Relationships are built (or ruined) one conversation at a time. I have always seen effective conversation as a way to transfer energy between people in a way that fosters understanding, builds trust and inspires growth/change. I can distinctly remember every single radical conversation I had with my peers/mentors/bosses that moved the needle for me and […]
Great coaching is at the heart of meaningful accomplishments. In an organizational and team context, being able to coach people means helping them overcome their own resistance, get unstuck and move forward in the direction of their goals. Great coaching catalyzes great results. But too often, we see managers and leaders getting so busy on […]
When Chip R. Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning” in 2013, I interviewed them on this blog. Now that I am learning how to create sketch note, I used this interview on mentoring as a base to create the following. I hope […]
It was a time to participate in #IndiaHRChat again and the topic this time was “Coaching: The Art and Science of Success”. The topic is very dear to me and it was a great learning experience reading tweets from various people in HR Fraternity. Tweet-Insights from the special guest Mr. Gurprriet Singh (@JoyandLife), Managing Consultant […]
** Great teachers are invariably great leaders because they: inspire greatness amongst their students. influence them to bring about a positive change in their lives. enable students to define their personal vision. elevate performances of students. see each student as a human being. ‘listen’ to their students’ unique needs. not only teach explicit subjects but […]
Today, I have been reading and thinking about importance of ‘workplace mentoring’ in building great teams that deliver results. I chose the term ‘workplace mentoring’ because I am writing this from a business context. To me, simple definition of workplace mentoring is – “An act of coaching/counseling with an intent of improving people, their performance, […]