Is the Coaching You’re Getting Good?
There are many people who consider themselves to be a coach. If you receive coaching from someone, how do you know it’s good?
Posts Tagged: coaching
Mentor, Coach, or Champion?
If you’re a professional woman working in government, I will bet big money that you have been told at least once that you should find yourself a mentor. It’s inevitably the go-to advice that I hear passed around when someone is facing career challenges or indecision. Honestly, it’s not bad advice. Here at GovLoop, weRead… Read more »
How to Be the Best Leader
We expect a lot from our government. Despite frequent funding constraints, we still expect agencies to deliver quality results to the public. High expectations externally drive high ones internally. As a result, government agencies are incredibly mission-driven. So when employees in the public sector act, their managers expect those actions to directly align with theRead… Read more »
Agency Heads Need Mentors, Too
Top executives require advice about their leadership styles and operating environs – in government as well as in the private sector. How do they get it? Suzanne de Janasz and Maury Peiperl interviewed dozens of corporate executives over the past two years to understand how “new CEOs in large organizations gain access to seasoned counselRead… Read more »
Respect for Millennials
Our current generation of millennial professionals will make up the majority of the workplace in the next twenty years. Employers report millennials aren’t ready for work–that in management and leadership areas they only succeed because they are bright achievers. So far. We have the power to change that. It’s not anyone’s fault–everything is happening soRead… Read more »
What Kind of Leadership “Coach” Are You?
Do you remember The Miracle on Ice? Northwestern’s Cinderella football season in 1995? The Bulls’ two three-peats? Then you probably remember reading and hearing lots about about Herb Brooks, Gary Barnett and Phil Jackson. With the World Cup upon us, we’re seeing almost as much focus on each team’s coach as we are its starRead… Read more »
What is Coaching, Teaching, Mentoring, Counseling?
Growing up in the Army, we would often use “coach, teach, mentor” in the same breath, yet make little distinction between the three. There are distinctions between those and in this blog I’ll add ‘counseling’ for comparison as well. The purpose here is to offer guidance on the most appropriate technique for talent development. We’llRead… Read more »
Measuring the Success of a Consultant
If you could show a $500,000 improvement in your organization’s bottom line, would you be a hero? If you could show a 75% retention rate in your pool of valued employees, would you be content? These are real life, internally verified savings of just a couple of our clients. Of course, not everyone reports theseRead… Read more »
Looking Ahead to 2014
It’s that time of year, to look ahead, make projections and take one last look at the year that has just ended. In the last few weeks, I have shared my values and views on being thankful, giving back, and a look at a few our client success stories. Today, I’d like to look aheadRead… Read more »
The Road to Transformational Leadership
This article outlines the four main qualities of a successful transformational leader. Here’s an interesting excerpt: “Research evidence clearly shows that groups led by transformational leaders have higher levels of performance and satisfaction than groups led by other types of leaders. Why? Because transformational leaders hold positive expectations for followers, believing that they can doRead… Read more »