Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Last week I announced that I’m doing a week-long series on how to blog. Then I received an onslaught of emails reminding me of how I have always said that it’s stupid to try to earn money blogging. So most advice about blogging is stupid, because making money from ads on your blog is a lost cause.

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Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Learn how to influence the key stakeholders above you. Ask your boss or an advocate for introductions. Learn how to influence the employees below you. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ” ~ Ken Blanchard. What should she focus on, now that she’d met those goals?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 14, 2016

I’ve had a number of serious personal challenges that require an intense investment of emotion and time, some stuff I wouldn’t have chosen, and certainly not at a time like this, and other remarkable surprises filled with joy and hope. Have you ever looked at your to do list and just laughed? And it’s helping.

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The Coaching Tools Company

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These articles were first posted on Julie's blog, The Coaching Cube , and have been updated for inclusion here. In this short but sweet article we look at the power of giving our coachees space—or specifically, time! A few years ago, I asked a coachee for feedback at the end of a coaching session (which I frequently do).

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And I worry all the time that I look reckless trying something totally new when I am too old to be messing with income. I want to put her name here, but shockingly, not everyone thinks it’s an honor have their name on my blog. You know that adage keep your enemies close to you ? It’s sort of like that. Because I am reckless.

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The Coaching Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How Our Innate Desire for Intellectual Autonomy Can Drive Us to Hunger, Isolation, and Distrust Guest Author: Stephanie Butron The purpose of this article is to emphasize that there is light at the end of the tunnel, as the saying goes. Just like there is peace at the end of a messy and perfectly imperfect story.

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Crestcom

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dan is the author of the highly acclaimed blog Leadership Freak. From that home, he writes his blog, Leadership Freak. How Dan Became the Leadership Freak He began writing the blog about 12 years ago. Before starting the blog, he had minimal writing experience, so it was an interesting choice!

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International Coach Academy

JUNE 28, 2022

I embarked on my coaching journey at a time of change within my organization. Managers, supervisors, and leads would be given the tools to ask powerful questions of their associates to assist in their growth and development. How do we get started? The idea was to be able to provide coaching at all levels of the organization.

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International Coach Academy

JANUARY 2, 2024

His parents and relatives viewed creativity as a waste of time offering no possibility of income or stability. I often wondered how he squared this with his dream of being a VFX artist in the US.) Expansion My client is a creative professional from Taiwan (a VFX artist). He’d received accolades from his professors.

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International Coach Academy

MARCH 12, 2023

A Research Paper By Bastian Harth, Students & Young professionals Coach, GERMANY How to Coach Young Professionals in the Pursuit of Their Dream Career Path When I first started as a coach, I assumed that my clients wanted to duplicate the same journey I did – leaving behind everything and following their passions.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

” “All this time working on that book can’t be good for her kids.” ” Sometimes they say it, sometimes I just see it in their eyes, or hear it as subtext to their question, “oh where are you off to this week? ” “All this time working on that book can’t be good for her kids.”

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Harvard Professional Development

MARCH 18, 2024

When you have been with a company for a while and the timing seems right, asking for a raise makes sense. It is important to plan how to negotiate your salary before you approach your manager, to ensure you are properly compensated for what you bring to the company. Why Is Salary Negotiation Important?

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 21, 2015

It sure looks easy on paper (or a blog post.) The sooner we talk about trust, why it works, and how it breaks down the better. As part of the workshop, we’ll focus on these 7 fundamentals and have dialogue about why it’s so hard to pull off, and what to do to increase your chances of success. Ask Great Questions.

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Career Advancement

AUGUST 28, 2017

Ellen Asks: One of my friends told me the boss watched how much time we spent on social media. How can I tell if I have bad social media habits at work? But it can also be a distraction and a time waster. Wasting Time on Social Media. Every time you check non-work related media, snap the rubber band.

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Career Advancement

MAY 1, 2017

Nathan felt it was time to raise his visibility. But no one likes a show-off or a know-it-all. So Nathan struggled with how to accomplish good self-promotion in the workplace without coming off in a negative way? They have to understand the time, effort, intelligence, and skills it took to accomplish the job.

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Penelope Trunk

JULY 7, 2023

I haven’t followed your blog or been on Wikipedia in years. In fact, not trying to be rude, I had forgotten about you and all the other bloggers I used to follow because I just don’t follow blogs anymore. Reading that comment makes me think about how this was really just one moment in this person’s life. So I did and saw…this?!?

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On The Job

MAY 16, 2018

One time the transmission fell out of my car (this is bad, very bad), so I was forced to rent a car to get to and from work. I decided to rent a car that I had been considering for some time, with the idea that getting to test drive it for a while would help me make a decision. Or, "I need this job to pay off my student loans.

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On The Job

APRIL 23, 2018

If you feel like your workplace has more drama than an episode of "Grey's Anatomy," it may be time to think about how such turmoil affects your career and whether you need to make some changes in your own behavior. If workplace drama is becoming an issue in your organization, then it's time to: Stop jumping to conclusions.

