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Are Your Remote Workers Working Two Full-Time Jobs, Reducing Your Efforts, and Doubling Their Pay?
Employee cheating has always been a problem for some remote occupations, like site field professionals where a few sales employees have been found to work for two organizations at the same time, allocating enough sales to each organization to keep both paying. In the Internet age of remote work, this issue has become more challenging for business leaders and more widespread. Executive coaches, CEOs, and business owners should be aware of a new website called Overemployed.com,
Sep 10, 202112 min read


The 6 Effects of Curiosity
Executive coaches aid their executives with impactful questions that help them realize their genuine desires and goals. The inquisitive nature of executive coaching has led many organizations to identify curiosity as an important feature of executive coaching. But what is the science of curiosity, how does it help executive coaches, and how can coaches embrace a more curious outlook on their executive’s concerns and goals? Continue reading for insight on six effects that curi
Sep 3, 20218 min read


25 Inspirational Quotes for CEOs about Attracting, Identifying, and Hiring Difference Makers
I love quotes as I find that they inspire imagination and are more often remembered. As a premier-level retained executive search headhunter who finds difference making talent for top positions, I am often asked why hiring is so expensive. My answer is simple: because it's too expensive not to have great talent. Here are 25 of my favorite quotes on the importance of hiring the right talent, inspiring current talent, and retaining the same talent. The clear theme for business
Aug 27, 20214 min read


From Grit to Greatness
Grit has been identified as a critical component of success (Lechner, Danner, and Rammstedt, 2019). Synonymous with “backbone” and “fortitude”, grit enables leaders to pursue their goals till their completion and continue despite difficulties (Merriam-Webster). But what really is “grit”? What are some examples of gritty individuals? How do people with “grit” behave? What does current research say about grit? How do we assess how much grit job applicants have and how do we enc
Jun 4, 202113 min read


The Gig Economy's Impact on Traditional Workplaces
For decades, working full-time for only one employer at a time was everything we knew. It was the norm, and rarely anyone questioned it. But, the rapid increase in digital technologies, cheaper and faster Internet, CMS (content management software) solutions, VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) services, etc., has made it easier to work without being tied down to a particular location which has given rise to flexible working arrangements. Remote work, work-from-home, and the
May 28, 202112 min read


Ask Impactful Coaching Questions Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
To ask better questions, choose better words, as words themselves have a hierarchy in the domain of communication and learning. Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchical learning ladder that expounds upon the human learning process. Benjamin Bloom, chair of the committee of educators at the University of Chicago, created a diagram in 1956 (Heick, 2020) that has since been revised and used in the learning and development community. Continue reading for insight into Bloom's Taxonomy,
May 21, 20216 min read


7 Aspects of Powerful Questions
We all ask questions, but do our questions serve powerfully in our coaching sessions? Do they inspire further investigation? Do they invite our clients to dive into issues, and ponder what their goals and ambitions are? If not, are they merely pushing the conversation along? Continue reading to explore what questions are, the usefulness of powerful questions, and seven practical tips on asking powerful questions. If this topic piques your interest, tune into Episode #1021 of
Apr 9, 20218 min read


How Coaches Can Use Language to Facilitate Individual Change
Language is an essential component of coach-client interactions. The ability to express emotions and thoughts plays a significant role in understanding what might be hiding behind them. So, what happens when your client can't find the right words or doesn't have the language to define themselves and their emotions? Continue reading to uncover the answer through research conducted by Barbara Fölscher-Kingwill and Nicky Terblanche (2019). The scarcity of research focused on the
Feb 12, 20216 min read
Thinking out loud, rigorously.
The ideas that didn't fit in the books. Longer thoughts for executives with shorter patience for noise.
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