Coaching for Leaders

It’s the two year anniversary of the show! On this episode, I turn the microphone to you and share how the #CFLshow community has benefitted from this show over 100 episodes. If you’re checking out the show for the first time, it’s also a great way to discover which past episodes have been most valuable to others.

Thank you to the following community members for your contribution to this show:

Ben Krueger

Episode 98: Five Rules For Your New Leadership Role

42 Rules for Your New Leadership Role by Pam Fox Rollin

Oliver Pelayo

Episode 70: How 3 Words Can Drive Your Development This Year

Steve Chase

Three Ways To Handle a Sudden Change of Plans

Episode 44: Susan Cain on The Power of Introverts

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a Word That Can’t Stop Talking

DebB Bixler

Episode 42: How To Gain Insight Into Personality

Also see episodes 43, 44, 45, 46, & 47

Episode 89: The Value of the StrengthsFinder Assessment

Episode 90: How to Interpret Your StrengthsFinder Results

Rick Gray

Episode 55: How to Lead in a Crisis

Bhaskar Natarajan

Duke Whitman

Hakim Laukkoski

Episode 91: Mark Goulston on How to Listen When Someone Is Venting

Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In by Mark Goulston and John Ullmen

Carolye Asfahl

Episode 79: Benefits You Get From A Recognition Program

Episode 80: Ten Steps To Create A Recognition Program

Kirk Morrison

Suzie Farthing

Episode 76: How To Handle People Who Smell

Dave’s appearance on One Love for Nurses Episode 19: How To Influence Without Authority

Tiago Mota Miranda

Episode 2: How To Start Coaching Someone

Episode 4: What Is Coaching and Why It’s Different From Other Development Tools

Carmel Purdey

Mohammad Al-Khalifa

Episode 59: Seven Principles for Leading People Older Than You

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I am so excited to announce that Bonni and I are expecting another baby in February - it’s an exciting time in our lives!

Thank you to Mark Becker, Olen Jones, Susana, Lucy Mair, Shane Long, and Raj Burmi for subscribing to my weekly article this past week. I publish an article each week that will give you a booster shot between shows on how to lead better PLUS actionable advice to improve your communications, human relations, or personal productivity. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox, just go to coachingforleaders.com/subscribe. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my video overview and downloadable guide on ten books that will make you a better leader.

Nancy Santarelli: Dale Carnegie

One of the most common times that we seek to reinvent ourselves in during a time of great change. While we all like to control change, we also know that sometimes big change comes when we least expect it. Today I welcome colleague and friend Nancy Santarelli from Dale Carnegie of Southern Los Angeles to share her she has navigating major changes in her career in the past decade.

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One of the most common times that we seek to reinvent ourselves in during a time of great change. While we all like to control change, we also know that sometimes big change comes when we least expect it. Today I welcome colleague and friend Nancy Santarelli from Dale Carnegie of Southern Los Angeles to share her she has navigating major changes in her career in the past decade.

Guest: Nancy Santarelli

Vice President, Dale Carnegie of Southern Los Angeles

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Episode #100 (and the two year anniversary of this show) is just around the corner. On episode #100, the show is going to be about success stories and lessons from our community members. That’s you!

Please call (949) 38-LEARN to record a contribution or visit coachingforleaders.com/speak to submit by computer. Tell me three things:

What’s one thing you’ve discovered from listening to this show?

How did you apply it?

What was the result?

Deadline to submit is August 1st, 2013.

Thank you to C.P. Rangarajan, Darleen Mack, Yuan Tian, Dennis Chow, Michelle Meyer, Cristina Alsop, and Jesus Marco for subscribing to my weekly article this past week. I publish an article each week that will give you a booster shot between shows on how to lead better by giving you actionable advice to improve your communications, human relations, or personal productivity. If you’d to receive it in your inbox weekly, just go to coachingforleaders.com/subscribe. Plus, you’ll get instant access to my video overview and downloadable guide on ten books that will make you a better leader.

Pam Fox Rollin: 42 Rules For Your New Leadership Role

Author, 42 Rules For Your New Leadership Role

Principal & Executive Coach, IdeaShape

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One of the most common times people think about their own development is when starting a new leadership role. Today, I welcome Pam Fox Rollin to teach us five rules we should all follow in a new leadership role. Pam is an executive coach and author of the book 42 Rules For Your New Leadership Role.

Guest: Pam Fox Rollin

Author, 42 Rules For Your New Leadership Role

Principal & Executive Coach, IdeaShape

@PamFR

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Episode #100 (and the two year anniversary of this show) is just around the corner. On episode #100, the show is going to be about success stories and lessons from our community members. That’s you!

Please call (949) 38-LEARN to record a contribution or visit coachingforleaders.com/speak to submit by computer. Tell me three things:

What’s one thing you’ve discovered from listening to this show?

How did you apply it?

What was the result?

Deadline to submit is August 1, 2013!

