Ok, so I get that we are all mega-busy. And I get that it’s tough to lay all of our tasks down to coach. And yet, there’s something else that I believe. Susan Scott summed it up in her book Fierce Conversations: “Why do we have such a long history of mistaking profitability and stock
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How was Two-Day?
Do share in the comments box how your conversations went on Two-Day. How does it feel to have closed that conversation gap? If you didn’t get the chance to have the conversation on Two-Day itself, there’s still all the time in the world….and yet, there isn’t. What I mean is that the longer you leave
Today is Two-Day: time to fill that conversation gap
So it’s time to have that conversation that you’ve been putting off. Time to hold yourself and your supervisor or career counsellor accountable for higher standards. But if you can’t have the conversation today, don’t make that an excuse not to have it. These conversations must happen if we are to feel better engaged, and
Fill that conversation gap: Two-Day Storybird
Just one day until Two-Day (22/2/2012). In celebration, and as a reminder for you, Bob and I created this Storybird, a short electronic picture-book to encourage you to fill that conversation gap. I’m really proud of it; I hope it inspires you to schedule a conversation – either with those working for you, or with
Two-Day Countdown: Be More Demanding
On Monday, I wrote about how supervisors and career counsellors could encourage individuals to tell them what the supervisor/CC needed to do to earn the right to coach the individual. A kind of “contracting” conversation if you like. Now let’s think about it from an individual’s perspective. I often hear individuals let their supervisors and
Trust and the conversation gap
We’ve been talking about conversation gaps, and using Two-Day (22/2/2012) to fill those conversation gaps. If you’ve missed the previous blogs about this, catch up here: What will you do to celebrate Two-Day What is a Conversation Gap? Which conversations are most “gappy”? One of the reasons that there may be a gap in
Which conversations are most “gappy”?
Continuing with our theme about the conversations gap, I thought you’d want to know which kinds of conversations will make the most difference. Perhaps this is where you should focus the conversations on Two-Day. Career Innovation, in their research, found that “many
What is a Conversation Gap?
Before I dig in to conversation gaps, a quick update on Katy. Thank you to everyone for your well wishes; your compassion was much appreciated. I am relieved to tell you that she has a calcium deposit under her tongue, which is harmless. No further action needed. Thank goodness. It takes these incidences to remind
What will you do to celebrate Two-Day
The 22nd day of the 2ndmonth 2012 is almost upon us. Two-Day. What will you do to celebrate? May I make a suggestion? It takes two to tango, so they say. It also takes two to have great conversations. People with conversation gaps are 280% more likely to say they intend to leave an organization.
Being an adult
So I’ve shared the first draft of the conversation starters, and I mentioned yesterday that we are going to add a different layer to them that enables the supervisee to come to the conversation fully prepared, in adult mode. I’ve mentioned this adult thing a few times lately, so let me explain more.
Change of plan
Victoria made a great point yesterday in her comment about sharing the questions with a supervisee before the meeting, so they could have a chance to reflect. And a couple of other comments from a couple of weeks back have struck a chord with me too…Manufreey said that telling the truth, the whole truth and
Next 3 Conversation Starters
I’ve been out of the office these past couple of days; Monday was a bank holiday for us in the UK, and Tuesday was my birthday, and I never work on my birthday. Thanks for all your best wishes – the power of social media strikes again. Let let me know what you think of
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
Update on Conversation Starters App
I got lots of feedback from our internal people about the conversation starters app. I’ve sifted through all the great feedback and have updated the picture. I’d like to share that again so you can see the next iteration. One thing to bear in mind is that these are just the titles of the conversations,
Conversation starters app
One of the things I am working on is an app that will help supervisors when they go into conversations with their people about their performance (as opposed to career type conversations). I’ve outlined what I think those conversations are, and I’d love to get your insights about additions or edits needed before I start
