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Once there was a dragon king, who lived in a cave on top of his vast treasure trove of knowledge and experience. Very little light penetrated the cave. Every day, the people in his kingdom would come to him to ask what they should do in their daily lives. For each of them, he would...
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Read More The leader as lonely dragon: a parable of imposter syndrome
I’ve written a lot in recent years about the coach-AI partnership and how it might work. I’m pleased to be part of a new research project, which aims to collate perspectives from experienced coaches, who already integrate AI into their professional practice. There is also increasing discussion in popular literature comparing the relationships people build...
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The immediate impact of toxic bosses on their teams’ productivity, creativity and other factors that contribute to good performance has been well documented. Now, however, evidence is emerging that the poison spreads more widely, even after they are long gone. A recent study from Angela Ruskin University reveals that people who report to an aggressive...
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Read More Another strong reason for rooting out toxic bosses
The executive knows she has a tough week ahead, with some difficult decisions to make. Once upon a time, she might have had a PA, but now she has a dedicated AI. On the way to work, she talks over with her AI assistant what has to be accomplished today. When she gets to...
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Read More The integration of AI and coaching: A vision of a not-so-distant future
Some 30 years ago as a young management writer, my role model was Peter Drucker. I only met him a few times, the last being in a small group seminar. At one point, in that heavy German accent and with a twinkle in his eye, he told us that one of the benefits of being a management guru was that, if you were stuck for a statistic,...
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The ability of humans to collaborate in teams on large-scale projects goes back thousands of years, according to theories emerging from the evidence of excavations of ancient monuments. Ancient monuments like Stone Henge, the Egyptian Pyramids, the statues of Easter Island and the 3,500-year-old Poverty Point in Louisiana are often depicted as the result of (more…)
The following are all examples of behaviours by mentees gathered over many workshops, where participants in mentoring have shared their best and worst experiences. These below are the top ten worst. As a mentee ask yourself: Could I be guilty of any of these? Copyright – David Clutterbuck
Created more than a decade ago, the Twelve Habits of the Toxic Mentor and the Twelve Habits of the Toxic Mentee have been quoted in hundreds of publications and training programmes. I’ve thought for a while that it would be useful to have a similar checklist for executive coaches. So here, finally, it is…. The (more…)
Stories are a great way of exploring the past, the present and the future. Good stories have a plot, sub-plots, characters, choices, dilemmas and drama. Stories can be factual, fictional or both. Stories, like anecdotes can be used by coaches or mentors to help illuminate situations and experiences. Stories and anecdotes can help strengthen the (more…)
As a relatively new phenomenon, team coaching is still finding its feet. In this blog, I outline some of the emergent trends, which are likely to shape team coaching in the coming decade. There are surely others, which I haven’t noticed, but those that I have include: These are exciting times for team coaching —...
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