May, 2023

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12 Tips to Achieve and Maintain a Good Work-Life Balance

BetterUp

Feeling like all you do is work? You’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life with so much work happening at home? And how do you balance your workload to be more efficient? Is it more than just hitting a weekly yoga class ?

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The Emotionally Attuned Coach

International Coaching Federation

As coaches, we are not machines. I don’t believe artificial intelligence (AI) will ever be able to outperform the power of one human engaging with another through the partnership of coaching. However, showing up as humans in our coaching requires continual growth in awareness of our emotions, thinking, and intuitions. We must constantly be learning.

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10 Types of Tools for Coaching to Create Yourself! (with lots of examples)

The Coaching Tools Company

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as 10 Types of Tools for Coaching to Create Yourself! (with lots of examples) I originally created this list of types of tools for coaching for a workshop I presented at my ICF chapter. Then I realised it was a great list to inspire everyone to create their own Coaching Tools and Exercises. And I bet many of you have coaching tools you're using in your practice without even realising!

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Navigate Workplace Conflict: 3 Powerful Phrases to Foster Better Connection

Let's Grow Leaders

Recognize the Humanity in Others as You Navigate Workplace Conflict To effectively navigate workplace conflict, prioritize connecting with the human at the center of it all. Begin by acknowledging the situation and expressing your optimism about finding a resolution collaboratively. Consider using these impactful phrases to start a conversation focused on empathy and understanding as you navigate workplace disagreements. 1.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The Impact of Emotions in Negotiation

Harvard Business School Online

Negotiating successfully requires the right mindset and a high degree of emotional intelligence. Here's how emotions can impact your outcomes at the bargaining table.

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How To Craft A LinkedIn Profile That Recruiters Love, According To 100 Hiring Professionals

Forbes Careers

Tips for optimizing each section of your LinkedIn Profile to attract recruiters and stand out as a candidate, according to 100 hiring experts.

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Why Becoming Curious about Conflict is Good for Business

International Coaching Federation

Neurodiversity means we all think, behave, and respond differently. Recognizing the benefits of different perspectives and approaches is essential to making better decisions. But differences can lead to conflict, so how do you manage that? Neurodiverse Conflict Is Good Conflict Let’s be honest, when you think of “conflict,” you probably relate it to a terrible experience.

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What Is Networking and Why Is It So Important? (Plus Tips)

BetterUp

Networking usually involves meeting new people who share a profession, industry, or interests. But how do you network, and why is networking so important?

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Leading with the Enneagram with Karl Hebestreit

Let's Grow Leaders

Do you want to gain insight and understanding in both yourself and your organization? The ability to take on another person’s point of view is a vital part of getting anything done successfully, and the Enneagram offers a unique and effective route to open people up to other ways of thinking. In this episode Karl Hebenstreit, Ph.D., author of The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram , provides an overview of Organization Development tools and frameworks traditionally associate

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eWOW 2023 Virtual Summit #OwnYourGrowth

At eWOW, we are all about holistic growth – personal and professional. Growth that goes beyond a job title and paycheck. This year, eWOW 2023 virtual summit focuses on owning your growth – an action plan that will help you chart your path to success that is unique to you.

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10 Strategies to Build Team Morale in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Are you struggling to keep your employees motivated and engaged in the workplace? Are you facing high levels of absenteeism, poor performance, or high turnover rates? These are all signs of low employee morale, which can be detrimental to your organization's success. The good news is that building and maintaining high employee morale is possible with the right strategies in place.

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What every CEO should know about generative AI

McKinsey

Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.

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While CEOs Blame Remote Work For Decreased Productivity, Here’s The Bigger Picture

Forbes Careers

Labor productivity—or output per hour—decreased 2.7% in the first quarter of 2023 for the nonfarm business sector, the sharpest decline in 75 years.

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Professional Coaching Expected to Grow as Pandemic Impacts Wane

International Coaching Federation

– Snapshot Study of the Human-Driven Profession Reveals Optimism for the Future Even Amid Digital Transformation- Lexington, Kentucky, USA— The International Coaching Federation (ICF) today released its 2023 ICF Snapshot Survey: Future of Coaching. Overall, the study found coach practitioners have a high degree of confidence that the industry will continue to grow.

