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Leveraging design thinking as a leadership coach

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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. As a coach, empathizing helps me to gain a deep understanding of their context and tailor coaching interventions accordingly.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Judy Whitcomb

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CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? I started as a journalism major in college. CLO: What lesson(s) did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work? I also love studying and honing my skills as a Gallup Strengths Coach.

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Reshaping leadership development for the frontline leader

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This created a concern about a potential gap in the talent pipeline and required us to respond quickly to upskill newer leaders and shift back toward participative and coaching leadership styles, which had previously contributed to our organization’s success. Journaling was key. Very much enjoyed the engagement throughout this course.”

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Committee work as intentional professional development and learning

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As a committee chair, approach the committee through the lens of a coach. Fill those gaps by working with the CLO or bringing in others from elsewhere in the organization to help support both individuals’ professional development and the work of the group. As the CLO, approach committees through the lens of champion.

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Who leads your DEI function, and how do you support them from an organizational perspective?

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all announced they had hired new CDOs, according to The Wall Street Journal. s former head of inclusion and diversity, Christie Smith, was the third person to vacate the position, which she held for less than three years, The Wall Street Journal reports. appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media. General Electric Co.

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Be a Triple-Threat CLO

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It happened again recently when a colleague called my attention to a magazine article in, of all places, Computer , the IEEE Computer Society journal. It was a column by education editor Ann E.K. Sobel, an associate professor at Miami University of Ohio, titled “The Modern Educator.”

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Stepping Up to the ROI Challenge

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The Wall Street Journal ran an article a few years ago titled “So Much Training, So Little to Show for It.” In his book, Kaufmann brings leadership development into the company by meeting with top executives and identifying the key business measures that may need to improve with leadership development and coaching.

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