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The Power of A Good Practical Joke

Let's Grow Leaders

I had just been promoted to manager and head swim team coach of our neighborhood pool. “Just calling to congratulate you on your first day as head coach and pool manager. Communication Energy & Engagement 2015 have fun at work week fun at work office practical jokes' Ned ran home to get his fishing rod.

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Leading through Influence: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

Next month’s Festival is all about Effective Communication. Unlimited takes an inward look at the kind of social media manager she would hire –to run her personal pages for good. Bruce Harpham of Project Management Hacks reminds that until you are trusted, your influence will be significantly limited. Follow Beth.

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3 Ways to Prepare for a Better Performance Review

Let's Grow Leaders

As you plan for 2015, be sure you’re also planning which measurements and correlations you’d like to be using to showcase your performance this time next year. Make life easier on your boss this performance management season, and invest the time to prepare properly. Write Down Where You Need to Improve.

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May the Force Be With You: A Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

In honor of the new Star Wars movie, we begin with Star Wars-themed posts and then wrap up the year with our “Best Of 2015” posts from our contributors Thanks. Best of Leadership Posts for 2015. John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement : Successfully shepherding change within an organization is often a challenge.

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8 Ways to Refresh Your Career in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

If you’re a people manager, you’re likely meeting with your team to establish performance agreements and developmental plans. What were the three behaviors that most helped your career and your professional brand in 2015? If you manage people, this is a great conversation to have in one of your first meetings of the year.

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Emotional Intelligence as the Secret Ingredient in Coaching

International Coach Academy

Humans who have greater control over their emotions perform at a higher level, by using their emotional energy to behave the way they want, they are the ones known to have high emotional intelligence (Bradberry &Antonakis, 2015). 2009; Joseph, 2015). What is Emotional Intelligence?

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Shutdown vs. Liberation

International Coach Academy

Freezing puts you on hold; able to further prepare yourself to respond (McCabe & Milosevic, 2015, p. When shutdown prevents the person from reacting appropriately to achieve clear communication about their position or needs it can be counter-productive to career or personal development. Life becomes limiting.