Posts tagged c-suite
Promotions and Career Moves
Promotions and Career Moves

Mentor-Coach Conversation: When aiming for that next promotion or a different role it helps to have a well thought out plan. Here's some mentoring advice.

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Career Advice, Coaching, Crossroads, Development, High Performance, Leadership, Mentor-Coach, Mentoring, Next Level, Portfolio Career, Talent, Promotion, Capability, Contributions, Make Possibilities Happen, Networks, Relevancy, Strengths, SuccessionDianne Jacobscareer, c-suite, development, Dianne Jacobs, Future Focus, High-Achievers, high performing boards, thetalentadvisors, The Talent Advisors, Next Level, Promotion, career capital, career risk management, career moves
DIRECTOR JOURNEY ESSENTIALS
DIRECTOR JOURNEY ESSENTIALS

Mentor-Coach Conversation: thought pieces and reading lists that support my board coaching sessions where we discuss the why, how and what of director capability and the director journey for a place in the boardroom.

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Australian Directors, Board Director, Board-Ready Coaching, Boardroom, Director CV Example, Governance, Mentor-Coach, NED Capability, Non-Executive Director, On BoardsDianne JacobsApplications, board-ready, boardroom, c-suite, director, NED, Get On A Board, high performing boards, AICD, Skills-Matrix, Non-Executive Director, NED Capability, Portfolio Career, Strengths, Governance, Get On Boards, On BoardsComment
BE CREATIVE - CONNECT DIFFERENT DOTS
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?

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Board Director, Boardroom, Career Advice, CEO, Coaching, Development, Directorships, Leadership, NED Capability, Next Level, Non-Executive Director, Perspective, Strengths, Strategist, Creativity, Imagination, Think Differently!, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, Innovation, Change and TransformationDianne JacobsStrengths, Think Differently!, Creativity, Imagination, boardroom, Strategist, Curiosity, Perspective, Next Level, CEO, development, director, Executive Leadership Teams, Focus, Performance, coaching, Dianne Jacobs, Skills-Matrix, Leadership, Non-Executive Director, NED Capability, Courage, EQ IQ, c-suite, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, AFR Boss Most Innovative Companies, Innovation, The Marginalian
FAULT LINES IN SUCCESSION
FAULT LINES IN SUCCESSION

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Although executives and board directors understand the importance of succession planning, often the outcomes go off track — here are some reasons why. Succession ‘doing’ is hard work.

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Development, Governance, High Performance, Leadership, Legacy, Next Level, Skills-Matrix, Strengths, Transition, Succession, Talent, CapabilityDianne JacobsSuccession, Faultlines, Talent, Capability, Future Focus, Governance, High-Performing, High-Achievers, c-suite, CEO, development, Executive Leadership Teams, Performance, Leadership, Nominations, Promotion, Strengths, Next LevelComment
NEW TO A ROLE? HAVE A COACHING PLAN
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.

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Career Advice, Coaching, Crossroads, Development, Leadership, Next Level, Strengths, Transition, Contributions, High Performance, Lead Through Questions, Listening, Legacy, Perspective, Problem-Solvers, Power, PromotionDianne Jacobscareer, c-suite, development, Executive Leadership Teams, Performance, High-Achievers, Dianne Jacobs, Leadership, Next Level, Strengths, The Talent Advisors, Promotion, Coaching, Role Transition
LEAD THROUGH QUESTIONS
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.

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Think Differently!, Solutions, Problem-Solvers, Perspective, Listening, Leadership, Innovation, Coaching, Board Director, Curious Questions, Lead Through QuestionsDianne Jacobsquestions, Problem-Solvers, c-suite, development, Executive Leadership Teams, Performance, High-Achievers, Think Differently!, Innovation, Listening, Leadership, Next Level, Solutions, trust, Curiosity, powerComment
TENSIONS, DILEMMAS and PARADOXES
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’

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Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, Problem-Solvers, Solutions, Strategist, Strengths, Think Differently!, Change and Transformation, Coaching, ParadoxDianne JacobsProblem-Solvers, c-suite, development, Performance, High-Achievers, Think Differently!, Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, Governance, Strategist, Solutions, Both/And Thinking
WHAT DO YOU LISTEN FOR?
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?

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Career Advice, Coaching, CEO, Crossroads, Development, Focus, Leadership, Listening, Next Level, Perspective, Problem-Solvers, Relevancy, Solutions, Strengths, Think Differently!, NED CapabilityDianne Jacobscareer, Problem-Solvers, c-suite, development, Dianne Jacobs, Performance, Focus, The Talent Advisors, coaching, Change, Listening, Think Differently!, Leadership, Next Level, Perspective, relevancy, Strengths, Solutions
ADVANCING WOMEN IS NOT RISKY BUSINESS
ADVANCING WOMEN IS NOT RISKY BUSINESS

Mentor-Coach Conversation | Advancing women at Australian corporates should not be risky business. Yet, despite a strong business case for female representation, the data shows that for Australia’s biggest public companies giving women seats at the executive table is still proving a challenge for decision-makers.

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Equal Opportunity, Leadership, Power, Reform, CEO, Courage, PromotionDianne JacobsLeadership, Equality, business ethics, boardroom, c-suite, CEW - Chief Executive Women, Executive Leadership Teams, When Women Sit At The Table, The Talent Advisors, ASX200, Mark Carnegie