I got this idea from a couple of books I read this year – Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan; and Fierce Leadership by Susan Scott. Both great books if you like to learn by reading. Here’s my own version of a letter to new managers (also relevant for experienced managers, so keep reading).
Tag: accountability
Accountability
Colin Brett and Philip Brew at Coaching Development write: “As a coach, you can offer your coachee the opportunity to be accountable. This means that s/he uses you as a kind of witness that they have done something. They decide on a course of action in their session with you, plan the steps they will
On Being Coached
This week’s guest blog comes from Nadine Crowe. She writes… When I joined my company four years ago as an experienced hire, I was given a list of available Career Counsellors in my Workgroup. I asked my then line manager if she knew anyone on the list and she recommended a name. My Career Counsellor
My coaching story
I thought I might take a step back today and share my coaching story, so that you get a feel for why I rate coaching so highly above other learning options. It was 12 years ago that I started to read about the power of coaching compared to training. Research shows that
Integrated Adult
I’ve been reading through my notes from my Transactional Analysis 101 course, to develop my own understanding of how I can get the right balance between Parent, Adult and Child behaviors. Seems like it might be useful for me to share it with you guys too. So here goes, let me try to translate it
Hurricanes, earthquakes and conversation starters
I heard this morning that the East coast of the US is about to be battered by Hurricane Irene. So our lousy weather here pales into insignificance. Keep safe if you are in that area (though why you would be reading my blog right now instead of battening down the hatches, I don’t know!). My
Focus on the positive
It’s dreadful weather here in the New Forest. So bad that I feel my Seasonal Affective Disorder starting early this year. I don’t get it as badly as some people, but I know it when I feel it now, and I know what to do about it. So my lightbox is on, my dynamis flower
Weekly reflection
I mentioned previously that I’ve been using some of the best practices laid out in the First 90 Days to help me with my transition. This morning, I sat down to reflect on my week, using the following questions. I thought I’d share it with you in case it’s useful to you – I think
The storyline unfolds
Still pondering this epic story that I want to tell with my work, I spent some time with a couple of external colleagues from the leadership development arena yesterday. I don’t know about you, but I find it so useful to talk to people outside of work about what I am working on. Especially since
