EXCEL AS A CONNECTOR

Mentor-Coach Conversation | The executive and director of the future will need to be a connector, possessing stronger capabilities in building and sharing professional relationships, and do so strategically.

FOR THE CROSSROADS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | While performance counts and the right performance counts even more, technical and functional expertise is not enough when facing the career crossroads.

Coaching, Leadership, Career Advice, Conflict, Crossroads, Strengths, MentoringDianne Jacobs3 November 2023career, Coaching, Leadership, development, next-level, thetalentadvisors, Performance, Crossroads, Strengths, Next Level, Mentoring

NEW TO A ROLE? HAVE A COACHING PLAN

Mentor-Coach Conversation | New to a role? It is difficult to recover from a poor start. A more strategic and integrated approach means a new leader can avoid these typical mistakes.

LEADERSHIP, PERSPECTIVE and POWER

Mentor-Coach Conversation | It is important how leaders perceive and use their power. People do not ‘have’ power as it is both conditional and situational. It depends on context, relationship, timing and dynamics. Empathetic, ethical and purposeful uses of power is what makes a better leader.

Leadership, Coaching, Trust, Culture, Power, Empathy, Perspective, CEODianne Jacobs23 February 2023Leadership, Coaching, trust, Culture, Power, Empathy

CHANGE LEADERSHIP

Mentor-Coach Conversation | How do leaders bring about and cope with systemic change in a more thoughtful way? The accelerators and reversals; opportunities and challenges - for businesses, their teams and themselves?

Trust, Resilience, Power, Leadership, Coaching, Perspective, Strengths, Strategist, CEO, Change and TransformationDianne Jacobs27 January 2023Change, Coaching, Leadership, next-level, Strengths

LEADERSHIP and LEGACY: RBG

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Lessons on leadership and legacy. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A legacy and life worth celebrating.

Leadership, Legacy, Equal Opportunity, Reform, Courage, Coaching, Empathy, Change and TransformationDianne Jacobs28 February 2022Leadership, Legacy, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Reform, Strategist, Courage, Coaching, Change, Empathy

EXECUTIVE RESILIENCE

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Lead others through trust and manage self through resilience. Resilience requires adaptiveness. Above all, it requires being kind to yourself while caring for the wellbeing of others.

CALMING DOUBT AND SELF-CRITICISM

Mentor-Coach Conversation | For many, certain questions of doubt keep recurring. Will they be good enough? Will they be found out? Will the next role or assignment be the one that brings them undone? Here are some solutions.

Career Advice, Coaching, Crossroads, Development, Leadership, Power, Resilience, Next LevelDianne Jacobs4 May 2021Coaching, Leadership, Self-Doubt, KPMG Leadership Summit 2020, KPMG Advancing the future of women in business

FOCUS SHAPES CONTRIBUTIONS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Whether you are part of an executive team, in the c-suite or have joined the boardroom, one thing is certain, where you focus your attention and what you listen for, shapes your contributions.

Focus, Strengths, Leadership, Directorships, CEO, Coaching, NED Capability, ContributionsDianne Jacobs8 March 2021Coaching, CEO, Director, Strengths, Focus, Contributions

EXECUTIVES NEED TO STAY RELEVANT

Mentor-Coach Conversation | How do you make sure you are better prepared for the next level? Without the ability to leverage change into a source of advantage, individual and technical skills are all but temporal. A lack of future relevancy is a key career risk for executives.

Career Advice, Coaching, Development, Leadership, Next Level, Resilience, Relevancy, PerspectiveDianne Jacobs7 March 2021Coaching, career, development, skills, resume, next-level, relevancy

EMPATHY: THE HUMAN SIDE OF LEADING

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Loss is often deeply felt during careers. Empathetic managerial leaders understand the impact of disruption on an individual during decisions relating to advancement, transition and change initiatives.

CEO, Coaching, Crossroads, Empathy, Leadership, Perspective, Trust, Transition, Career Advice, Listening, Next Level, Mentoring, Change and TransformationDianne Jacobs19 January 2021Change, Empathy, Coaching, Leadership, trust, Transition, power, career, Listening, next-level

WHY BOARD APPLICATIONS GET REJECTED

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Every potential non-executive director comes with some gaps. Every board is different. There is no such thing as the universal, perfect candidate. Yet, it is frustrating to face short list rejection. How should you strengthen your board applications?

nominations, Director CV Example, Board-Ready Coaching, NED Capability, GovernanceDianne Jacobs25 August 2020Nominations, Applications, Coaching

TRUST: A LEADERSHIP ROADMAP

Mentor-Coach Conversation | While it is important not to be naive, a lack of mutual trust derails a business. Sustainable trust is an ongoing process that relies on maturity, perspective, empowerment, engagement, ethical behaviour and respectful relationships.

Leadership, Trust, Coaching, Culture, Power, Resilience, Empathy, Perspective, Business Ethics, Integrity, Strengths, Next Level, CEO, MentoringDianne Jacobs13 April 2020Coaching, trust, leadership, development, Culture, power, Empathy, business ethics, integrity, Strengths

CONFLICT, EMPATHY AND OPPORTUNITY

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Unaddressed conflict takes on a life of its own, with sides emerging, focus diverted, wrong fights battled and the pushing of competitive bias. In high-trust cultures, people may debate rigorously, but they commit to the best overall future. Constructing the right degree of tension is the challenge.

Leadership, Coaching, Trust, Conflict, Culture, Power, Resilience, Empathy, Perspective, Strengths, MentoringDianne Jacobs25 January 2019Leadership, Coaching, Conflict, trust, Culture, power, Empathy, Strengths

Thinking Shaped and Shared

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