The Coaching Association welcomes Ronnie Grabon, SPHR to the network. Ronnie brings more than 25 years of experience in the human resources field. She has served on the senior executive team for a number of organizations in addition to having been involved in executive coaching and transition planning for both groups and individuals. In addition, [...]
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Heads up, friends and neighbors. Companies are reorganizing and if you’re working for them you know what that means: the earth is going to move under your feet. If you want to keep your balance even as those around you might be losing theirs, think about what you want to do, what you say and [...]
Growing the Business – an entrepreneur’s goal Do you know how successful businesses grow and which leadership skills keep their growth on track? Ongoing research has determined the stages every successful business passes through as well as the leadership skills necessary to prevent stalling or retrenchment. Does your organization have the talent it needs to [...]
Feedback. Too much or too little? It depends on who you’re asking: “Everybody tells me what to do; from my mother to my manager. You’d think I didn’t have a brain in my head. Why can’t people just keep their opinions to themselves and let me do my job?” “The only time I get any [...]
Coach Michele Woodward has a way with words. Her recent post caught my eye and I asked for permission to reprint it. The links within the post will take you to Michele’s blog, which you may enjoy reading if you are a coach or someone considering hiring a coach. Michele has been writing about different [...]
Succession Planning A systemic approach to managing your talent is critical in today’s business climate. Succession planning is not just reserved for Global 100 corporations. Small to medium sized organizations, family businesses, and large corporations all need a robust process for growing talent. The complexities of business today dictate nothing less. “We can’t afford to [...]
Political pundits advise U.S. Presidents to have news conferences early and often. Why? 1. The public wants to know what’s happening and what the President’s doing about it. They want to know his command of the issues; how aware, involved, and decisive he is regarding critical events and breaking news. 2. The more often the [...]
Recently, Dana Arquilla, WFMY-TV web reporter and camerman Chris Keimig came by to ask me about a Kernersville, NC artist, Thomas Roam, who is using Google Maps to position himself online and to further enhance his attractiveness as a potential employee. The clip of the interview (at the bottom of the page) captures only a [...]
Whether you’re looking for a job or want to hold on to the one you have, keep your attitude in check. It’s not a question of if, it’s when you have a negative attitude it will spill over into negative behavior. That’s a mess you don’t want to have to clean up. Think positively and [...]
Multi-rater, or 360-degree feedback is a tool used by many coaches when they work with their clients. Especially in Executive Coaching where the idea is to help an individual improve in leadership effectiveness, feedback from peers, bosses, clients, subordinates, vendors, etc. can be a critical part of a developmental plan. Q: Why is 360 feedback [...]
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