Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 5, 2022
How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make. So many new managers don’t receive the training or skills they need to be effective, lead their teams, and achieve meaningful results. As a result, well-intentioned, hard-working new managers often trip into these common mistakes new managers make; unnecessarily frustrating their teams, diminishing their credibility, and curtailing their influence.
International Coach Academy
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A Coaching Power Tool By Karin-Ann Holley, Life Coaching for Educators, NETHERLANDS. Flip the Saboteurs: Hyper-achiever and People-pleaser. During my ICA journey, I encountered a second coaching program called Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine. I went through the 6-week training program and found it life-changing. The simplicity of the model, its easy application, and its profound impact made me want to continue my growth in this area and used it as a tool in my coaching practice.
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Master Coach University
JUNE 9, 2022
So many coaches are personally transformed through their coaching experiences… …but your coaching business also changes your life financially. Coaches are paid as well as doctors or attorneys… …but you don’t have to go to school for years to get a degree. Coaches listen to clients, ask questions, And, “POOF!”… …money shows up. Of course, […].
The Creative Life
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Sometimes, the work just dries up. No new freelance jobs. No sales. No bookings. Don't panic. Do this instead. The post What to do when the work dries up appeared first on The Creative Life.
Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC
Technical chops 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. Join seasoned executive Chandra McCormack for a breakdown of how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace culture that energizes rather than exhausts.
International Coach Academy
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A Research Paper By Flo Cheever, Personal Relationships and Life Mastery Coach, UNITED STATES. Martin Seligman “The Father of Positive Psychology”. I first came upon Positive Psychology in a University psychology class in 2010. The whole focus on the benefits of positive affect on life rang true. I admired the work of Martin Seligman, “the Father of Positive Psychology” and his focus on building positives, rather than focusing on psychopathology.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 18, 2022
I am a HUGE proponent of showing up with genuine curiosity at work. Need to have a performance feedback conversation with an under-performing employee? There’s no better place to start than with curiosity. Need a solution to a seemingly no-win scenario with a customer? Again, a bit of curiosity goes a long way. And yet, I know I’m guilty of this.
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Darius Foroux
AUGUST 19, 2022
The Stoic Musonius Rufus believed that “the soul is strengthened as it is trained for courage by enduring hardships and trained for… Continue reading on Stoic Letter ».
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 3, 2022
Help your team be more compassionate, courageous, and curious. During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? We’ve been asking this question of the leaders we work with around the world. Consistently, compassion, courage, and curiosity continue to top the list, closely followed by flexibility and authenticity. In fact, in our recent LinkedIn poll, 61% said “compassion” was most the most critical leadership value this year.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 15, 2022
Avoid This Mistake When Giving Your Boss Bad News. You’ve got to give your boss bad news. But the timing isn’t great–for you or for them. The restructure. The uncertainty. The promotion that’s right around the corner. Maybe it’s just not a great time to rock the boat. . How do you give your boss bad news well, while avoiding the proverbial shooting of the messenger?
Let's Grow Leaders
MAY 2, 2022
As organizations flatten and people continue to work remotely, it will take more than an executive sponsor to ensure your leadership development sticks. You need leaders at every level engaged with your training as leader coaches to facilitate application and learning. The Power of Leaders as Coaches. If your Sales SVP thinks your leadership development program is a distraction, your sales managers will show up late and multi-task.
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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.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
It’s easy for true gratitude to get lost in the swirl of formal recognition programs, everyday courtesies, and the relentless push for more and better. Progress is good. You need recognition. And courtesy is vital. But none of these are genuine gratitude. True gratitude begins with deep humility. It changes us. True gratitude transforms our relationships.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Invest One Hour a Month to Help Your Team Perform Even Better. Every truly high-performing team has one thing in common: They spend time in candid conversation talking about what’s working and consistently look for ways to improve. They look at the work they’re doing and ask “how can we” do this EVEN BETTER? And they enjoy and celebrate their success.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
To Gain More Confidence Saying No at Work, Start with Your “Yes” It’s never easy to say no at work. After all, you want to be helpful, responsive, and a team player. And yet, every time you say “yes” to something or someone, you’re saying “no” to something or someone else. When you tell your boss, “Yes, I will work late tonight,” you might have to tell your daughter, “No, I can’t come to your tee-ball game.” Or, when y
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 24, 2022
Small Acts of Managerial Courage Build Confidence, Trust, and Connection. What if you approached the new year with just a bit more managerial courage? Could you take on a new challenge? Try a new approach? Tell someone the truth? Question that decision that just doesn’t make sense? Raise your hand to try something new? Ask for feedback? When I think of the most courageous leaders I’ve worked with over my career, it’s not the BIG decisions they made or the SINGLE TIME they made
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Help Your Team Get Unstuck. By Showing Up a Bit More Curious. It’s a strange and ironic phenomenon. Despite all the change going on, have you noticed your team sometimes gets stuck in a rut of uninspiring routines? It’s easy to hunker down and do things the old way, particularly when so much else is changing. But what if the old habits, make it even more tricky to thrive in the midst of change?
