The Coaching Habit; What Leadership’s Not; 30 Motivational Quotes

We’re a collaborative group at ResourcefulManager, so I wasn’t surprised when Dannie Evans, our Marketing guru, shared this with me:

“Heard this podcast on Hubspot today. Guy wrote a new book on coaching employees. Great stuff! Gotta get it.”

Oops! Michael Bungay Stanier’s “The Coaching Habit” was sitting on my desk. He had sent it to me earlier this year. And I hadn’t shared it – with Dannie or our readers.

So here goes. Yes, it’s a valuable read. It’s a fresh, innovative approach to coaching employees.

And my favorite part? Michael shows you a way that only takes 10 minutes of your time to become a great coach. So check it out.

Oh yeah, I gave Dannie the book, so now I don’t feel so guilty.

In case you missed it …

Here’s what the ResourcefulManager team has been reading this week:

10 THINGS LEADERSHIP IS NOT

Defining leadership can be difficult, because every leader is different. So those pithy one-sentence descriptions don’t always work. So Lolly Daskal, the leadership guru, gives us a list of 10 things a leader isn’t. And it’s dead on.

TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT OF GOOD (AND BAD) LEADERSHIP

As it’s prone to do, Harvard Business Review gives us the impact of leadership backed by science. Happiness is contagious, says Jack Zenger’s and Joseph Folkman’s piece. And then they connect that to the relationship between leaders and employees.

WHAT IT TAKES TO GET ON TOM GIMBEL’S TO-DO LIST

In this one-minute video, Tom Gimbel, founder of the LaSalle Network, gives you the two criteria he uses to make his to-do list. Simple and powerful!

30 MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES TO SHAKE OUT THE COBWEBS

Need a little inspiration to get going? Consultant Dr. Nikki Martinez offers up 30 quotes to help you shake out the winter cobwebs and charge into Spring.

11 REASONS GOOD EMPLOYEES JUMP SHIP

Remember, your best employee could just as easily love what they’re doing someplace else. So make sure you read 11 Ways To Lose A Good Employee we posted on our blog earlier this week.

THE EMPLOYEE TURNOVER CURE

If you haven’t gotten it yet, be sure to check out The Employee Turnover Cure Blueprint we launched this week. It gives you a Framework that pinpoints the 12 fixable causes of turnover and how to do it.

Keep an eye out for

We’ve got some great stuff coming your way in the weeks ahead. On Monday, we unveil a free interactive tool that will help you decide what tasks should be delegated. You’re going to want to bookmark this one.

And later in the month, we are launching our Productivity/Time Management Blueprint.

Yours in success,

John Walston
ResourcefulManager-in-Chief