“…There can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive…” (Ralf Waldo Emerson)
Dear Friends,
If you are reading this blog, you already know about the benefits of business and career coaching. But have you shied away from entering a coaching relationship yourself only because it is something the company you work for reserves for top management, or – if you are an entrepreneur – you are not sure you can afford?
Then I have designed my CoachingHives™ program especially for you!
Especially working with young professionals, I like to talk about finding joy in what you do. We spend much too much time on the job to simply consider it a way to earn money. How can we expect long-term happiness and any type of real success in our work, if we don’t get the feeling that we are using our strengths and talents while growing by doing?
According to Per Winblad, a fellow coach, speaker and author, many people consider wisdom “an esoteric, subjective quality”. Recently surveyed CEOs themselves earmarked vision, strategy and innovation as their top leadership objectives*. In reality - and here I wholeheartedly agree with Winblad - wisdom is the engine the keeps every other facet of leadership in sync.
Can wisdom be learned? Winblad and I both think so! Here are five essential tips for your own journey along the path of open, reflective and intensive self-growth that can lead you to increased wisdom in leadership in 2010:
Take a look at the important professional goals you set for yourself for 2009. Is there a goal on that list that you know you won’t reach by the end of the year? If so, why not?
Is it because
…in the greater scheme of things it became less or unimportant?
…your plan to reach it wasn’t well thought through or detailed enough?
…you didn’t put enough continuous effort and dedication into take the action to actually reach it?
If the first reason above is true, then you can skip reading the rest of this post.
Do not know how to progress from being individual performers to managing others. They have not acquired the leadership skills they need to succeed.
Unsure of exactly what their bosses expect them to accomplish. They are unclear about the two or three most important goals they need to attain.
Do not achieve desired results within an acceptable time frame. They don’t fulfill objectives within a deadline that can be as short as just three to six months, or don’t even realize what the deadline is.