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The Coaching Tools Company

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These articles were first posted on Julie's blog, The Coaching Cube , and have been updated for inclusion here. In this particular article Julie shares how a simple question and the process of asking permission can lead to powerful Aha! How to ask tough questions. "So Here's what I ask to get to this 'client gold'.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Paul LaRue of The Upwards Leader shares How Leadership Can Break Down Walls. Want to get the most out of your time and your team? Abby Perkins of Software Providers discusses how to create a culture that breeds employees who are motivated, driven and dedicated to your company’s goals. . Culture and Teamwork. Follow Dan.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2016

As we’ve been traveling for our book tour and media interviews, David and I consistently get asked questions we imagine may be on your mind as well. Winning Well means that you sustain excellent performance over time because you refuse to succumb to harsh, stress-inducing shortcuts that temporarily scare people into “performing.”

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Your Work, Your Way

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I sometimes heard from employees outside my division, asking for advice on whether they should file a formal grievance about their boss. Figuring out how to get along and get the job done takes time and sometimes, compromise. How can you tell when your boss’s style has gone from bad to bully?

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Key Behaviors : Stays on top of industry and competitive trends; helps his or her team understand how their work fits into the bigger picture; works to ensure other departments know what we do and why it’s important. Key Question: How do we IMPROVE? Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Follow Charles.

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Mind Mapping Software

OCTOBER 13, 2023

You need mind mapping mastery – NOW: You’re just starting your journey with mind mapping tools and don’t want to waste a lot of time. You don’t know how to take it to the next level. You need clarity: You’re overwhelmed by your work and clarity feels like a far-off dream. You’ve mastered the basics on your own.

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Career Advancement

MAY 25, 2021

Learn how to influence the key stakeholders above you. Ask your boss or an advocate for introductions. Learn how to influence the employees below you. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ” ~ Ken Blanchard. What should she focus on, now that she’d met those goals?

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Harvard Professional Development

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Adrienne Phelps-Coco, executive director of Teaching and Learning at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, and Luis Poza-Garcia, director of course design for non-credit learning at Harvard DCE, offer insight on how to get the most out of an online program. For example, a virtual setting can feel more isolating than an in-person one.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 3, 2018

As he was Googling, he came across some unsettling articles on how bosses look at candidates’ social media. And he was glad he did—he found old photos from wild college parties on his Facebook account, and some ancient blog posts sharing way too much detail about his personal life. Here’s how to do it. Warren Buffett~.

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The Coaching Tools Company

OCTOBER 25, 2023

These articles were first posted on Julie's blog, The Coaching Cube , and have been updated for inclusion here. You're 100% focused on what they're saying, how they're saying it, what they're not saying, their body language—and their tone. He turned it off and snapped, "Is that better?" We all love it when we're in flow.

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Adventures in Career Development

JANUARY 2, 2024

But, I feel that my commitment to reflective practice demands that I at least make some effort to reflect on my life and work and think about how I might change things in the future. My capacity for reading non-work stuff has dropped to an all time low in 2023, so I need to re-access that capacity. Have a good time all the time.

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Harvard Professional Development

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

That’s a lot of time, so it’s important for people to choose jobs that they enjoy. How to Recognize a Positive Workplace Culture While every business is different, there are some universal traits that serve as the framework for a company that has — or wants to build — a positive work environment.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 25, 2023

So ask your staff about their "celebratory preferences" before tooting the birthday horn. The influence of such efforts on the company as a whole can last a long time and considerably increase employee morale. The influence of such efforts on the company as a whole can last a long time and considerably increase employee morale.

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Ayoa

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Mental health is a thorny, multi-faceted topic and one which cannot be comprehensively tackled in a single blog post. So, if you’re wondering how creative security can improve mental health, keep reading to find out more. So, how can employers encourage creativity while still maintaining a sense of security? Neuro-inclusivity.

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International Coaching Federation

JULY 25, 2023

In this blog, we will explore the benefits, challenges, and strategies of group coaching supervision. Coaches often are asked to have their supervisors sign off on active supervision. Coaching supervision is a reflective process designed to enhance the competence of coaches and to ensure we are fit for purpose.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2014

My hope in writing this guest blog today is to respond to Karin Hurt’s post about Humility and Leadership. Most of the time, if a product fails to meet specifications, it is not the fault of an individual but of the process. Here’s how I contributed.” I often find his comments could be a post in themselves.

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The Coaching Tools Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as How this DEIB in Coaching Article Series Came to Be! If you're reading this, you're most likely wondering what you can do—or looking for ideas on how coaching can be more inclusive. But first, we'd like to share how—and why—this series of articles came about.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 3, 2014

How can you effectively manage employees with far greater work and life experience? In fact, you want to answer that question before it is ever asked. Pleased to welcome Scott Huntington with a guest post. Good news: You have been hired for a leadership or managerial position. Will older employees respect you? Be Transparent.

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Eure Consulting

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Taking up more of everyone’s time with pointless and boring meetings is not the solution. The meeting should start with a quick check in on how everyone is doing. It signifies the start of the meeting and asks everyone to be present from there on in. And no one likes holding others accountable. I said better meetings.

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