April, 2023

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Nurture is Nature for Every Coach!

International Coaching Federation

According to the 2020 ICF Global Coaching Study , the number of coaches has grown to a phenomenal 71,000 worldwide. A growing coaching marketplace means greater competition and the need for coaches to be skilled in attracting and serving their ideal clients. However, many coaches associate attracting with a negative sales-y, somewhat uncomfortable approach to networking and marketing their business.

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How To Influence a Know-it-All at Work (Powerful Phrases For More Confidence)

Let's Grow Leaders

Show Up With More Confidence, Find Your Voice, AND Leverage Their Expertise, If you’re choosing to read this, we know you know the type. The dude who thinks they know-it-all, and doesn’t hesitate to pontificate, question, and debate everything. They offer unsolicited advice or undesired help. These characters make you want to scream “stay in your lane!

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Networking Plan: How to Create One in 7 Easy Steps

BetterUp

Jump to section What’s a networking plan?

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Better Management Will Help Drive Productivity Improvements

Forbes Careers

Good management is an often under-appreciated factor in driving productivity, but insufficient effort is given to how management competency can be developed, especially in smaller businesses.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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Marking The Moment: 9 Special Ways To Celebrate Employee Milestones

Vantage Circle

An employee milestone is any professional achievement or a point of progress in an individual's career. There are numerous milestones to celebrate at work, from small victories like finishing a challenging job to bigger ones like getting a promotion or getting a new client! But are employee milestones exclusively tied to the workplace? Now that's a question that you might have often wondered.

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What Qualifications do You Need to Become a Life, Business, or Executive Coach?

Master Coach University

One of the big concerns that comes up for new coaches is whether or not you QUALIFY to be a coach. Whether you’re looking to become a life coach, executive coach, business coach, career coach (or some other coaching niche), figuring out (and then meeting) coaching qualifications can be quite challenging.

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Workplace Culture: How to Leverage Innovation No AI Bot Can Replace

Let's Grow Leaders

The Power of Workplace Culture in an AI Universe: A virtual conversation about Empathy and Innovation Note: This article on Workplace Culture is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of our book, Courageous Culture: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates. And, for grins and remarkably accurate insights, ChatGPT weighs in with commentary at the end.

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What is Creativity? || The Human Potential Lab

Scott Barry Kaufman

Welcome to The Human Potential Lab! In this special series of The Psychology Podcast, I will be doing solo episodes answering your burning questions about the mind, brain, human behavior, and human potential. In the second episode of this series, I will be talking about creativity and how it differs from intelligence. Creativity can come in many different forms.

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DARE

International Coach Academy

A Coaching Model By Anita Szabo, Leadership & Career Coach, HUNGARY DARE Model It means having the courage or boldness for something or being bold enough. As a leadership coach, I created the DARE model specifically for leaders looking to grow and develop their leadership skills, regardless of their leadership seniority. In most cases, their employer sponsors a 12-sessions leadership coaching program with pre-defined goals in a three-way agreement.

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What is AI?

McKinsey

Artificial intelligence is a machine’s ability to perform the cognitive functions we usually associate with human minds.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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Maximizing Your Potential with an ICF Mentor Coach

Master Coach University

Working with an ICF mentor coach can be a game-changing experience for coaches seeking to develop their coaching skills and reach their full potential. In this article, we will discuss some tips and strategies for maximizing your coaching potential with the help of an ICF mentor coach. What is an ICF mentor coach?

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Your next year: start it well by taking a dream day

The Creative Life

No more dusty, neglected goals and resolutions. Now that spring is here, start fresh with a better way to plan your year (and your life) The post Your next year: start it well by taking a dream day appeared first on The Creative Life.

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How to Be a Better Manager of Managers (let’s talk about accountability)

Let's Grow Leaders

If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I’ve got a manager of managers on my team, let’s call her “Sue.” Sue’s an incredible leader.

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Here’s Why You Should Go for Your ICF MCC Credential

International Coaching Federation

The International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) new Level 3 education path is for the Professional Certified Coach (PCC), who is ready to go for the coveted Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential. I’ve heard from many of you that there is a desire to pursue this higher credential; however, several of you still have questions, such as, “Why should I bother?

