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4 UGLY Conversations to With Your Team Before Year End

Let's Grow Leaders

To stare squarely in the face of what’s not working and clear the decks for a remarkable 2017. The other day I was facilitating a 2 day offsite strategic planning retreat for one of my start-up clients. What must we say “yes” to in 2017? Own the Ugly. Who’s doing it better?

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A Fresh, Fast, and Fun Way to Focus Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

How you spend January can make the difference between a breakthrough and mediocre 2017. One of the most important questions you can ask your team (or yourself) is “What will it take to make 2017 the very best year of your career?” We now build that question into the strategic planning work we do with teams.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share How They and Their Team are Preparing for the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

This month’s festival is all about preparing for 2017. To that end, one way we’re preparing our team for 2017 is to create a playbook – a one-stop guide to the critical goals, messages, and activities of each strategic theme. Growing Justice Institute is preparing her team for 2017 by focusing on their brand.

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3 Ways to Rock Your Role in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

Want 2017 to be your best year ever? Ask, “What could I accomplish this year that would add real strategic value?” ” And then work with your team to establish a strategic plan for execution. What will you do to rock your role in 2017? Carol’s not alone. Rock your role.

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Autonomy vs. Authority

International Coach Academy

These could help the coaches, coachees, and leaders to see the opportunities and create a highly structured approach to planning the coaching session. Here are the examples: Strategic Planning and Review. Cross-)Department Business Planning and Review. Project Planning and Review. 2017, June 8). Wikipedia.

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Coaching in the Board Room

International Coach Academy

My hypotheses are: Boards are changing in their role and the value they bring to stakeholders of the organizations they lead, from less governance to more strategic focus. More subject-matter experts are brought into boards, e.g., digitalization, sustainability, ESG, etc.,

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Evoking Awareness in Agile Transformation Through Professional Coaching

International Coach Academy

Vision, strategic plans, company policies, the direction of the business. Executing organisational plans, defining information and policies, and inspiring and providing guidance. Accountability. Responsibility. Responsible Area. The shareholders and general public. Controlling and overseeing the entire organisation. Whitmore, J.,