Analogies with war are common places in business According to Geoffrey James’ research on extraordinary bosses, whether leaders consider the world of business as a battlefield or as an ecosystem makes a fundamental difference. Average bosses invest energy in creating troops, securing allies, expanding their territories and defeating enemies. To put it short – they
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Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: In our societies, success is often associated with “how high” one sits. This image is of success is so strong that we often hear about people “climbing up the leadership ladder”. This clearly implies that development, growth and success
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Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: What are the different generations you work with? What do you find most interesting and enjoyable about it? What do you find most difficult? What do you do well when working across generations? How could you
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Would you like to try a few coaching questions? Take a notepad and get started: What’s the most difficult project you’re working on at the moment? What type of difficulties are you facing? How could you develop a different perspective on these difficulties? Who could help you? Who else?
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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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What about a refreshing break? Sit down, lay back and relax. Feeling comfortable? Now push play. Watch and enjoy ! Now go through the following questions, taking a moment to answer them for yourself, each in turn : How did you feel watching this process? What thoughts crossed your mind? Any judgements
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What about a refreshing break? Sit down, lay back and relax. Feeling comfortable? Now push play. Watch and enjoy ! Now go through the following questions, taking a moment to answer them for yourself, each in turn : How did you like this team? What comments, words or images came to your
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Cesaria Evora just passed away last month. So much poetry gone with this very special lady… So much depth, too, and life learnings. Just the perfect combination to inspire a short tribute to this great artist. Why am I convinced she’s a source of learnings for everyone’s work life? Take a small island, lots of
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How comfortable do you feel about making mistakes? Why in heaven would I encourage people to make mistakes? Because it’s one of the most powerful ways to really and truly learn about risk management. Obviously part of managing risks is about scenario planning. Yet how do you truly assess risk-taking? And learn to deal with
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This name might not ring a bell. Dan is one of these people who are incredibly famous… among specific groups of people. If neither leadership nor social networks or blogging are part of your interests, then you might wonder who that guy is. Here is why I think it’s worth changing that… Take a car
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