Articles in Home | Business Articles | Careers Title|Newest|Oldest A Leadership Checklist: 7 Questions  By : No matter how successful and talented you are, you’ve made mistakes and have acquired some bad habits. Some are old; others have seemingly popped up overnight. Behaviors that may have worked well for you in the past can render you ineffective in the present. The best way to make swift adjustments is to periodically step back, observe and ask yourself several key questions. Some experts advise doing this every three to six months; much depends on the nature of your business. === Coaching Still Brings Results  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Many attempts have been made over the past decade to quantify return on investment of coaching programs for executives in organizations. This article examines studies of ROI on coaching in organizations. -- Executive Coaching Is Hot  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Driving the trend in executive coaching is the business reality which makes good staff hard to get and harder to keep. In the need for constant change to stay competitive, companies see coaching as a way to help valued employees develop swiftly in the changing business environment. -- Flipping the Coin for Talent: How Well are You Hiring?  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Everyone agrees that talent is an important competitive advantage, but surprisingly, three out of four companies do not have a priority talent management program. Hiring processes are often random and decisions based on intuition. In many cases, hiring decisions have success rates similar to flipping a coin! -- Generations at Work: Boomers, GenXers & Nexters  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Never before in the history of the workplace are so many different age groups working together in such close quarters. Veterans, Baby Boomers, GenXers and now the Nexters are working shoulder to shoulder, cubicle to cubicle. Never have so many different generations with such diversity in worldviews and work philosophies been asked to team up and work together. -- Getting the Most out of Executive Coaching  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. When used for the right reasons and with competent practitioners, executive coaching can provide significant and lasting benefits for both individuals and organizations. But like other innovations, coaching is in danger of becoming just another business fad. When not effective, it can cause harm to individuals and organizations and waste large amounts of money. -- Good Boss, Bad Boss: 20 Bad Habits Leaders Should Stop Now  By : Almost all of us delude ourselves about our workplace achievements, status and contributions. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can certainly mislead us when we are told we need to change. It can be challenging for high-level executives to improve their interpersonal skills. We tend to believe the habits that have helped us rack up achievements in the past will continue to foster success in the future. But as the title of his recent book asserts, "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There," according to executive coach Marshall Goldsmith. === Great Expectations: The Boss/Direct Report Tango  By : What should a leader expect from a direct report and what can the latter expect from the leader in return? When both parties have clear expectations, the relationship is smooth like a tango. If one person gets out of step, however, the ensuing relationship makes for discord. Here's a list of expectations that each can clarify with the other. ==== How Do You Develop Leaders? Practice, Practice, Practice  By : Leadership isn’t just for leaders anymore. People at all levels are being asked to step up and assume leadership behaviors. Companies are investing millions of dollars annually in leadership development training to meet this challenge. Results are positive: Studies show companies that excel at developing leaders tend to achieve higher long-term profitability. But it seems there are as many approaches to leadership development as there are leadership developers. It is necessary to ask if any of this is working—and, if so, how? --- Leadership Personality: Do You Have the Right Big Five Traits?  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. How well do you understand basic personality differences among the people at work? Knowledge of personality structure, dynamics and development is helpful to your: 1. Personal professional development 2. Relationships with associates 3. Relationships with superiors and the organization in general The bottom line is performance. Whether you are working in a team, leading a department, or selling a service or product, the way you communicate and persuade is critical to your personal success and your company’s overall effectiveness. Leadership Taboos: Exploring Credibility  By : Leaders do many things others couldn’t get away with and cannot understand. And each time a leader “gets away” with something, there’s an erosion of credibility. Leaders are charged with getting things done through others, so we allow them a great leeway. We expect our leaders to exert power, manipulate people and engage in political gamesmanship. Each time there’s a gap between what a leader says and does, credibility is undermined. Over time, it erodes followers’ desire to be influenced. ==== Living with Job Insecurity: The Future of Work  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. In a ruthless, globally competitive market, companies can no longer afford the luxury of holding on to more employees than they need. Workers who are not contributing fully to the bottom line are let go. -- Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Retaining Talented Employees  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Retaining key employees is still the number one problem for corporations. Even when there is a slower economy, attracting and holding top talent is a serious concern. After 20 years of down-sizing, it may seem ironic that corporations are now in a panic about losing employees. -- Managing Across Generations: Motivating Gen Xers  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Younger generations — the so-called Gen Xers and New Millennials — comprise half the U.S. work force. The other half consists of 45% Baby Boomers and 5% veterans, many of whom are charged with motivating newer employees. But what happens when generations don’t share the same values and beliefs about workplace success? ------ Managing Energy is the Key to Sustaining High Performance  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Some executives thrive under pressure, others wilt. There is an epidemic of stress and burnout in our personal and work lives. While we pride ourselves on our ability to multi-task, the more efficient we become, the more responsibilities we take on, and with it more stress. -- Managing Yourself: Are You Ready for a Coach?  