One reason people need coaching and mentoring is that they are constantly being buffeted by unexpected and unplanned events, interruptions and new desires. Most executives can control themselves, their actions and their agendas but it needs a lot of ruthlessness, impulse control and interpersonal skill to do it well. A mentor can provide energy to [...]
Your future will be very complicated. Lots of people, technology and constant change. If you have a mentor use them to help develop a good looking scenario for yourself. When we have the right images in our minds we’ve gotten to first base. Only then can we continue around the bases to develop the know [...]
I’ve recently been researching how to be a good mentor. Mentoring is different than coaching and training. Coaching is about polishing skills people already have. Training is about helping people learn how to do new things. Mentoring is about helping others navigate the organizational culture, effectively handling the ‘slides, snakes and ladders’. Tip number 1 [...]
Assumptions are quite often a missing link in the planning process. The benefit of putting assumptions in your plans is that they provide for another way to prepare for unforeseen events. In my coaching I often do a Potential Problem Analysis with clients. A way to generate a better list of potential problems is to [...]
This comes from the Leadership IQ Consultancy in a study that examined SMART goals.They concluded that goals ought to be HARD. Heartfelt: My goals will enrich the lives of somebody besides me. Animated: I can vividly picture how great it will feel when I achieve my goals. Required: My goals are absolutely necessary to help [...]
Are you getting the most from the people around you. I think a great opportunity we each should be looking for is the chance to harvest learning, experience and ideas from others. And importantly to come up with new solutions when challenged with tough questions. I came to this notion when I read the following [...]
In my business development coaching there are a couple of themes I go back to repeatedly. The three most important are related to ‘effort’ management. They are a] persistence, b] continually start and cultivate relationships and c] you’re actually a marketer of whatever service you offer [e.g. lawyers are marketers of legal services]. All this [...]
