by Angela Spaxman | Jun 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
Last months article discussed different ways to manage your coaching time. The most time-efficient way may be what I called ‘Coaching by Walking Around’ which means using opportunities that come up in your everyday interactions with staff to develop them and advance...
by Angela Spaxman | May 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
What may be done at any time will be done at no time. –Scottish Proverb –Or, How to Manage Your Coaching Time– Yes, it’s a myth. Coaching doesn’t actually take more time from a manager’s life. In fact, effective coaching creates new time by...
by Angela Spaxman | Apr 30, 2006 | About Coaching
1. Get yourself a coach and experience coaching. This strategy works in three ways: 1) you can learn how to coach by modeling your coach, 2) you can develop coaching skills and behaviours with the support of your coach, 3) by using the service yourself you...
by Angela Spaxman | Apr 1, 2006 | Book Reviews, Leader as Coach
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –Plato, Greek Author and Philosopher, (427 BC to 347 BC) Role transitions are critical times for employees and for organizations. Regardless of the situation into which new staff members arrive,...
by Angela Spaxman | Mar 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.” –Maxwell Maltz Last month’s article focused on how to discover what motivates your staff. In this article we’ll look at what you can do to increase...
by Angela Spaxman | Feb 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“Leadership is the ability to decide what is to be done and then get others to do it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969, thirty-fourth President of the United States This quote by Dwight Eisenhower makes leadership sound so simple. But both parts of...
by Angela Spaxman | Jan 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.” –Blaise Pascal, Translated by A.J. KrailsheimerMotivation is a crucial element for a productive and effective workforce. A lack of motivation is a common complaint among managers and...
by Angela Spaxman | Nov 30, 2005 | Leader as Coach
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”–Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine When leaders develop coaching skills they are progressing towards a higher-level leadership style which will lead to greater...
by Angela Spaxman | Oct 31, 2005 | Leader as Coach
“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.” –Booker T. WashingtonIn the August 2005 issue of the Manager as Coach News, I introduced some common management issues that are...
by Angela Spaxman | Oct 1, 2005 | Living and Working in Hong Kong
Since 1997 it has gradually been getting more difficult for foreigners to get work visas in Hong Kong. This trend may be partly because of the change of rule from British to Chinese, and it is certainly because of the changes in the economy. For the first time in...
