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Are you Playing Favorites in the Workplace?

John Whitehead
December 29, 2020

Playing favorites is failing to see that we are treating someone differently, maybe even unfairly

The question isn’t “do we play favorites – like some people over others, treat some people differently than others”?  As humans we do tend to do that – the question should be “are we aware of this and the impact it has”? As leaders this can have a significant impact and as I talk about in this week’s Vlog post possible toxic consequences in the workplace. Again, it comes down to personal self-awareness, watching for our unconscious bias. As a coach I work with my client’s on finding what these may be and then how to mitigate them.

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

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Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development, Self-Awareness, Soft Skills

Clinging to The Past: Leadership requires moving forward

John Whitehead
December 15, 2020

Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t get You There talks about clinging to the past as one of the things that will keep you from the top. Marshall talks about this as being a way to deflect blame away from ourselves and onto events and people from our past. Another way of blaming everyone else. I move beyond this to explore how we can move beyond that. Learning from the past can be important but moving forward towards new things is as important, but how can you do that? In this week’s vlog post I give a few examples and ideas that you can use right away – try it out and let me know.

Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development, Self-Awareness

If You Are Hearing Excuses, Look at Yourself.

John Whitehead
December 8, 2020

#12, making excuses in Marshall Goldsmith’s book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and his list of Twenty Habits That Keep You from the Top talks about how we deflect responsibility for our actions instead of simply saying sorry and moving on. It is “the need to reposition our annoying behaviour as a permanent fixture so people excuse us for it”. If we see others around us making excuses, look at yourself first. Odds are they are picking it up from you as the leader. As Marshall states, “if we can stop excusing ourselves, we can get better at almost anything we choose”. As I often do I have included a tip or two for you to try…. Let me know what you think.

Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development, Self-Awareness

Taking Credit When It Is Not Ours to Give

John Whitehead
December 1, 2020

In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith lists the 11th habit that will keep you from the top as claiming credit that we don’t deserve and as Marshall puts it “…adding injury that comes with overlooking recognition” (see last week’s blog). “We are not only depriving people of the credit they deserve, but we are hogging it for ourselves. It’s two crimes in one”.

This week I give you a process where you can reflect on if this is something you might be going. We don’t always know we are doing this, it can be something we are not aware of but can have devastating effects on the moral of your team if you are not, and if you don’t do something about it.

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

If you have enjoyed reading these posts, please Follow Me – and if you sign up for my Blog I will send you a copy of my eBook, “What Are These Things Called Soft Skills?”