Coaching Tip

MARCH 21, 2015

Mentoring is just one of many examples of efforts organized to support others with specialized teaching and guidance. To be an effective mentor, your EQ (level of emotional intelligence) needs to be at least as high as your IQ (more academic or conceptual understanding-based smarts). Authors Stephen E. Kohn and Vincent D.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I have had my own share of satisfying as well as frustrating mentor-mentee relationships, and its taught me that the person I am mentoring should be taking responsibility for the logistics of our time together as well as their own growth and learning. Stop over and view a different look at the power of mentoring.

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Career Advancement

JULY 19, 2021

Find mentors who can encourage your growth and help guide your direction, too. Take classes, and read books and articles by leading experts. Here are a few ways to do that: Use open body language, make eye contact, and smile. Leverage the resources they point you toward to continue learning. Practice active listening.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. I heartily endorse that find a great mentor. I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor is a resource for business trends, societal issues and opportunities. Know where you are going.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 1, 2014

Nurture your network by sending articles, books and emails to people to show you’re thinking about them. Have a point of view before you start a book or article and see if what you think is confirmed or refuted by the author. Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Network intensely. Read all the time.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2014

While I aspire to achieve more in my career, I also aspire to be humble. The interview advice books say we should support our stories with statistics. I mentored. Your career and your life, they are not about you – they are about what you contribute. Open doors. I work on projects during the day.

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Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But winning teammates understand that it is what you do before and after work that will eventually open doors of opportunity to change the work you do and significantly increase the impact you can have. Here are the THREE AREAS you should invest in as a teammate: Invest 30% of your time “AFW” with a MENTOR.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Solicit their advice on your job search and ask for their feedback on your resume. This is the time to start thinking about who could be your mentor when you need to make career decisions. Ask them for advice. This can leave a far better impression than trying to be flexible, open to anything and non-committal.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A related initiative was the three-shift per-day schedule (rather than two), which opened up more actual jobs. That’s why Fortune ’s editors named it as the ultimate in their 2012 book The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time. The “$5 Day” not only solved Ford’s immediate problem. For good or ill.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

For example recently via social media someone I didn’t know asked me for a piece of advice that was easy to answer. The next thing I know I’m asked to review this person’s book and but extended no offer of a free book. I do have a new book out as well, would you have time to review it for me if I sent you a free copy?”

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HR Digest

MARCH 2, 2020

If you measure your self-worth by how hard you work, your education, and how far you have made it in your career, then self-doubt is sure to creep in. Most working professionals suffer from self-doubt at some time in their career. Nearly half of women felt their career progress was undeserving of their work input!

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 14, 2016

During a 360-degree performance review early in my career, I learned that some people whom I was responsible for leading didn’t feel I gave them adequate feedback about their performance. If you genuinely wish to improve in your ability to connect with others, seek honest feedback from a friend or mentor you trust.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 6, 2020

How do I coach and mentor my former teammates? Peter Economy’s book, Wait, I’m the Boss?!? , If you don’t know him, Peter is a bestselling business book author and ghostwriter with more than 100 books to his credit. What advice do you have to the new manager who wants just one thing to focus on to start off right?

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Open to Criticism. In the early days of your entrepreneurial career, it’s recommended that you conduct an analysis of your strengths and weaknesses. Think of it this way: it was your open-mind and willingness to learn that got you into a position where you could start a business in the first place. Find a Mentor.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 28, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the new book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

It relieves stress and allows us to be more open to others. When we are more open, we have a much better chance of enjoying our followers. Mentoring them is one of the most satisfying (and enjoyable) things you can do. All of us, at some time in our career, have the privilege of working with a leader who enjoys us.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Bud to Boss Community Re-Opens Its Doors by Kevin Eikenberry on January 17, 2011 in Leadership , Learning February 15th my next book, co-authored with Guy Harris, will be published. Join us for fr’ee now!

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

This book will help you define it, and in a great blend of academic analysis and practical observations help you gain more of it. This book will help you define it, and in a great blend of academic analysis and practical observations help you gain more of it. This book will open your eyes and change your mind.

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Coaching Tip

APRIL 23, 2015

created a step-by-step resource, Your First Leadership Job: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others , that explores the mindset, toolkit and practical advice first-time leaders should employ to become better and more productive leaders. The book covers a number of topics: . Wellins, Ph.D. Leadership is a Choice.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 5, 2022

During these past two years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value, therefore, making for an ideal time to read, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil. The book lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between.

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ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

For example recently via social media someone I didn’t know asked me for a piece of advice that was easy to answer. The next thing I know I’m asked to review this person’s book but extended no offer of a free book. I do have a new book out as well, would you have time to review it for me if I sent you a free copy?”.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. Good advice.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 10, 2024

In terms of the impact of our work, it’s been incredibly gratifying to meet and hear from leaders and working people who have changed the way they hire, onboard, lead, assess, mentor, support and communicate with their teammates after working with us directly or reading my books and article. The pandemic opened our eyes.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 10, 2021

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. O’Neil : My knee-jerk reaction is that I was lost.

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s why I wrote my book Why Leadership Sucks™ … to highlight the fact that servant leadership is the best way to go. But this post isn’t all about me and only my advice. What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)?

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The Practical Leader

JULY 12, 2023

He quotes a wise elder who became a mentor and guide, “It is from the heart.” American author, mythology researcher, and professor, Joseph Campbell, was known for his advice to “follow your bliss.” ” He touched his palm to his chest. “In Tibet, we call it authentic presence.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 5, 2010

So pour yourself a glass of eggnog, settle into the season and open the presents at her site, Get Your Leadership Big On ! My thanks to Jane for including my own post, How to Inspire Others , among them. Posted in Uncategorized Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 10, 2010

A few days later he embarked on a related career path and he’s never been happier. Purposeful abandonment opened the door to a richer, fuller life. … My advice about this post is to read it every day for the next month. Purposeful Abandonment by Dan Rockwell Not long ago, in frustration, a friend of mine quit his job.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Equally impressive, Van Gorder had to reinvent his career after having been injured on the job as a California police officer.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Is it possible that when you open your heart, you may find a germ of kindness in that person that could blossom into empathy and great leadership? Be open to some surprise in what’s possible in those around you. Mary Jo Asmus : July 19, 2010 at 11:14 am Tanmay, that must have been a very wonderful mentor. Aggressive and kind?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

If the issue, circumstance, or situation is important enough, and there is enough at stake, people will do what is necessary to open lines of communication and close positional gaps. The methodology laid out in her book 'Fierce Conversations' is SUPERB! Love your articel and the suggestions within it. Thanks again.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). Mentors, peers, and an executive coach may work. Ask those you trust to give honest, open feedback. Keep your ears open. You’ll have a much better chance of getting feedback if you stay open to others. Ask for feedback.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 22, 2010

So, explore the beliefs that keep you from telling it like it is with a friend, a coach, or a mentor. Be open to what you discover. Ask them to help you understand how you can make the unpleasant news bearable. These things will lessen the fallout. Are they valid? What keeps you from truth-telling? I bought it.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 13, 2010

Showing your humanity by admitting them and apologizing can help you develop better relationships with your followers Create an action plan and ask someone – mentor, friend, coach – to hold you accountable; meet with them regularly to discuss your progress and challenges. We all make mistakes.

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