Category: Coaching
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Managing teams effectively
Photo by Matteo Vistocco on Unsplash I am spending the next two days training a group of health professionals (32) on how to manage teams more effectively from building capability, managing motivation and change through to managing conflict and performance issues. It will be an engaging two days. I know that I will refer to Googles research regarding…
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Practice, Practice, Practice
Photo by Niklas Tidbury on Unsplash To learn you must practice. Not just once but many times. But that practice must also be good effective practice. Most training doesn’t involve much practice because we don’t have time but if you think that through that really is a bit stupid. Watch the video below on practice. Can’t see the…
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Do managers matter?
Photo by Tran Mau Tri Tam A good video from Google in defense of managers. Good tips on effective management. Can’t see the video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Coaching habits
Photo by Ben White How is your Sunday going? I finished a really good book this week on coaching called the The Coaching Habit. I have read many books on coaching as it is a big part of my training programs and this is probably the easiest to read and the most practical with many good…
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Coaching models
Photo by Green Chameleon Most trainers are aware of the GROW model of coaching but did you know that there are quite a few different models. Check out this list with links to other coaching models. Coaching models found here
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Coaching program
Coaching is a big part of every aspect of business now. It isn’t just a strategy for trainers and other development professionals. There isn’t an organisation that I have done some work for in the last ten years that hasn’t introduced coaching to its managers as a way to develop, enhance and re-invigorate employees. If…
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Leaders want to be good coaches
I was talking again, to another group this week, in Orange NSW about being an effective manager and a good coach. I found this article online when I got back that has some interesting stats on leaders and there desire to be effective coaches. Read the article at Harvard Business Review
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Manager, Coach??
I was delivering some management training last week in Wellington NZ and part of the program was on how to coach your staff. I realised that really to be a good manager you have to be a good coach. They go together. This article turned up on the Harvard Business Review and made me feel…
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Being a good boss
I am delivering some management training this week. This infographic is simple but explains what I am trying to get across. It would also be a good list of attributes for an effective trainer.
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Practice – but good practice.
Want to be a better, more effective trainer or for that matter a better anything? Well you are going to have to do a lot of practice. According to some experts 10,000 hours of practice. Where did that figure come from? What sort of practice works best? How much practice per day or session? These…