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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The Role of Somatic Practice in Coaching

International Coach Academy

A Research Paper By Joshua Schwarzberg, Mindset Coach, UNITED STATES Somatic Practice in Coaching A Brief Introduction: English Orthodox rabbi, theologian, and author, Jonathan Sacks, emphasized that with “technology, … [we] can instantly communicate across the world, but it still doesn’t help us know what to say” (brainyquotes.com). It is strange to think that for all of the ways human beings have become infinitely more connected, we still grapple with finding the “right” words, solutions

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Exploring opportunities in the generative AI value chain

McKinsey

Generative AI is giving rise to an entire ecosystem, from hardware providers to application builders, that will help bring its potential for business to fruition.

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The Power of Coaching Skills Training for Leaders

Master Coach University

Coaching skills training for leaders has become increasingly important in today’s workplace as organizations recognize the significant benefits it can bring to both their leaders and their teams. This type of training equips leaders with the skills, knowledge, and techniques necessary to effectively mentor and guide their team members towards achieving their goals.

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15 Ways to Improve Your Focus and Concentration Skills

BetterUp

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

Speaker: Speakers:

Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve

Let's Grow Leaders

Your Work is Valuable – Let’s Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let’s talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU – and YOUR TEAM’s – work. Today’s #AskingForaFriend came in from our Micro-Learning Lab. “I’ve always had trouble “selling” my (or our) job to higher management.

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6 Tips for a Standout Coaching Culture from Intel

International Coaching Federation

Rising tides lift all boats often refers to increasing stock prices boosting the economy. However, it’s also an apt metaphor for the impact of nurturing a corporate coaching culture. A workplace that promotes the development of coaching skills for high-potential managers has a trickledown effect, such as improved retention, greater profitability, and organizational attainment of strategic goals.

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Fear vs. Liberation

International Coach Academy

A Coaching Power Tool By Cassie Manjikian, Transformational Coaching for Social Change Leaders, UNITED STATES Coaching: Fear vs. Liberation As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Nelson Mandela Individuals come to coaching for a variety of reasons – to feel unstuck, navigate transitions, move toward a goal, or improve their quality of life.

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What is influencer marketing?

McKinsey

Influencer marketing is a collaboration between popular social-media users and brands to promote brands’ products or services.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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ICF Accreditation vs. Other Coaching Certifications

Master Coach University

If you’re a professional coach looking to stand out in a competitive industry, obtaining an ICF certification or other coaching certifications could be the key to success. However, with so many different certifications available, it can be challenging to determine which one is the right fit for you.

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Seminar / Webinar: Governance of career guidance systems (Wednesday 26th April)

Adventures in Career Development

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Governance of Career Guidance Systems in Nordic Countries Exploratory Workshops proudly presents a keynote lecture on the Governance of Career Guidance Systems. Please sign up if you are interested in attending. You are warmly invited to join the keynotes, which will be held on Wednesday 26th April at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, in Lillehammer or on Zoom.

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Building Rapport with Michael Reddington

Let's Grow Leaders

A significant part of successful leadership, listening and conversations are based on building rapport with the people you’re interacting with. Building rapport doesn’t always come easy when we’re dealing with different personality types, time constraints, or being forced to create relationships online where trust and connection are naturally more difficult to cultivate.

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Establishing Yourself as a Thought Leader

International Coaching Federation

We all have the ingredients to establish ourselves as thought leaders. As coaches, we develop unique perspectives based on our personal experiences, expertise, and values. These unique perspectives become thought leadership when they leave our minds in service of others. The challenge is that we, too often, are not communicating our own thought leadership.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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FLOAT Model to Level Up

International Coach Academy

A Coaching Model By Jennifer Stanley, Professionals Coach, CANADA FLOAT Model Leveling up Leveling up is what we do when we’ve maxed out our abilities at our current level. We’ve expanded and are full of knowledge and experiences sufficient to perform well here. But we very likely have also become bored and stagnant, because we’re stuck in a holding pattern.

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The next frontier in risk efficiency

McKinsey

As global risks increase and economic uncertainty persists, the risk functions within the financial services industry must continue to evolve talent to ensure organizational resiliency.

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Attracting Potential Coaching Clients

Master Coach University

“I know I could enroll coaching clients if people would just give me a CHANCE.” (That was me, decades ago.) But for years, I didn’t get many chances… …so I didn’t get many clients. This is the story of struggle I hear from too many coaches. “I don’t know how to attract clients.

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Until We Change The Way We Think About Inclusion It’s Never Going To Work

Forbes Careers

Inclusion is more than a social imperative, it's a competitive advantage. Until we reframe it as a non-negotiable element of good business, it's doomed to fail.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?