Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: Who are the 2 or 3 key people who most influenced the kind of leader you’ve become? What are some traits, skills or attitudes you’ve developed thanks to them? How could you leverage this legacy even better?
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Why speak, if you don’t think you’ll be heard? Sometimes you’re the only one to have a different opinion in the room. Caution or strategy would call you to keep quiet. But courage calls you to express your point. Why in heaven should make your point if you know that a decision has been made?
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“… Première urgence : attendez-vous à une inspection surprise de nos locaux dans la journée. Donc mise en place du dispositif d’apparence à son niveau maximal. Mercadet, vous allez vous reposer maintenant, vous devez être parfaitement réveillé quand ils débarqueront. Puis, faites disparaître les coussins. Voisenet, évacuez vos revues d’ichtyologie, Froissy, plus une trace de
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Once in a while it happens – you turn around and see that colleague, client or random interlocutor, and you feel a pinch in your heart. Or some anger. Or just some annoyment, some irritation… Jealousy’s just hit again! Yet like most of our spontaneous, disturbing reactions, jealousy can be turned into something positive and
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Trying to catch someone’s attention? « Well I didn’t dance for too long, I was really tired and all, and you know I don’t like it too much, but I made sure that I was right next to him, so he could really notice I was there, and I was having fun, and like I’m cool
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As we were discussing career transitions with a few managers during a coaching workshop, one of them, Roberto, shared recent feedback he had received. According to his colleagues, he would benefit from adopting a tougher style with this team, especially with regard to performance issues. Roberto had heard a bit of everything, comments ranging from
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