Here you can get a feel for some of the challenges I tackle by browsing my library of videos and articles. Use the alphabetical menu below to find a topic of interest: several videos and articles will be displayed. I hope you find something useful!
Please note that these videos and articles offer simple suggestions only. Your coaching journey might leverage a few of those in a customised fashion.
You will observe the material is somewhat old but I assure you it is not outdated. Indeed, human challenges are timeless. As such, they all have solutions. Anyway, see for yourself!
Knowing how to Listen is Key to Gaining Influence in the Workplace (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this article, I thought I would discuss 3 core principles for effective listening. But first, let’s answer this: why bother listening? 1. When you listen, you learn. If you assume […]
Read MoreThe Art of “Ethical Bragging” (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this third and last article on feedback, let me shift my perspective from the manager’s and how to give helpful feedback to the recipient and how to receive feedback constructively as well as make sure that your […]
Read MoreThe Pitfalls of Giving Feedback (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Mistake #1: sugar-coating negative feedback (or the ‘Oreo Cookie’ problem) In the preceding article, I mentioned the importance of setting the scene. One way to get off to a good start is by making a positive comment even […]
Read MoreA Feedback Conversation Unpacked (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) left to Christmas. At the firms I worked at, by now, the annual performance appraisal process was in full gear so in my last three articles for 2011, I will focus on giving and receiving feedback. In this first […]
Read MoreHow Practicing Choice and Gratitude will Help you Stay Motivated (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In the preceding article, I was discussing Drudgery at work and its boon companion Dejection. With Drudgery, all sense of fun is lost and with Dejection motivation goes out the window. I gave […]
Read MoreKeeping your Spirits Up in the face of Adversity with some ‘What’ Questions (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) The other day, a friend wrote me: “I am in a phase of life where everything is just plain drudgery, heavy annoyance and pain internally.…we are all struggling massively….” Does […]
Read MoreInterview with Rob Brown, Founder of Business Building for Bankers I am delighted to share with you the interview which I recorded with Rob Brown of Business Building for Bankers. Rob helps banking professionals increase their influence and win more business. One of the ways Rob does that is by making available to them a vast […]
Read MoreEnd the Year on a High Note by Delivering on a Stretch Objective! (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In my last post, I recommended you proactively take stock of where you are at with respect to your work objectives for 2011. Even if you had a midyear performance […]
Read MoreA 3-Step Performance Self-Assessment Formula (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) I hope that you had the opportunity of a longer break during the past months and that this article finds you refreshed after your summer holiday. Although the yearend performance appraisal process is still some weeks off, I […]
Read MoreWelcome to a special edition of “Career Acceleration” tips where I would like to tell you about what I truly believe is a ground-breaking career package which I have just put together for you. It’s called the “Career Acceleration Jumpstart Kit”! (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) The Kit […]
Read MoreHow your Boss Affects You (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) In this post, I am going to review four types of so-called ‘bad bosses’ and examine the consequences for you, their team member. There are more than four types – my own inventory currently lists 14 types! The […]
Read MoreGetting Along with the Most Important Person in your Work Life (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) This month, I am sharing with you a four-part model which I have developed to help you look at your relationship with your boss. To repair it if it has soured. To improve […]
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