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Top Techniques for Coaching Your Contact Center Agents

Speaker: Francoise Tourniaire - Founder of FT Works, Omid Razavi - Chief Advocacy Officer at SupportLogic, and Gregory Walker - Senior Product Manager at SupportLogic

The 'great resignation' and the 'great talent reshuffle' have impacted contact center and customer support staff as much, if not more than, any other part of the workforce. Couple that with a potentially volatile economy and it's clear that organizations must invest in innovative approaches if they want employees who are engaged and informed enough to significantly improve the customer experience and eliminate the high costs associated with agent attrition.

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Why Do You Want to Be a Supervisor: How to Answer and More

BetterUp

Jump to section Why recruiters and hiring managers ask this question 5 tips for a supervisor position interview Benefits of being a supervisor “Why do you want to be a supervisor?

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Performance Management: How to Give Feedback to a Team Member Who Isn’t Changing

Let's Grow Leaders

My Feedback Isn’t Working…Performance Management for Repeat Issues You take performance management seriously. You care deeply about your team, their results, and their long-term career success. If you’re reading this, it sounds like you’re feeling a bit frustrated and stuck, because your well-intentioned accountability conversations aren’t fixing a repeated issue.

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Designing a Remarkable Employee Perks Program that Fuels Success

Vantage Circle

In today's fast-paced business landscape, the concept of "Employee Perks Program" has emerged as a game-changing strategy that fosters a thriving work environment. Employees now want more than just salaries from their employers. They want a competitive benefits package to motivate them and improve their satisfaction. This innovative approach goes beyond the standard compensation package.

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The art of data: Empowering art institutions with data and analytics

McKinsey

A data-driven view of key metrics can help art organizations articulate value, reshape strategy, build resilience, and achieve operational excellence.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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5 Easy Ways To De-Stress During Mental Health Awareness Month

Forbes Careers

As mental health problems among the U.S. workforce continue to climb, it's incumbent upon all workers to have a personal plan to mitigate stress. Here are five tips to get you started on your individualized plan.

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Help Your Clients Take a Risk to Achieve the Goal

International Coaching Federation

I went skydiving 15 years ago. I did not feel it was a risk at the time (and to date I still don’t). But when I submitted my life coaching sessions for review towards my ICF credential PCC designation? Now THAT was a risk for me. A risk of experiencing several emotional (ego) disturbances, putting my vulnerability and values on the line; challenging my self-concept, deepest fears, and insecurities; and facing possible rejection, and FAILURE.

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Five Mistakes to Avoid with Online Learning

Vector Solutions

When it comes to traditional versus online learning, there are many factors to take into consideration before you can determine what kind of program is the right fit for you or for your organization. With the proliferation of online training, particularly since the move to hybrid work, you may have experienced a wide spectrum in terms of online course quality and effectiveness.

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Remote Team Communication: How to Send Memorable Messages

Let's Grow Leaders

Capture Attention Through Better Remote Team Communication With so many people working from anywhere, effective remote team communication has never been more critical. But with so many digital distractions and competing priorities, how can you ensure that your team is paying attention to what matters most? In our leadership development programs, we help managers get better at remote team communication by tapping into four key principles of memory: recency, repetition, recall, and emotion.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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3 Powerful Ways to use the Wheel of Life in Career, Executive or Business Coaching!

The Coaching Tools Company

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as 3 Powerful Ways to use the Wheel of Life in Career, Executive or Business Coaching! The Wheel of Life tool can be customised to an individual client's situation in a surprising number of ways. In this article we look at using the Coaching Wheel in Career, Executive or Business coaching (although other niches will also find these tips and ideas transferable).

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Looking within: How Walmart in Mexico changed everything for an omnichannel future

McKinsey

The executive committee at Walmex had to lead differently to take the company into the digital age. They reflect on the changes in the organization and in themselves.

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Bank Loan Officer Survey Shows That The Economy Will Slow Down, Leading To Layoffs

Forbes Careers

With tighter restrictions on business and personal loans, the economy will contract. As businesses are unable to procure funding, they will likely need to streamline costs, which will include conducting layoffs.

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A Guide to Building Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Up Your Culture

The term psychological safety may sound familiar to you. Recently, it’s been frequently touted as highly important in the workplace. Similar to buzzwords like burnout and quiet quitting, you’ve probably thought to yourself, “Yeah, I’ve got it under control.” But have you ever really taken the time to understand what psychological safety is, why it’s important, and the overall influence it has on the culture and engagement of your team?

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha