Radical Candor in Leadership
A leader needs to build and maintain positive working relationships, guide their employees, and give – and receive – feedback. ‘Radical candor’ is a recognised leadership skill that has been achieving a lot of traction since 2017, with the publication of Kim Scott’s...
Getting the best out of your mentoring experience
How to get the best out of your mentoring relationship I’d like to follow up on my previous post Mentoring for a Change – Mentoring Exchanges, and talk about how to get the most out of your mentoring relationship, or to ensure an effective mentoring experience. In...
Goldilocks and the 3 Coaches: Finding the right coach
Once upon a time their lived 3 Coaches: Too Nice Coach, Too Direct Coach and Balanced Coach… Their lived Goldilocks, a professional in a newly appointed leadership role at Forest Industries. An international company with expanding reach and rapid business...
6 Ways to show you are actively listening: What we know but may have forgotten
I was coaching a senior NGO executive working through the struggles of listening she felt she had. She knew she should be listening better but felt focused on results and getting things done rather than taking the time to listen to what was being said to her. She felt...
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