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Signs That Youâre a Micromanager
Absolutely no one likes to be micromanaged. Itâs frustrating, demoralizing, and demotivating. Yet, some managers canât seem to help themselves. Dealing with a controlling boss [...]
The Questions Good Coaches Ask
In the HBR Guide to Coaching Employees, executive coach Ed Batista defines coaching as a style of management characterized by asking questions. With those questions [...]
Signs That You Lack Emotional Intelligence
In my ten years as an executive coach, I have never had someone raise his hand and declare that he needs to work on his [...]
Get Over Your Fear of Conflict
Most of us have some resistance to conflict. Instead of addressing issues directly, we try to be âniceâ and end up spending an inordinate amount [...]
Is Your Employee Coachable?
As a manager, you provide some level of coaching to all your direct reports, helping some attain higher levels of professional achievement, and helping others [...]
Why Executives Should Talk About Racial Bias at Work
For the past several months, it seemed that everywhere I turned people were talking about events in Ferguson, Staten Island, and North Charleston â in [...]
You Canât Achieve Your Goals Without the Right Support
My sonâs karate teacher recently asked his young students, âWhatâs the one thing you really want to improve on in the new year?â Hands shot [...]
Signs That Youâre Being Too Stubborn
Theyâre hardheaded. They dig their heels in. You know the type â people who are way too stubborn for their own good. While itâs easy [...]