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Nimble is the new normal: Using time wisely in an otherwise crazy time

Coaching, Leadership, Life Skills, Resilience, Time Management / By Mary Kutheis

The experiences people are having amidst this pandemic are all over the map. People who are sick or healthy, have jobs or are unemployed, are navigating having children at home or not, are busier than ideal or have a little more time on their hands, are climbing the walls of isolation or kind of enjoy the chance to disconnect a bit more. This post is for those people who have a bit more time on their hands than usual. If this is you, read a little more.

Why unsubscribes, not having a best seller and losing business are just fine with me

Core Values, Emotional Intelligence EQ, Leadership, Life Skills, Networking / By Mary Kutheis

The older I get the less tolerant I am of pretenders, poseurs and masters of hype. Having been in this business for two decades, I’ve seen a lot of it. Because the truth isn’t impressive or sexy enough people claim…

12 Books That Will Change You For the Better

Core Values, Emotional Intelligence EQ, Habits, Leadership, Procrastination, Productivity, Reducing Stress, Resilience, Time Management / By Mary Kutheis

For voracious reader and those dedicated to perspnal and professional development, here are a dozen books worth your dollars and attention.

Effectively leading a team working from home

Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence EQ, Leadership, Team Building / By Mary Kutheis

Here are some basic tips for leading your team remotely. What you need to take from here will depend largely on how you operated when you were working alongside one another. The idea is to maintain mental collaboration while being physically apart and to look after the individual needs of your people.

How do you tell a colleague or employee they need a coach?

Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence EQ, Leadership, Life Balance, Life Skills / By Mary Kutheis

In a recent meeting, a colleague (we’ll call him Mark) mentioned that his client (Brian) a great guy in many ways, could use a coach in a specific area. Mark asked how to bring up that Brian would benefit from working with an executive coach without it being awkward or insulting. The answer lies in changing Mark’s perception of executive coaching.

Everybody Needs a Performance Review (even big shots)

Coaching, Emotional Intelligence EQ, Leadership, Productivity, Reducing Stress, Resilience, Time Management / By Mary Kutheis

There’s a way to handle performance reviews that makes them useful and energizing. This format provides a simple way to track performance throughout the year by making it a regular practice. I recommend going through this process at least once per month so the information stays top of mind.

Without Assessments You’re Working with Blinders On

Communication Skills, Leadership, Life Skills, Productivity, Team Building / By Mary Kutheis

Nearly every time I debrief an assessment with a client and share information about a particular trait that’s been uncovered, I hear something on the order of “Yeah, but everybody feels that way about (fill in the blank.)”