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Leveraging design thinking as a leadership coach

CLO Magazine

In this article, I will describe some practices I use as a leadership coach in order to leverage design thinking principles to guide and support my clients. This involves actively listening to their concerns, observing their work environment and conducting interviews or surveys to gather insights.

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Does coaching deliver impact?

CLO Magazine

For each of these statements, indicate either mostly true or mostly false based on your experience with coaching. The majority of the coaches indicate mostly true on all five of these questions. If you don’t have data to show that you make a difference, that puts your coaching at risk. Most coaching is considered a soft skill.

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Revolutionizing upskilling through AI coaching technology

CLO Magazine

Embracing power skills enables individuals to thrive in an ever-changing environment, boosting employability by honing the ability to adapt to new challenges.” While a skilled coach can be instrumental in helping individuals upskill and enhance their capabilities, providing coaching on a larger scale poses challenges.

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Manager, mentor or coach? Help! We need some distinctions!

CLO Magazine

What is the difference between a leader, a manager, a coach and a mentor? Worse, the words leader , manager , coach and mentor are often used interchangeably. More organizations are asking their managers to coach their people. Coaching is often used to describe what others might think of as basic performance management.

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Using the power of peer coaching to enhance leadership and organizational empathy

CLO Magazine

A recent Gallup poll showed 44 percent of employees experienced emotional exhaustion from navigating post-pandemic trauma and being isolated from colleagues in hybrid and remote work environments. Peer coaching is an effective method for skills development Peer coaching is different from executive coaching or leadership coaching.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Sydney Savion

CLO Magazine

In 2020, she was recognized as CLO of the Year. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn back in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work? Chief Learning Officer: Where is your hometown?

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Debunking 3 myths about executive coaching

CLO Magazine

Executive coaching has been on the rise as a professional development tool for the past three decades. However, given the nebulous nature of the field, coaching is often subject to myths about its structure, purpose and benefits. Here are three common myths about coaching that may mislead you. Coaching is the giving of advice.

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