By : The world of work is changing, and fast. Having a successful career means continually learning and adapting to rapidly evolving environments. You can’t do it alone. Coaching yourself is like the blind leading the blind: You can’t know what you don’t know -- Mindset: Why Executives Thrive…Or Barely Survive  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Mindset shapes our mental world, influences our outlook, determines the scope of our goals, and ultimately sets us on a path of growth and fulfillment—or one of stagnation. Executive suites are filled with high achievers who boast high IQs and stellar accomplishments. Still, some stagnate, while others thrive and continue to shine. Mindset may be an important clue as to why some executives fail and why some are more prone than others to “CEO disease.” ----- Office Politics: Survival of the Savvy  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Political savvy is a vital competence for any executive, but it’s not taught in leadership or grad school courses. In fact, the term “office politics” has received a bad rap. (Words like “Machiavellian,” “manipulative” and “conspiratorial” come to mind.) Nonetheless, political competence is the one skill everyone wishes to have more of—but no one talks about it. This article examines how leaders can successfully manage office politics. -- Personality Types in Executives: What Works  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is one of the most frequently used self-report assessment tools in management and leadership development programs around the world. It is used in leadership development, team-building, communications training and executive coaching. -- Secrets of Successful Careers: Finding Your Core Purpose & Strengths  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Are there secret keys to having a rewarding and personally satisfying career? Why do some people get promotions that bring out their best talents, while others—equally talented—never seem to get the positions where they can thrive and show their strengths? -- The Business Case for Coaching  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Coaching paves the way for decision makers to create higher levels of organizational effectiveness through dialogue, inquiry and positive interactions. Coaching creates awareness, purpose, competence and well-being among participants. Coaching is NOT another feel good exercise based in soft skills that has no correlation to the bottom-line. This article examines the ROI of coaching in businesses. -- The Succession Solution: Apprenticeship  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. There’s something wrong with leadership development practices. Organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in finding successors for top jobs — and worse, so many leaders fail shortly after landing their positions. Directors, CEOs, HR executives and other business leaders have fared poorly at selecting and developing organizational leaders. They don’t seem to understand what makes a leader or what the job entails. They focus on the wrong people for the wrong reasons. ======== The Unspoken Taboos of Leadership: Exploring Charisma  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Leadership is messy — and not for everyone. It’s a contact sport, and people get hurt. Unfortunately, the subject remains poorly understood. We fail to discuss the importance of power, intelligence, self-centeredness, political gamesmanship, arrogance, competitive fire or manipulation — the unspoken leadership taboos. ---- Things That Get in the Way of Executive Coaching  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Too many executives receive poor or no coaching. They miss opportunities to become more effective in their positions of influence and are often denied promotions they deserve. They fail to recognize that hiring an executive coach can help them enormously. It’s the right tool to alleviate common leadership problems, but executives often don’t take full advantage of it. They aren't fully informed to get the most from coaching to improve their performance and enhance their career growth. ======= Things That Get in the Way of Executive Coaching  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. Too many executives receive poor or no coaching. They miss opportunities to become more effective in their positions of influence and are often denied promotions they deserve. They fail to recognize that hiring an executive coach can help them enormously. It’s the right tool to alleviate common leadership problems, but executives often don’t take full advantage of it. They aren't fully informed to get the most from coaching to improve their performance and enhance their career growth. ======= Understanding Executive Failure  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. CEOs are now lasting just 7.6 years in office on a global average, down from 9.5 years in 1995, according to consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Two out of every five new CEOs fail in the first 18 months (HBR, January 2005). -- Winning the War for Leadership Talent  By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D. The demand for leadership talent greatly exceeds supply. If economic growth continues at a modest 2 percent for the next 15 years, there would be a need for one-third more senior leaders than there are today. Most large companies will have to scramble to meet gaps in senior leadership talent. The global and more dynamic economy of the 21st century requires executive talent with a more complex skill set. 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