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All of the following articles have been published in 'Leadership Insights' the quarterly PCS Newsletter. Click to download any articles of interest. New articles will appear each quarter. COACHING AND MENTORING TIPS & TECHNIQUES How to be a Team Coach – The advantages of coaching by email Mentorship Guidelines – A 10 step code of practice for the mentoring relationship Mentoring Tips, Techniques and Guidelines – Some ideas for getting the best out of a mentoring relationship Mentoring Record Form – A framework for recording ideas to discuss with your mentor Giving Feedback – how to be more effective in giving feedback and getting more from your team Scaling – How to use the technique for helping people to change their behaviour or change the status quo Seven Do’s and Don’ts For Handling Difficult Feedback Solution-Focused Coaching – It is better to forget about how the problem occurred and focus on the solution COACHING IN ORGANISATIONS The Emergence of Professional Coaching – Four early influences for the growth of executive coaching The Business Proposition for Professional Coaching – The business case on why coaching will improve business results COACHING MODELS OSKAR: Solution-Focused Coaching Framework RADAR – A coaching model when there is a need to introduce a more directive approach The ‘CLEAR’ Coaching Model – An alternative to the much published and much used GROW Coaching Model. The CLEAR Model makes explicit the importance of contracting issues and reviewing the sessions to reinforce the value of the session EVALUATION Measuring Coaching – The Performance Map; a PCS designed model to calculate the return on investment from a coaching programme PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Managing C Performers – A 7 step strategy to manage C performers Performance Road-Mapping – A 3-step strategy for proactive career management How to Perform a Capabilities Audit – An 11-point tool to help you assess your organisation’s capabilities LEADERSHIP EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Emotional Intelligence – The 4 key components of emotional intelligence Leadership Balanced Scorecard – How to build confidence with senior managers Daniel Goleman’s 6 Leadership Styles – The 6 leadership styles good leaders should be able to adopt Creating Charisma – 4 ways to create your own charisma Leadership Intelligences – Introducing business, spiritual and political intelligence GETTING LEADERSHIP RIGHT Level 5 Leadership – What differentiates the good from the great Followership – 3 reasons why we choose to follow some leaders and not others The Work of Leadership – 10 types of behaviour which distinguish leaders from non-leaders Resonant Leadership – Mindfulness, optimism and charismatic leadership Can you be Trusted? – Seven ways to create trust in management teams How to Become No. 1 – Focuses on the subtle behaviours that differentiate the very top elite individuals who progress to the highest levels Inspire Your Staff – Ten practical steps to win hearts and minds GETTING LEADERSHIP WRONG Leadership Derailers – Some common issues which cause leaders to lose their way Eight Common Errors of Leadership – Some common leadership mistakes Why CEO’s Fail – Eleven potential CEO derailers DEVELOPING LEADERS Leadership Development Methodologies – 28 different methods for developing leaders Reputation Management – 3 critical factors of managing other people’s confidence Are You Picking The Right Leaders? – A summary and adaptation of an article from Harvard Business Review So Remind Me, What is Transactional and Transformational Leadership? – Two practical definitions What Does It Mean To Create A Vision – 5 point checklist Seven Surprises for New Senior Executives – A summary and adaptation of an article from the Harvard Business Review The Ultimate Test of Leadership – A performance tool designed by Jack Welch MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Management Development and Value Creation – Why it’s vital to invest time in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ Saving Rookie Managers From Themselves – How to avoid the classic errors TEAM DEVELOPMENT Team Health Check – Six areas to explore to help teams review their effectiveness A 7-Step Process to Improve Team Effectiveness – How to encourage team members to focus on solving their own team problems Honey’s Five Team Roles – An alternative framework to Belbin’s 8 team roles PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING Why Psychometric Testing Is So Important In Building A Successful Business – A strategic view of psychometrics Psychometric Tests: How do they work? – A brief demystification of psychometric testing CHANGE MANAGEMENT The Real Reason People Won’t Change – A summary and adaptation of an article from the Harvard Business Review Coping With Change – Explores what it is that allows some people to adjust to change better than others, and differences between cognitive flexibility, emotional flexibility and personal flexibility INFLUENCING Ten Top Tips for Selling Ideas Winning Hearts and Minds – Four key performance drivers Foot Shooting Behaviours – Nine behaviours to avoid when seeking to influence Developing Influencing Skills – The ’10-P’ Roadmap to Influencing Successfully SELECTION Probing Selection Interview Questions – Six of the best Selecting For The Future – Deciding What Good Looks Like TIME MANAGEMENT Chronic Time Abuse – Understanding 4 distinct types of time abusers STRATEGIC THINKING Developing Strategy – Jack Welch’s 5 Key Questions EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Increasing Profitability Through Employee Engagement – Consequences of employee dissatisfaction and what actions can be taken to improve employee engagement SELF-AWARENESS Why Are We So Poor At Self-Assessment? – The inability to accurately assess oneself
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