May 15, 2009 • 10:53 am 0
One thing is for sure. Bad times don’t last forever. The recession that has hit people all over the world has changed the way people think. Peter Roche, Executive Coach and Founding Partner of The London Perret Roche Group has an interesting post ” What Do You Want To Be When The Recession Is Over?”
Filed under: Careers, Executive Coaching , career development, Executive Coaching
May 14, 2009 • 10:06 am 1
Remember a time when coaching was primarily aimed at those who were looking for help to perform? Things are changing as a tough economic situation around us makes performance at work come at a greater premium. We see coaching becoming increasingly popular across a wider spectrum of clientele.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , coaching trends, Executive Coaching
May 13, 2009 • 8:29 am 0
Like every other country in these exciting and demanding times, India too is changing and changing fast. But with economic prosperity comes the danger of burn out or working yourself to illness or worse still- death. A recent report from the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry in India ( ASSOCHAM) says work related ailments like heart disease, strokes and diabetes will cost India as much as $ 160 billion between 2009 and 2015.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Health, Indian Economy , Career advice, Indian Economy, Stress
April 17, 2009 • 8:17 am 1
Came across a review of a book that looks very promising. “Igniting The Third Factor” by Dr. Peter Jensen. Peter has worked with Fortune 500 companies in 8 countries to enhance performance. He has coached star athletes at the Olympics as well as business leaders across industries. He is the Founder of one of Canada’s premier training companies- Performance Coaching Inc.
Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People , Dr Peter Jensen, Executive Coaching, people development
April 12, 2009 • 9:37 pm 0
Some books have hit the market decisively and spawned a series of me toos. One such book published first in May 1992 was ” Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus ” by Dr. John Gray. He has been called the best selling relationship author of all time. This book was on the bestseller list of the New York Times for more than six years! More than 40 million books were sold in 45 languages all over the world.
Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People , Dr John Gray, Executive Coaching, relationship coaching
April 9, 2009 • 10:08 am 0
People have different reasons for looking towards executive coachs for their professional expertise. In a recent blog post, Debra Benton speaks of why most people would look to get an executive coach in ” Instead of a Face-lift, Choose a Career Coach “.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness, People , Debra Benton, Executive Coaching, executive leadership
April 7, 2009 • 8:21 am 0
Young professionals who feel that their independence and freedom to innovate have been curtailed, older professionals who feel their experience and ideas are not being given the merit they deserve and assorted others who have their own complaints, often feel the CXO is less than human. He/she is blamed for everything that has gone wrong. Frequently, their image is nothing short of being tyrannical.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , CXO Development, Executive Coaching
April 1, 2009 • 1:53 pm 0
Marshall Goldsmith is one of the world’s most renowned executive coaches. His recent book ” What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” speaks of what it takes to become successful in today’s business world. Goldsmith argues that approaches that guaranteed success till now, need not necessarily guarantee success from now on!
Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching , Executive Coaching, habits, Marshall Goldsmith
March 21, 2009 • 6:48 am 0
“We’ve gotten so used to every generation doing better economically than their parents. Are our kids going to do better than we’ve done? I hope so, but I’m not sure. So it seems like we ought to tell them that socioeconomic wealth is not the only, or even the most important, metric of personal happiness.” This extract is from an interesting interview with Greg Brenneman in the New York Times. Greg is the Chairman of CCMP Capital, a premier private equity firm.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness, People , CCMP, Executive Coaching, executive leadership, Greg Brenneman
March 18, 2009 • 2:36 pm 2
Unlike now, a fair number of years ago the term “employee engagement” was relatively new. The question “ Are your employees engaged? ” brought forth a variety of answers. One manager told me ” Yes, but many of them are on contract and not directly engaged”. Another manager when asked in a fact finding conversation, ” Are you yourself engaged?” by one of our lady Consultants gave a somewhat sheepish smile and coyly said ” I am actually married with one child”.
Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , David Zinger, employee engagement
