Posts in Coaching & Teamwork
Media Partners Salutes Coaches on Executive Coaching Day
Executive coaching is a widely used and very effective means of development for business leaders. May 1st is Executive Coaching Day, and Media Partners joins organizations everywhere to salute business coaches and the excellent work they do.
3 Crucial Communication Tips for Team Leaders
For leaders charged with managing a team, there are 3 areas where communication skills can make a significant impact. This post explains what the areas are and the skills needed for effectively handling them.
5 Ways Managers Show Respect to Employees
Employees often feel disrespected due to actions (or the lack therof) on the part of their supervisor. When supervisors don't communicate, or fail to demonstrate that they understand and appreciate what the employee does, it can cause people to feel disconnected and de-valued. A Respectful Supervisor does these 5 things to positively influence employee motivation and retention.
Kickstarting a Growth Mindset -- In Yourself and Those You Manage
What is a growth mindset? Some use it synonymously with lifelong or continuous learning. But it originated with Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. This article explains more about Dweck's work while providing helpful tips for developing a growth mindset in yourself and those you manage.
Why Training and Development for Modern Managers Is So Critical
Some research has concluded that only one in 10 people have the kind of innate talent needed to excel in management. However, with the proper training and development, many mangers can build the capabilities they need to become engaging, high-performing leaders.
Read More »Showing Appreciation - Training Activity
Helping people gain insight into the importance of being appreciative and showing appreciation can benefit both the employee and the organization. This training activity helps build awareness is this area.
Task Management Tool: 6 Questions to Ask Before You Start a Task
There's a famous saying, "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well." The first (and possibly most important) step in getting something done right is to gain clarity on what it is you're agreeing to do.
Use the questions on this worksheet to set the stage for success.
11 Tips for Motivating Your Team
Build a Culture of Accountability: A 4-Step Strategy for L&D
“I am accountable” is a statement many people make with satisfaction, pride, and a sense of strength and accomplishment. It’s also one that many learning professionals would like to hear more often in their organizations.
This post outlines accountability's many benefits (to individuals and organizations) and presents L&D with a 4-step strategy for building accountability organization-wide.
The Sad State of Soft Skills and How L&D Can Fix It
In this age of emphasis on education in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math), research by LinkedIn, Google, Deloitte, and other organizations confirms what learning and business professionals know well: that technical capabilities are only part of the picture when it comes to business success.
