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Can All Managers Coach Every Employee?

And should they? Or are others in the organization better qualified to provide support?

Often we assume that managers should be able to coach each of their employees, but this is not always the case. Consider the difficulty in coaching employees who are better skilled than the manager in performing certain tasks. Consider the difficulty […]

Moving the Frame

One of the best ways to find your way around a challenge is literally thinking around it. We often get fixed in place, wearing blinders and seeing only what’s right in front of us. If we could just change perspective, we would likely discover something new that we didn’t see before. In any challenging situation, […]

Accent the Positive

I recently attended an evening discussion with Martin Seligman, the author and psychology professor regarded as the founder and sage of positive psychology. His new book, Flourish, focuses on achieving a life of “well-being.”

Seligman suggests we move beyond the search for happiness as the path to “lasting fulfillment”—something he advocated in his earlier book, […]

Necessary Initial Steps for Setting Up a Mentoring Program for Your Organization

Have you been charged with setting up a mentoring program for your organization? There is a lot to think about when you undertake such an initiative. I have seen mentoring programs that aren’t successful because there was never any communication within the organization as to the purpose of the mentoring program. Like any other well-run […]

Do You Need a Coach?

Have you ever wondered if you would benefit from having a coach? Short answer – yes, likely you would. Most individuals who are top performers in their field have benefited from having a professional coach at some point in their lives to provide them guidance and support.

Professionals choose coaches for many reasons, among them, […]