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: What are some professional projects for which you’d like to get more space, as in : more resources, more visibility, more power, etc? What exactly would you like to get more of? If you get more space for that
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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: When you delegate some work, what is your typical communication style? What feedback did you get about it? What typically works well? What aspect of your communication do you typically struggle with when delegating? What would be one or
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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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What about a refreshing break? Sit down, lay back and relax. Feeling comfortable? Now push play. Watch and enjoy ! It’s over. Now check quickly – which tips do you remember? Did some ideas make you laugh? Did some others seem strange? Think just a bit… Let the pictures from the video cross your brain…
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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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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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Are “small mistakes” really not important? Why would something be right or wrong? Many people struggle to make effective, ethical decisions because they don’t fully realize what consequences their action will have. They might see only one of the many consequences and think – well, it’s not that great, but it’s not that important either,
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