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In this podcast, Katrina Burrus explains: Who is a Brilliant Jerk? What are their destructive behaviours? How does it impact people, teams and organisations? What can you do if you report to a Brilliant Jerk? Who’s a Brilliant Jerks? A Brilliant Jerk is motivated to having outstanding results and is interpersonally blind. Take the metaphor of…
Not all leaders are the same. From the tone they take with their direct reports to the degree of project involvement they prefer, there are as many types of leaders as there are personalities. However, there is one type that is remarkably brilliant, charismatic and driven. A self-starter and problem solver by nature, this leader excels with challenges and has the powerful ability to get things moving quickly.
WHAT A COMPANY SHOULD DO TO PREVENT TOXIC BEHAVIOR IN THE WORKPLACE WHAT Develop a code of conduct WHY This will help distinguish positive behaviors from behaviors that are denounced by the company. If a leader is abrasive and there is a code of conduct defining abrasive behavior, it is easier for the boss of…
If you are self-coaching or coaching yourself, how to create a relationship of trust with your client is not an issue. However, creating rapport is essential when you want to coach a client. How can we help develop a trusting relationship with clients? We constantly determine whether we are similar or different from others. Mostly our intuition…
In this article I’m going to tell you how the MKB Coaching Model can help you benefit from coaching. I’ll share the tips that I use as an Executive Coach, and show you how to use them to coach yourself, if you want to try to improve on your own. Or you can contact me for Executive…
How to Evaluate Coaching’s Return on Investment Coaching needs to provide a good return on investment for coaching to be sustainable and viable as a profession.
The Asking/Telling Leadership Styles for Leaders that Get Results Leadership styles are important aspects of any leader’s behavior with employees. We are going to explore two styles today and determine which one works best in a given situation. What is the Telling Leadership Style? The Telling Style is a more directive and authoritarian leadership style. From…
Quel est votre style de créativité? Tout d’abord il est important de faire la différence entre un test et un inventaire, un test mesure un niveau alors qu’un inventaire mesure un style ou une préférence. Par exemple : Aimez-vous conduire tout droit le plus vite possible ou aimez-vous zigzaguer dans les petits chemins sinueux de montagne ?…
What leadership challenges are taboos? “A recent study indicates that Swiss leaders are subject to stress, solitude, uncertainty as well as being overwhelmed by work. Why is admitting to these leadership challenges taboo?” This is a question Thierry Dime, a journalist, from a prestigious Swiss magazine called, “Le Monde Economique“, asked me. So I thought I would share…
Mentor in the Greek mythology Mentor, in the Greek mythology, was a trusted friend of Odysseus. Odysseus had to leave to fight and conquer. Odysseus entrusted his son’s education to Mentor. The mentor’s definition evolved into signifying a trusted counselor or guide. Mentoring is a developmental process designed to help and guide less experienced employees by…
How Coaching Differs from Psychotherapy! Coaching is objective oriented and an action-oriented partnership between a coach and you. That is unlike most psychotherapy, which delves into patterns of the past to heal any development impediment or traumatic experience. Coaching concentrates on where you are today and how you can reach your goals. Coaching differs from psychotherapy since…
Difference between being coached or receiving consulting advice? Coaching is identifying and creating your own advice instead of receiving consulting advice There is a big difference! Coaching helps you find your own solutions. Consulting advice is someone else’s recommendations. Coaching enhances your thinking. Consulting advice comes from the consultant’s thinking. The coach’s Socratic questioning approach…
Coaching is a Term Used and Abused! Why is the term coaching abused Everyone calls themselves a coach today! There are no barriers to entering this profession. Anyone out of a job or anyone that has taken a two-day workshop can call themselves coaching. My hairdresser, who is a very good hairdresser, now calls herself a…
Coaching for Social Change This is the third blog of a series from an interview with Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC, the founder of The Institute for Life Coach Training, the first-of-its-kind training institute that specialized in training psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, and helping professionals in building a successful coaching practice. He co-authored Therapist as Coach: Transforming Your Practice and Total Life Coaching:…
Training and Creative Leadership Conversations This is the second blog of a series from an interview with Patrick Williams, Ed.D., MCC, the founder of The Institute for Life Coach Training, the first-of-its-kind training institute that specialized in training psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors and helping professionals in building a successful coaching practice. Katrina Burrus interviews him on…. Creative…
How can coaching help Social Change! Patrick Williams Welcome to our weekly edition of Top Coach Blog to get you from where you are to where you want to be. Do you want to coach for social change? Find out what motivated Patrick Williams to coach for social change. He is now training coaches and…
As a Global Leader, Why is Learning Languages and Dialects Important? Welcome to our weekly edition of Top Coach Blog to get you from where you are to where you want to be. Have you ever wondered how important is it to speak languages for your business career? What difference does speaking several languages have in Europe? Our guest:…
How International Experience Brings Business Success? Philippe Dehennin’s Business Success Katrina Burrus, Ph.D, MCC, interviewed Philippe Dehennin who is CEO of BMW, Switzerland since February 2012. Mr. Dehennin started his carrier at BMW as responsible for sales for both Belgium and Luxembourg in 1987. He was then elected as president and CEO BMW Belgium and Luxembourg before taking…
Quelle est votre couleur préférée? Les couleurs nous entourent dans notre quotidien, elles influent sur notre morale, nos humeurs ou même nos sentiments. Leur signification peut fortement varier d’un pays à l’autre ou d’une culture à l’autre, comme le blanc, par exemple qui est en Occident associé à la pureté alors qu’il représente le deuil…
Coaching Global Nomadic Leaders Extending your business internationally Extending your business internationally by coaching Global Nomadic Leaders to find their anchors so that they are able to be mobile and do what they do best: promote change. Too many coaches Recently, numerous coaching schools have begun sprouting up and a plethora of coaches are pouring…
