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Years ago, I got called in to coach a newly promoted leader; this client had been with their company for fifteen years and finally moved up the ranks. However, the company soon realized that their new manager was not quite ready for his role, thus my being called in. This story represents a large part …
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Going to work every day, and showing up for work, are two very different concepts. Workers go to work - they perform their job to the basic level; they may not like their work, their organization, or life in general but these workers feel they need the money or benefits, which chains them to that …
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When looking at fostering creativity in the work environment, one 'too' that leaders can offer their members is to allow collaborative spaces. These are meeting areas, or work spaces, where member can go to either meet as a group, or for individual time, and be in creative mode. The two types of modes that I …
So much is talked about at this time of year on setting goals; personal goals, business goals, career goals, financial goals, and the list goes on. One area that I'm not so sure is talked about is goal-setting from the leadership viewpoint. These types of goals are separate from what the organization has set and …
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During a discussion with the leadership class I'm teaching, the subject of job titles came up, resulting in a lively exchange. Some opinions were that titles do not matter and are "over-rated"; for others, titles are important and strived for. Recent studies on the subject are finding that a good majority of employees - up …
As a Career Coach and Professor or Career Management, I am always in promotion mode for people to always manage their career; that means that one knows what they want for a career path, know what their skill sets are, and are prepared for a job transition if they need one. That being said, the …
We hear so much these days about how bad things are in the workplace. In a study done by Healthy Companies International, a management consulting firm, one-in-four workers are unhappy with their jobs finding it is only a means to making money to enhance other activities in their life. Of the workers surveyed, eleven percent …
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Employee engagement is a hot topic in workplace news. Engagement means the degree to which employee's are invested in their jobs and the organization. Employee engagement is down - last figures show 54% - and a lot of it is due to a lack of involvement by leadership. The downturn in the economy has led …
During self-assessment, which is a crucial step in one's career management process, an area of importance to understand is one's values. Values are "the beliefs about the qualities of human life or the types of behavior that an individual wants to attain" (Greenhaus & Callanan, 2006). Values usually develop early on and can be learned behaviors …
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