How to Select an Executive Coach
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by mb sigler
3d ago
The executive coaching industry has grown significantly over recent decades, So, how do you select a great executive coach? A review of research indicates five critical factors ..read more
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Leadership Bookshelf: New Releases
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by mb sigler
1M ago
Two new books on work that are meaningful reads ..read more
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3 Trends in Leadership 2024
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by mb sigler
2M ago
Recent research on leadership has highlighted several evolving trends and critical insights that are shaping how we think about leadership in 2024 ..read more
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Employee Recognition: Low Cost, High Impact
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by mb sigler
4M ago
Have you given positive recognition to your team lately? Leaders I coach often report that they don’t provide enough positive recognition. Positive recognition and feeling a sense of progress are two of the biggest motivators for performance, so why don’t we do more of it? Recent Gallup research shows that only 1 in 3 workers say they received recognition for doing good work in the past week, it's not uncommon for employees to feel that their best efforts are ignored, and employees who do not feel adequately recognized are twice as likely to say they'll quit in the next year. Recognition doesn ..read more
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Leading Others Holistically
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by mb sigler
9M ago
Fascinating research recently from McKinsey shows that employers are going beyond burnout and stress to consider employee well-being more holistically, including different factors that impact holistic employee wellbeing and how predictive each factor is to overall health. Leaders are well-aware they need to cultivate psychological safety and a sense of belonging in their teams; it is refreshing to see these factors correlated to well-being. Too often there is tension between performance and employee well-being. The distinctions between which factors are org vs. team vs. role vs. individual can ..read more
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Coaching the team as a leadership skill
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by mb sigler
9M ago
Coaching the team as a whole, not just individuals, is becoming a key leadership skill. Team coaching, whereby you use coaching practices in team meetings, has parallels to the same practices which foster team psychological safety including developing strong collaborative relationships amongst team members; coaching the team to solve problems collectively and using an inquiry/Socratic approach to help them think differently about challenges; and seeing failures as learning opportunities and creating a culture where failing is okay (with frequent post-mortems asking "what did we learn?"). All o ..read more
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The Neuroscience of Positive Leadership
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by mb sigler
9M ago
In order to understand team engagement & motivation, Google asked 180 teams: What is most important for team performance? The top responses included: making an impact, having meaning, role clarity and structure, and dependability of others. But the #1 response was psychological safety; that team members feel safe to take risks and be vulnerable in front of each other. Neuroscience informs this idea of psychological safety in teams. In fact, one of the most exciting developments in leadership coaching has been the rise of neuroscience-based research which provides insight int ..read more
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5 Minute Planning, Daily
Prana | Executive Leadership Coaching
by mb sigler
9M ago
Research shows that the first five minutes of your workday are critical to how effective the rest of your day is.  When you first arrive at your office, what do you do? A strong start to the work day includes 5 minutes of planning the day ahead. Even if your schedule is set well in advance, it can be helpful to take a few minutes when you fist sit down at your desk to plan and anticipate the rest of your day. Think about key decisions you need to take, and organize a priorities list for the day. Rearrange any meetings that aren’t critical. Build in preparation time to key meetin ..read more
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High Performing Habits, part 2
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by mb sigler
9M ago
In an earlier post, I wrote about research showing that the most effective leaders go beyond time management skills to use high-performing habits throughout their workday. These are meaningful at work, and yet, the activities that impact our effectiveness do not end when we go home. In fact, the habits we create during our “off-work hours” can be some of the most impactful on our focus, creativity, resilience and physical and mental energy – all of which we need in large supply to successfully navigate the the average workday.  Many of us tend to downplay how much time we are willing to g ..read more
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High Performing Habits
Prana | Executive Leadership Coaching
by mb sigler
10M ago
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review presented research that shows that the effective leadership performance is based less on skill in leadership competencies, and more on discrete, daily routines that are utilized to drive personal and organizational effectiveness.  In other words, the most effective leaders have strong daily habits for themselves and their teams. Over time, these habits lead to higher performance. My work in working with senior leaders supports that idea. Habits might include time management practices for personal effectiveness, but in most organizations, hig ..read more
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