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Coaching Question

A great question to kick start a coaching session is, What's on your mind?  It's a question that says, Lets talk about the thing that matters most to you.

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#Change Options

We have four options in how we handle change.  We can cope with, adapt to, or exploit change.  Or we can actually create change on purpose.  Your choice!

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Employee Motivation

As much as we may try to motivate employees with slogans and extrinsic rewards, you won't achieve excellence if your employees don't know why they are coming to work every day at your company.

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Productivity Temperature

One study found that 70-72 degrees F is the ideal temperature for productivity.  Lower temperatures increase the number of errors we make and how often we call in sick, and high temperatures, above 86 degrees F, decrease our productivity by about 10%.

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Detaching

In order to handle failure well, you need to learn how to detach from the thoughts and emotions it can evoke.  The key is detaching.  Realizing that: just because it's in your head doesn't mean it's true.  Just because it feels true doesn't mean it is true. 

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#PersonalDevelopment

Faith in the familiar sets the trap.

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#Empowerment

Often the greatest thing you can give to employees is trust, autonomy, and decision-making authority.  You trusted them to hire them - trust them to do the job.

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#Culture

Organizational statements such as, Purpose, Vision, and Mission, are of limited use, and might be counterproductive if your organization cannot execute on them. 

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Employee Interviewing

When interviewing job candidates, be specific about job outcomes since this will enable you to better evaluate each candidate's capacity to actually deliver these outcomes.

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Survey Says

A recent survey of world-wide employees by consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, found that only 39% of employees said they could clearly see the value they create, a mere 22% agreed that their jobs allowed them to fully leverage their strengths, and only 34% thought they strongly contribute to their company's success.  More than half weren't even "somewhat" motivated, passionate, or excited about their jobs.  Over time, a lack of direction saps motivation; people begin backing away from challenges required to achieve the company's articulated goals.  Such a waste of human potential!  Where's the leadership? 

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