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Managing Across Generations: Motivating Gen Xers 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? ------ The Succession Solution: Apprenticeship 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. ======== Mindset: Why Executives Thrive…Or Barely Survive 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.” ----- Things That Get in the Way of Executive Coaching 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 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. ======= The Unspoken Taboos of Leadership: Exploring Charisma 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. ---- Winning the War for Leadership Talent 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. This article examines the coming war for leadership talent. -- Office Politics: Survival of the Savvy 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. -- Executive Coaching Is Hot 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. -- Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Retaining Talented Employees 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. -- Generations at Work: Boomers, GenXers & Nexters 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. -- The Business Case for Coaching 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. -- Personality Types in Executives: What Works 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. -- Getting the Most out of Executive Coaching 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. -- Flipping the Coin for Talent: How Well are You Hiring? 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! -- Understanding Executive Failure 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). -- Coaching Still Brings Results 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. -- Managing Energy is the Key to Sustaining High Performance 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. -- Leadership Personality: Do You Have the Right Big Five Traits? 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. Living with Job Insecurity: The Future of Work 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. -- Secrets of Successful Careers: Finding Your Core Purpose & Strengths 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? --

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