Mentor-Coach Conversation | Try an experiment. Think of three problems you have faced recently. Was your response situational or default? Did you change focus when needed to ensure better solutions and pathways?

Coaching, Contributions, Development, Focus, Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, Strengths, Think Differently!Dianne Jacobs26 January 2024coaching, High-Achievers, Next Level

VISION TO ACTION

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Whether it is an enterprise-wide strategy, a transformation plan or a key piece of work, moving from visualisation to actualisation takes a specific execution skill set, an investment in mission-critical talent, the right resource allocation, hyper focus and discipline. Certain operating styles create differentiation and impact.

Capability, CEO, Change and Transformation, Focus, High Performance, Leadership, Mentor-Coach, Next Level, Perspective, Strategist, Strengths, Talent, Make Possibilities HappenDianne Jacobs27 December 2023Visualisation To Actualisation, Multiply and Shape Your Impact, Making Possibilities Happen, Change and TransformationComment

BE CREATIVE - CONNECT DIFFERENT DOTS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | As an executive or a board director accountable for business direction, growth and differentiation, how can you Work Creatively! to be more effective as a strategist, innovator or problem-solver?

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.

LEAD THROUGH QUESTIONS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Do you have all the answers? Inquiry and curious questions makes for better problem solving, uplift value, foster learning, innovation, performance improvement and forge different paths.

TENSIONS, DILEMMAS and PARADOXES

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Useful guidance about tensions, dilemmas and paradoxes by Wendy K. Smith and Marianne W. Lewis, authors of ‘Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems’

IMPROVING BOARD COMPOSITION

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Nomination committees that answer “who is the ‘right’ director given our future direction?” create capability for a stronger organisation. Dianne’s article ‘Improve Board Composition’ appeared in the Company Director magazine by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Skills-Matrix, nominations, Directorships, NED Capability, Governance, Perspective, AICD, Australian Directors, Boardroom, On Boards, Non-Executive DirectorDianne Jacobs18 March 2023NED Capability, Nominations, Skills-Matrix, AICD, Australia, Get On A Board

WHAT DO YOU LISTEN FOR?

Mentor-Coach Conversation | For reinvention, uncover your hidden methodology for success, its benefits and limitations. What is your context and perception about success?

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

MINDSETS IN THE BOARDROOM MATTER

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Executives aiming for the boardroom will need to hone more than executive skills and a technical specialty. The real transition requires a shift of mind-set.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON BOARDS NEEDS ADVOCATES AND ACTIONS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | The move toward culturally diverse boards continues to be slow mainly due to systemic barriers. Yet, at an individual and collective level, boards are astutely aware they perform best when they reflect their wide-ranging and diverse world.

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

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

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