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Prepare for Workplace Conflicts. with a few “Go-To” Conversation Starters. Have you ever felt this way? You’re in the middle of a challenging workplace conflict, and you’re at a complete loss for words. You’re mad. They’re mad. Maybe you even say something you can’t take back. And then in the middle of the night, the perfect words come to you.
Let's Grow Leaders
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal. After a Heartwrenching Layoff. My LinkedIn feed and email inbox are filled with news of layoffs and reorganizations causing unexpected career turbulence. And I’ve had more than a few phone calls from really talented human-centered leaders hurting for the team members they’ve had to lose and deeply concerned about those who remain after the layoff.
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Balancing leadership strategy and tactics is critical for leaders at every level of an organization. When you don’t pay enough attention to strategy, you and your team end up lost in a wilderness of meaningless, unproductive busyness. However, when you don’t pay attention to tactics and effective management, you create needless conflicts, frustrations and hurt feelings.
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!
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
To get better executive leadership support, ask for what you need. You have lots of great reasons to want better leadership support for your team. An executive visit can really help provide strategic context and reinforce important priorities. A regular cadence of executive exposure opens doors for your high-potential employees. And of course, if your executive is closer to the day-to-day challenges you face, they’re better positioned to share, solicit and respond to ideas and remove roadb
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Exploring the S Curve of Employee Growth. In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I speak with Whitney Johnson, author of Smart Growth, about how to support your team along the S curve of employee growth. When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur.
Let's Grow Leaders
AUGUST 28, 2022
Practical Approaches For a Better Clear the Air Meeting. Do you ever need to have a meeting to “clear the air?” This question came in from one of our recent leadership development programs. An HR professional working to support co-workers who wanted to resolve their conflict and show up for one another in a human-centered way. They wanted to have a clear-the-air meeting, but they wanted to ensure it didn’t backfire and make things worse.
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 13, 2022
Empowered teams will transform results, solve problems you didn’t know exist, and rapidly respond to change. Most managers will say they want those outcomes and that they believe in an empowered team, but unintentionally prevent their teams from doing their best. Avoid these common roadblocks and you’ll release your team to be their best: Soak up their time.
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Learning how to promote your training courses online is key to growing your training business. In this Ultimate Guide to Marketing we cover effective and modern marketing strategies that will help you market your training program, and sell more courses. You’ll learn how to: Harness the power of SEO to drive website traffic Convert more website visitors to sales Create smart email marketing campaigns Get the most out of course marketplaces Establish a referral program And more… Get ready to see y
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 17, 2022
These conversation starters make caring dialogue a bit easier. For most teams, having genuine caring conversations takes practice. It can feel easier to keep the conversations light, particularly if that’s your team culture. But at a time when people are longing for compassion and connection, taking the conversation a level deeper can make all the difference for your employees’ mental health, as well as for building deeper trust.
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 31, 2022
Help your team master rapidly changing priorities with skillful preparation. Rapidly changing priorities can demoralize and frustrate your team if you’re not prepared to help them navigate the shifting landscape. Effective leaders prepare their teams for changing priorities, create structures to help the team shift, and advocate for their team to ensure their work is meaningful.
Master Coach University
JUNE 4, 2022
What is the average life coach salary (UK)? You may be asking yourself this question if you are planning to venture into life coaching in the UK. In this blog post, you will get to know the salary and what it takes to become a life coach? You will also learn the trending types of […].
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Save Days, Weeks, Even Months of Lost Time. with a Quick Check for Understanding. What is a Check for Understanding? All communication involves a send and a receive. A check for understanding is a simple confirmation that the message you intended to send is what the receiver heard. In other words, is your team picking up what you’re putting down?
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With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
People are a lot like trees. You can’t make a tree do something, and the same holds true for people. No person brings the entire package to their work, just like no tree brings everything for every environment that you could possibly want. That’s not how any of it works. You’ll help your leadership when you can embrace and recognize the strengths that people bring and invest in that.
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Nail Your Next Job Interview By Showcasing Your Unique Value. I get frustrated and sad when I see highly qualified people unable to sell themselves in a job interview– particularly when they seem to be so qualified. It happened again, perhaps you know someone who can benefit from this story and the actions that followed. Meet Me in St. Louis.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. This heartfelt post came from years of listening to high-performing employees vent their frustrations about the stupid things their managers said.
Let's Grow Leaders
OCTOBER 10, 2022
What’s your most valuable leadership practice? At the start of our work together, we’ll ask leaders and managers around the world for their most valuable leadership practice. There are several answers that consistently rise to the top, including clarity, vision, encouragement, communication, listening, empathy, and support. These are certainly valuable.And when we ask the tens of thousands of leaders and managers we’ve worked with about the most valuable practice they’ve learne
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
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