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7 Reasons Your Managers Are Terrible Coaches

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One in two U.S. employees leave their jobs to get away from a bad manager. There are a lot of not-so-great leaders who lack the communication, interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence of a great coach.

Ship’s Captain or Ship’s Anchor?

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A fellow leadership practitioner and I were on Lake St. Clair on his boat, and the more we talked, the more I started to wonder: captain or anchor, what purpose do they serve…and which might my people need more of from me?

The Trust Gap Leading to Employee Turnover

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Organizations need to figure out a way to produce better, more effective managers—and quickly—or they risk losing top talent and creating the poor morale that accompanies employee churn.

Developing Top Leaders: 5 Crucial Skills

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Being intentional with professional development and coaching in these five skills can successfully accelerate the level of management talent in your organization.
Telecommuting is no longer an experiment. Yet conversations pertaining to remote, dispersed talent often center on tactical topics. Instead, leadership should prioritize the fundamental strategic knowledge that managers of such teams must have.

What Makes Good Managers Great Business Leaders

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We all know the difference between high-performing and average-performing managers; however, for certain job levels, it depends upon productivity, efficiency and the ability to execute complex jobs. But leaders don’t just appear; they were once...

Competition: Human Fuel for High Performance

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It was one of those truly remarkable 2016 Olympic moments in Rio. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Olympic gold medalist, sprinted across the finish line first in the 200m semi-final, with Canada’s Andre DeGrasse right at his side. Finish times in the heat:...