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How Do I Figure Out My Blind Spot and Hidden Motivations? #AskingForaFriend

Let's Grow Leaders

In today’s #AskingForaFriend, I bring you an interview with Mike Maddock , serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author of several books including Plan D. ” Okay, that’s the line that made me think about my motivations. ” These drivers of your motivation. Awareness is key when it comes to a blind spot.

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Help I Have a REALLY LAZY Coworker! How Do I Stay Motivated?

Let's Grow Leaders

In this sweet little children’s book, our little, plucky, red heroine stays focused on her MITs (most important things) and gives her barnyard friends plenty of chances to pitch in. It can be difficult to stay motivated. Find a mentor. Genuine connections are lighter fluid on the fire of motivation.

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Coach Your Team and be Even More Effective and Helpful

Let's Grow Leaders

Today on Asking for a Friend I talk with Sara Canaday about tips from her new book “Coaching Essentials for Managers.” Fail to set ambitious goals that align with your coachees’ strengths motivations and interests. Assume you wouldn’t benefit from insights and feedback provided by your own coach or mentor.

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The link between Coaching vs. Emotional Intelligence

International Coach Academy

Leaders who possess emotional intelligence can cultivate a positive and productive work environment and are better equipped to motivate and inspire their team members. Bantam Books. Beyond goals: Effective strategies for coaching and mentoring (pp. Having a higher level of emotional intelligence can improve mental health.

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

Thus, smart organizations create succession plans that include training and mentoring in how to support employees in their development. Prompt them to engage in peer mentoring, teaming up with another seminar attendee to jointly enhance their leadership skills by coaching one another.

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6 Simple Techniques to Help Your Employees See the Big Picture

Let's Grow Leaders

The occasional all-hands meetings help, but without interim reinforcement, those motivational meetings can feel like a fire hose of plans and numbers. Mentoring Circles. I’m repeating my self because mentoring circles work. Before you motivate, translate. You would do more, if you only had the time.

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Confidence Unlocked: Understanding Confidence & How Coaching Can Help

International Coach Academy

Research central to Katty Kay and Claire Shipmen’s book “ The Confidence Code ” [4] cites studies on risk-taking, with women preferring to take fewer risks, and even Christine Lagarde one of the most influential women in the world, admitted that her rise included confidence issues. This is where the power of mindset comes in.