stones or building cathedrals? “A highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow” (Gallup.com) The Three Stone Cutters – A Parable: A traveller came upon three individuals working with stone. Curious as to what […]
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Be Purpose Driven Not Profit Driven Can you recognise the highly successful companies (and great leadership) behind these statements? “With great courage, integrity and love, we embrace our responsibility to co-create a world where each of us, our communities and our planet can flourish” (Whole Foods) “Democratizing the skies” (Southwest Airlines) “To organise the world’s
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Winning the War for Talent “I refuse to become embroiled in office politics.” This frequently used statement is generally intended to indicate that the speaker is focused at all times on an ethical approach, has no time for non-productive activities, maintains the moral high ground, and certainly would not stoop to devious means to achieve
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Winning the War for Talent Companies waste up to 40% of the cost of hiring senior executives, according to Kevin Kelly, CEO of Heidrick & Struggles. So you’re starting a new job soon. It seems like a great opportunity; a good fit between your skills, goals, and the organisation’s needs. That alone should increase the likelihood
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Doing Away with the Tyranny of Urgency in Business Today’s tyranny of the urgency is often described as a by-product of the growing tendency to focus exclusively on the numbers. In most listed companies, the rhythm of financial quarters provides the essential tempo on which all managers’ calendars must be aligned, in a roller coaster
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Difficult Client Types and How to Coach Them I am sure that every coach has come across some “difficult” clients. Coaching these types is challenging and requires each coach to adapt their coaching style to the client’s personality type. Regardless of the personality type, the coach should still follow the basic steps Establish a relationship
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Are you Working for a Narcissist? A Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a psychological disorder where a person believes everything is about them. It comes from the story of Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection. When something excessively, is always about me, me, me and sentences begin with I, I, I, let alarm
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Are You Coachable? Difficult clients – how does a coach coach them? I am sure that every coach has come across some “difficult” clients. Coaching these types is challenging and requires each coach to adapt their coaching style to the client’s personality type. Regardless of the personality type, the coach should still follow the basic
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10 Ways to be a Bad Boss If you are being perceived as a “bad boss” the chances are that you are not well liked by your staff and perhaps need to make some changes to change the perception. Being labelled and “bad boss”, already elicits an “away” response and must make managing subordinates and
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The Importance of Coach-Coachee Matching – a research study This article examines the dynamics of executive coach-coachee matching for the purpose of assessing the dynamics of this process in the South African context, with a specific focus on the experiences and perspectives of participants. The matching process was described as a critical step in the implementation of a coaching
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