Using Assessments to Benefit Coaching Clients and Organizations Why Use Assessments? Organizations use assessments for a variety of reasons. Pre-employment assessments are the most popular, but over the past several years many more assessments for leadership development purposes have become commercially available. Executive coaches use a large variety of assessments depending on the issues which…
Why Coaching Adds Value
Six Primary Benefits of Coaching As executive coaches, we are often asked three questions about what we do for a living. While there are many variations, the theme is usually the same: “Isn’t coaching for people who are not performing well or just aren’t good leaders?” “How exactly do you coach people when you don’t…
Overcoming Your Inner Critic in Career Decisions
Six Steps to Confidently Move Towards Your Desired Future Are you your own worst critic? If you are like many individuals, your answer to this question is a resounding, “yes.” This can be especially true when it comes to career growth. I get it. There were times when I was growing my human resources career…
A Career Is Not A Spectator Sport
Do You Want a Job or a Career? Only about one-third (34%) of employees are actively engaged, involved and committed to their work, according to a 2018 Gallup report. Many reasons exist for low engagement at work, ranging from how your manager treats you, the security of your employer, your position, the opportunities you have…
Seven Attributes of Amazing Team Leaders
Delivering Results Through Teamwork In today’s workplace, most initiatives, programs and projects succeed or fail based on how teams deliver on the work involved. Each member plays an important role on the team, and team leaders have the unique responsibility to ensure that the team delivers on the expected results. Leaders who consistently succeed do…
How Perspective Can Limit Our Vision
Seven Questions to Broaden Your View to Achieve More This month, my hometown of Minneapolis will set a record for February snowfall, shattering the former record set in 1962. The big picture view is stunning: a fluffy white blanket that sparkles in the sunlight, pine trees, oaks and maples laden with snow, and mounds of…
Not in My Job Description – Act Beyond Boundaries to Achieve Career Growth
Have you ever been on the receiving end of someone telling you, “That’s not in my job description?” How did that make you feel? From a job description perspective, they may have been right. From a career advancement perspective, they may have been dead wrong. Job descriptions frame the duties, general responsibilities, expectations, education and…
No One Likes to be Should Upon
Do What You Decide is Best, not What Others Say You Should Do How do you feel when you’re given unsolicited advice? We’ve all received this so-called “gift.” While it may have been well meaning, it’s likely to be ignored unless it resonates. More than 20 years ago, I was in a company leadership meeting…
The Pillars of Career Success
Results and Relationships Lead to Career Growth Many factors contribute to career development, but two stand out as pillars for success—results and relationships. Results are the primary driver of career success. Without the ability to consistently meet or exceed objectives your career will stall. Results are measured not only on the specific tasks accomplished or…
How to Grow Your Career from a Virtual Workplace
Ten Actions that Enhance Career Progression for Remote Staff Out of sight, out of mind. This is a fear of many employees working remotely even though the majority now view the opportunity of telecommuting as a positive workplace option. Employees value the flexibility of working virtually and the opportunity to be measured on what really…