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Supporting Your CEO

29 Wednesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Blogs, Executive Effectiveness

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top management teams, work culture

In TechRepublic, Polly Schneider Traylor writes of 10 ways you can support your CEO. Although the article is directed towards CIOs, in my view it is as applicable for any senior executive working for the CEO. Isn’t it interesting that while outwardly all are supposed to be on the same page, in reality there is a lot of variance in most organisations?

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Owls More Productive Than Larks

28 Tuesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Health, Trends

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Employee Productivity, executive fitness, time management

I often use the old analogy of owls and larks when it comes to a discussion on how we manage ourselves- before we manage time. Some of us by inclination are larks- early morning people who are at our best and brightest early in the day but tend to fade away as the day becomes longer. Others are owls- night birds who are uncomfortable with too early a start in the mornings but can plug on until very late at night.

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Make Your Choice

21 Tuesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Careers, Trends

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career choice, global economy

“Is This The Time To Choose A Career Dream ?” asks business coach Pamela Slim in the New York Times.  She writes of a few people who have actually made good use of difficult times to choose what they really wished to do.

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The Third Factor

17 Friday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People

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Dr Peter Jensen, Executive Coaching, people development

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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Generation F

14 Tuesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in People, Trends

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Communication, Gary Hamel, Generation F

Management guru, Gary Hamel calls today’s generation- the Facebook Generation or Generation F.  Writing in the Wall Street Journal in his column called Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0, he speaks of a generation that has grown up online. In Facebook Generation vs Fortune 500 he asks how organisations can adapt to ways that resonate with today’s generation – who spend huge amounts of time online.

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Mars Venus Brand Extension

12 Sunday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Books and Authors, Executive Coaching, People

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Dr John Gray, Executive Coaching, relationship coaching

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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Do You Need a Career Coach?

09 Thursday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness, People

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Debra Benton, Executive Coaching, executive leadership

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 “.

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The CXO Is A Human Too

07 Tuesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Coaching, Executive Effectiveness

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CXO Development, Executive 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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WILB Is Good For Your Employees

06 Monday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Employee Productivity, Trends

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Employee Productivity, internet usage, WILB

One comes across new acronyms every other day. Recently I learnt of one more which was new- to me. WILB or Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing.  A new study that has caught the attention of the blogging world in general and those associated with employee productivity in particular comes from the University of Melbourne.

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20 Key Habits From Marshall Goldsmith

01 Wednesday Apr 2009

Posted by Prem Rao in Books and Authors, Executive Coaching

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Executive Coaching, habits, Marshall Goldsmith

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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