November 28, 2009 • 1:33 pm
How many times have you come out of a conversation - particularly with an employee- feeling that it didn’t quite go the way you would liked it to? Perhaps you were too abrupt. Perhaps what you had to say did not have the necessary impact on the employee. Let me share a couple of examples: ” I gave him all the facts but it didn’t seem to sink in!” complained one manager. ” I was most considerate and spoke to him ever so kindly” said another. Both were right- and both were wrong.
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Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , coaching conversations
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.
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Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , coaching trends, Executive Coaching
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.
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Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Health, Indian Economy , Career advice, Indian Economy, Stress
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.
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Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People , Dr Peter Jensen, Executive Coaching, people development
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.
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Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People , Dr John Gray, Executive Coaching, relationship coaching
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.
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Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness , CXO Development, Executive Coaching
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!
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Filed under: Books and Authors, Executive Coaching , Executive Coaching, habits, Marshall Goldsmith
“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.
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Filed under: Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness, People , CCMP, Executive Coaching, executive leadership, Greg Brenneman
