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What it will take for Team Coaching to Spread
In my previous blog, I wrote about team coaching and why I think such coaching should be more pervasive in the business world. Though many companies are starting to use team coaching, according to one study (Henley University of Reading, UK), while 51% of organizations surveyed reported using individual coaching, only 4% use team coaching. [...]
Continue reading...Why Team Coaching Should be Extensive in the Business World
23 July 2010
Though the concept of team coaching is not new (think sports), most businesses stick with individual one-to-one coaching, primarily to support up and coming talent or deal with perceived skills shortages of individual employees. This is a pity and makes little sense when you think about the sheer number of teams across most businesses, and [...]
Continue reading...“Electric Thinking” Teams
22 July 2010
In a recent study of over 1500 CEOs, IBM discovered that most leaders believe the No. 1 requirement in today’s’ economy is creativity. Moreover, this creativity is understood to be less likely to be attained through traditional organizational structures, even when suggestion boxes and reward systems exist. The aversion to risk taking and internal obstacles [...]
Continue reading...In my book, why leadership is needing a fresh look
21 July 2010
There are literally tombs written about effective leadership, leading teams or change (often the same thing), the needed characteristics or traits of a good leader, admirable CEOs who have accomplished great things etc Look up Amazon or Wikipedia and you’ll get millions of hits. My own bookshelves and filing cabinets are full of insightful (and [...]
Continue reading...75% of Survey shows a “satisfied” federal workforce: should we be reassured?
12 July 2010
On July 12 the Office of Personnel Management issued the findings of the largest-ever survey of the federal government workforce -http://www.fedview.opm.gov/2010/Reports/ The results can be construed as “encouraging”: three quarters of the 500,ooo workers who responded say they feel a sense of accomplishment and are satisified with their pay but even the director of the OPM acknowledges [...]
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23 July 2010
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