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7 Questions Every Leader Needs to Ask Their Direct Reports

Lead from Within

It’s crucial for every successful leader to understand the motivations and drivers of their direct reports. As an executive leadership coach, I have helped my clients come up with seven of the most important questions that will create a positive and successful working environment with their direct reports.

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Leaders: Know Your Direct Reports’ Career Experiences and Aspirations

Michael Lee Stallard

#42 Know Your Direct ReportsCareer Experiences/Aspirations – Ask your direct reports about their prior work experiences, and what they liked and didn’t like about those experiences. Ask them about their career aspirations and how you can help them make progress toward those aspirations.

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How Chance Influences Our Career

The Horizons Tracker

The role of chance A second study , by Audencia Business School in Paris, also found that chance plays a considerable role in our careers. The majority of the participants (62.17%, or 424 respondents out of 682) reported having experienced a chance event that significantly influenced their careers.

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Do Your Direct Reports Have Leadership Potential? 14 Signs They Do

Lead from Within

As an executive leadership coach, I’ve identified key indicators that signal a direct report may be ready to take on leadership roles. Spotting these traits in your direct reports can help identify those with the potential to lead. Here are 14 signs to look for. Proactive Problem Solving: Do they tackle challenges head-on?

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Managing Insecurity Report – The role of good management

Chartered Management Institute

Read the full report Nearly 2.6 million people - are in severely insecure jobs, often characterised by low pay, unpredictable hours, poor protections, and limited career progression. Jennifer, 45-year-old educator, from the North West My manager helped me to decide a path for my career and that's why I'm doing engineering college.

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How to Stop Destructive Workplace Competition (Asking For a Friend)

Let's Grow Leaders

What do you do when two of your (high-performing, high-potential direct reports) don’t get along because they’re competing for your job? Two of my direct reports are jonesing for my job– and we’re in a spiral ugly workplace competition. This workplace competition is off the chain. The bad news?

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Focusing On Our Career Can Make Us Less Happy

The Horizons Tracker

New research from the University of Essex suggests that focusing too much on your career and not having enough fun can actually make you less happy. On the flip side, those who aimed to have more freedom in their lives reported feeling 13% happier. They also said they slept better and were more satisfied with their lives. ”

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