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Forbes
Whether they're working from inside an organization or from the outside, there's one fundamental quality good business coaches share. They're good listeners. And not just people who listen casually, without paying attention and impatiently waiting to speak, but who listen hard. Carefully. Thoughtfully.
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By Sam DiGiovanna
 As chief officers, when was the last time you went to the engine or the truck and looked at the equipment on them — the Jaws of Life, the hydraulic spreaders, the generators, the chainsaws? These tools assist our personnel in saving the lives of others, but they are also dangerous, precisely because they are so powerful. Have you ever considered that your words are like a power tool?
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Terry St. Marie More Human Leadership
As soon as we are labeled as a "leader", there is a very strong tendency to put ourselves on a pedestal. After all, we are on a higher rung on the ladder, right? If we're not careful, this "higher level" thinking can also have an effect on how we interact with our teammates. Suddenly, we're more aloof, more reserved.
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Harvard Business Review
We'd all like to spend our time at work on high-value activities: setting strategy, fostering innovation, mentoring promising employees and more. But every professional faces a relentless deluge of niggling tasks — the overflowing inbox, the introductions you promised to make, the stack of paperwork you have to file or the articles you really ought to read.
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Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry
Decision making is a perennial topic for leadership and employee training around the world. It is one of those skills that we all use every day, yet we know it is sometimes hard, and we could probably be better at it. There are many tools and techniques that can be employed to help make decisions, especially the complex ones often required in organizational life, and those are worthy of exploration and learning.
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Peter Barron Stark
An executive we work with recently mentioned that employees had not expressed concerns or recommended any organizational changes to the leadership team. This was taken as good news until I asked if the leadership team members had solicited feedback, and if they were open to input from employees. This question caused the executive to pause.
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Fire Chief
There are two essential ways that people can be motivated: extrinsically and intrinsically. The former type of motivation depends on external factors: rewards and punishments. The latter type of motivation comes from within and results from a personal commitment to the desired goal. One type of motivation is not inherently better or more effective than another in any circumstance. We are all motivated in both ways.
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Michael Hyatt
I'm a fairly conservative person but not when it comes to setting new goals for myself or for my business. We may think setting conservative goals is wise, but it actually makes us and our teams less productive. Too many leaders believe they'll accomplish more if they lower the bar and set goals they can easily hit. We call that sandbagging.
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