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Taking Credit When It Is Not Ours to Give

December 1, 2020

In his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith lists the 11^th 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.

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Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development

A Tip on How to Make Sure You Give Recognition

John Whitehead

November 24, 2020

We are now halfway through Marshall Goldsmith’s 20 Habits That keep You from the Top. Number 10 is Failing to Give proper Recognition. Often, we just let things go by without recognizing when things are done well. There are several reasons for this but that doesn’t excuse it. So how might we change that? This week I give you a process to shift this behaviour and create the new habit of recognition.

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?”

Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development

Why “You Can Have That” Matters

John Whitehead

November 17, 2020

Withholding information: The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others. This is the 9^th Habit That Keeps You from The Top as described and pronounced by Marshall Goldsmith in his leadership book “What Got You Won’t Get You There”. As Marshall puts it, “the problem with not sharing information, for whatever reason, is that it rarely achieves its desired effect. You may think you are gaining an edge….. but you are actually breeding mistrust” (pg.69). What about the reverse, providing information openly and even without being asked? This weeks Vlog explores this subject and askes some very interesting questions to think about.

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?”

Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development

Negativity: Being negative and what you can do about it

John Whitehead

November 10, 2020

We have all know folk who seem to be negative all the time, but what about you? How do you know if you are being negative or not? Like you, most folk most likely are not aware of how negative they are and the impact this is having on those around them. Again. For me, it’s all about self-awareness. This week I give you a process on how you can find this out and what you might be able to do 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?”

Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development

What Is the Impact of Speaking When Angry?

John Whitehead

November 3, 2020

Speaking when angry is Marshall Goldsmith’s 7^th habit that can keep you from the top. It is using emotion as a management tool. We all get angry at times; we are human after all. But what we often forget is the impact that emotional outbursts have on those around us and specifically in the workplace, on our staff. Getting a handle on emotions is first and foremost about self-awareness and being able to recognize when we are starting to “lose it”. As one of my clients imagines it, a chemical reaction. This week’s vlog post explores some ideas on how to recognize and manage these emotional outbursts.

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?”