Thank you to Oksana Lykhohlyad, Vicki Stiltner, Andres Jaramillo, Yanira Ceara, Cozzie King, Marq Youngblood, Pat, Brad Freeman, Matt Stewart, Jeanne Rathbun, Mark Kramer, and Jennifer Sorensen subscribing to my weekly articles in the past 30 days. I send an email article out every week via email. If you’d like to get it too, just go to coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

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Donna Schilder: Executive & Career Coach

I received a lot of notes recently from community members who are using the term “reinventing themselves” to describe their current career activities. Many of us reach points in our careers where we decide to look inward to determine if we're on the path that's right for us. In this show, I speak with Donna Schilder, an expert career coach, on three things that you can get more clarity on how to reinvent your career.

Access Donna’s Desired Work Characteristics Assessment and reach out to Donna and her coaching team directly at (562) 685-5032.

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I received a lot of notes recently from community members who are using the term "reinventing themselves" to describe their current career activities. Many of us reach points in our careers where we decide to look inward to determine if we're on the path that's right for us. In this show, I speak with Donna Schilder, an expert career coach, on three things that you can get more clarity on how to reinvent your career.

Guest: Donna Schilder

Leadership, Career, and Business Coach

(562) 434–7822

Access Donna’s Desired Work Characteristics Assessment

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Episode #100 (and the two year anniversary of this show) is just around the corner. On episode #100, the show is going to be about success stories and lessons from our community members. That’s you!

Please call (949) 38-LEARN to record a contribution or visit coachingforleaders.com/speak to submit by computer. Tell me three things:

What’s one thing you’ve discovered from listening to this show?

How did you apply it?

What was the result?

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What’s one leadership lesson you have for us? (Book recommendation, idea, action, advice…or anything else!)

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Christina Kull Martens: Northrop Grumman

Most of us will either ask to or be called upon to roll out a new initiative sometime in our careers. My guest Christina Kull Martens and her team successfully launched the greeNG initiative at the Northrop Grumman Corporation. On this episode, you’ll learn how they did it.

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Most of us will either ask to or be called upon to roll out a new initiative sometime in our careers. My guest Christina Kull Martens and her team successfully launched the greeNG initiative at the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Today, you’ll learn how they did it.

Guest: Christina Kull Martens

Manager, Manufacturing Integration

Northrop Grumman Corporation

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USA: (949) 38-LEARN

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Episode #100 (and the two year anniversary of this show) is just around the corner. On episode #100, the show is going to be about success stories from our community members. That’s you!

Please call (949) 38-LEARN to record a contribution or visit coachingforleaders.com/speak to submit by computer. Tell me three things:

What’s one thing you’ve discovered from listening to this show?

How did you apply it?

What was the result?

Want a mid-week booster shot? I send an email article out every week via email. Just go to coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

Lynn Coffman and Michael Valentine: Coffman Valentine & Associates

The more successful we become, the more likely we will get distracted by other people and priorities. Every effective leader learns how to manage distractions so they can be more productive. Lynn and Michael bring their expertise to help us discover 10 things we can do to become more productive.

To a knowledge worker, productivity means effectiveness. It’s time to shed the idea that creative, innovative, and evolving work fits neatly into a tightly controlled assembly lined approach. Today’s work is collaborative, often iterative and needs coordination in real time in order to meet the demands of the market. It is fast paced, ever evolving and 24/7/365. Now it’s about doing the right work at the right time in the best way. Are you overwhelmed yet?

With so many things pulling you in multiple and competing directions, it is critical to develop focus. It’s easier said than done, but here are 10 practical ways to eliminate distractions and really focus on getting the outcomes your business and you must deliver.

Turn off self-interrupting technologies. Silence the ding of email/text/IM/Social media notifications.

Corral your communications. Email is not the only communication channel in town. Know what channels are available to you and use the best tool for the job. For example, email is great for handing off information that is not time sensitive. A phone call is better for developing a relationship and understanding. A live meeting may be better for decision making and consensus building.

Use space as a tool. Everyone needs a place to do focus work. Close your office door. Go to another location - on or off- site. In an open office environment, put on headphones to indicate you are not to be disturbed.

Close loops. Once you start a task, take it through to a natural conclusion. If you open an email, read it, decide what to do with it and do it. If a project is closed, write the after action report and put all papers back into the file and file it. If you make a promise to someone, write it down and note on your calendar when to follow up.

Honor commitments to yourself, as much as you honor them with others. Block the time. After all, they pay you to work. Schedule your work first and then allow others to schedule work with you.

Know where you are at all times. Use lists, calendars, spreadsheets or other thinking tools to know what work you (or your group) need to do. It is critical for balancing workload to be able to see both the short term and the long term view of your work commitments at any moment.

Multi-tasking is a myth. You may be able to do it, but it will take you 30–100% more time. It lowers quality of work, speed of delivery, and may be dangerous.

Build quiet time and play into your day. After all, knowledge workers are paid to think. Reflect, absorb, and solve problems. If you are mentally tired, take a break!

Roll with the punches. Work is messy. It never goes exactly to plan. Change your expectations to meet reality. Know how to stop, start, and redirect tasks to keep focus and reach goals.

Sharpen your skills saw. Technologies are constantly evolving. Schedule the time to learn new ways of working.

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