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Feature Article
Just Enough Anxiety: A Powerful and Practical Tool for Executive Coaches by Robert Rosen
Robert Rosen takes a look at our outdated perceptions of anxiety and explains how executive coaches can help great leaders embrace change and empower them to lead in a time of increasing uncertainty.
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Success Story
Coaching Contributes to the Development of a New Profession by Linda J. Lord
Coaching is both a process and a relationship. When the client and coach fully engage, there is the potential to revolutionize a profession. Read how one Canadian coach serves as a catalyst for change utilizing self-reflection and individual growth.
Get the Edge
Coaching for Results: Behavior Change or Strategy Realization? by Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich explores two alternatives for leadership coaching: a behavioral approach and a strategic results approach.
Hot Topic
Coaching in the Land of Gurus and Soothsayers by Gopal "GD" Shrikanth
For global coaches, explore challenges and opportunities for executive coaching in India; plus for organizations and clients discover global and local options for executive coaching in India.
Hot Topic
Plain and Simple: Powerful Guidelines for Coaching in Troubled Times by David Noer
Business coaches are operating in an environment of unprecedented downsizing and organizational turmoil. This article offers four powerful guidelines to make coaching relevant in these troubled times.
These guidelines will be helpful to all business coaches wanting to make a difference.
Columns
Coaching Great Leaders by Marshall Goldsmith
Why do otherwise objective leaders have so much difficulty evaluating their potential successors? CEO succession guru Marshall Goldsmith tells us why.
Ask the Expert by Dr. Laurence S. Lyons
Dr. Fink teaches us the painful lesson of living and working "in a crazy place where success gets penalized and failure rewarded."
Coaching Models for Business Success by Dr. Sunny Stout Rostron
Dr. Sunny Stout Rostron explores a range of coaching models: circular models, nested-levels models, four-quadrant models and U-process models. She explains how to develop a structured approach to your coaching conversation, helping you contract with the client, structure the entire coaching journey and guide your coaching conversation.
Based on the Evidence by Dr. Annette Fillery-Travis
Dr. Annette Fillery-Travis describes the exchange of ideas at recent coaching events and the resulting resources that are of benefit to all in the coaching field.
Thriving in Tough Times by Holly G. Green
In today's tough times, it's hard to remember that we really are in control of what we pay attention to. Holly Green explores how we can stay
focused on the factors that will ultimately determine success even in the toughest of times.
Leading with Presence by John Baldoni
Presenting effectively can be a huge challenge for many of us. John Baldoni explains a few simple techniques leaders can use to connect to their audiences.
Business Book Reviews
The Five Literacies of Global Leadership: What Authentic Leaders Know and You Need to Find Out by Richard Hame
The pace of life has accelerated at an amazing rate over the last few centuries. Rapid technological advancement has completely changed the way businesses operate. Global borders have blurred and geography has little meaning. In this dynamic environment, the ways in which organizations approach leadership must also change.
In Our Next Issue
Devon Scheef and Diane Thielfoldt of The Learning Cafe share their extensive knowledge about the four-generation workplace. Plus, learn about executive transitions from Patricia Wheeler.
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