Tag Archives: coaching
Leaders & their decisions…1
Scene : A coaching session with a CEO. CEO: There are now two candidates for the job of the operations head. A has many years of relevant experience and is less qualified. I can get him easily and at a … Continue reading
A new thinking in leadership and management….(overwhelmed)
You must be coming across this phrase often, particularly if you are a business leader who tries to keep in touch with the current research and thinking in the fields of leadership and management. There is always some new thinking. … Continue reading
How to be hardnosed: What to look for in your executive coach -7
What kind of leadership? This is going to be tough for you to decode. Ask, “What kind of leadership will I learn?” You may get answers like “Situational Leadership”, “Value based Leadership”, “Strategic Leadership” and so on.. These answers do … Continue reading
What to look for in your leadership coach -6
Experience as a business leader. Your executive coach should have been in a formal position like a CEO or a Managing Director or a President of a business organization and he or she should have served on the board of … Continue reading
What to look for in your leadership coach -5
The belief that one can learn leadership. There are many successful business leaders who think that one is born with leadership skills. They therefore think that one is either a leader or one is not a leader. This is not … Continue reading
What to look for in your leadership coach -4
Non-judgmental attitude! Why? You need a coach to help you think widely and deeply. If your executive coach reaches conclusions fast (he or she as an accomplished business leader may be able to reach conclusions faster), your thinking process will … Continue reading
What to look for in your leadership coach -3
Passion for developing people. An executive coach must be a person, who is passionate about developing people. How will you find this? This will show up in his \ her track record through -formal or informal teaching assignments -learning new … Continue reading
What to look for in your leadership coach -1
Goes without saying -your executive coach must have integrity! I know, integrity is a minimum requirement in every profession. Here it takes a different dimension. Your coach is asking you questions. Your answers do not create a flattering picture of … Continue reading
and you thought branding is for the big companies!
Amazingly, many start ups are asking for branding & design services. The big companies seem to be secure in the knowledge that they have big brands. But leaders of start ups are very careful and are willing to invest in … Continue reading
Your workouts seem to be simple at first..
More and more senior corporate executives are undergoing Learning Leadership programs. Every program involves a set of well structured workouts. A senior executive said that “The workouts seemed to be simple at first. But as I started putting down my … Continue reading