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Coach-like Mentors Achieve Greater Effectiveness
What is the difference between a coach and a mentor?
Many people suggest that coaching and mentoring are one and the same. But when looking at the definitions for the two positions, it is clear there are some differences. Our article outlines these differences and how you can take steps to become a coach-like mentor:
Coach-like Mentors Achieve Greater Effectiveness
Set SMART Goals to Better Manage Time
Time cannot be managed – you can be!
A goal we hear from almost all our Six Sigma coaching clients is “Time management - I spend most of my time on my day-to-day responsibilities, my Six Sigma projects and then my personal life suffers”. The question always being, how do I manage all of these tasks and priorities? This article outlines how you can utilize the principles of Six Sigma in creating and achieving goals around time management.
Set SMART Goals to Better Manage Time
Tired of Getting Burned? Stop Fighting Fires!
Prevention tips and basic strategies help you take control
By Katherine Bontrager, iSixSigma Magazine March/April 2009 pp80-81 Spending less time fighting fires starts with preventive measures. But when a fire does threaten, some basic strategies will help you squelch it.
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Books We Recommend
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 7 Powerful Tools for Life and Work by Marilee G. Adams and Marshall Goldsmith
This book is the next step of the Learner/Judger model we introduce in The Six Sigma Way of Coaching™ programs. Dr. Adams introduces Questions Thinking™, an easy-to-use system for transforming thinking, action, and results.
Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition): A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way by Rick Carson
What happens when the “Gremlin” in your head starts creating inner conflict? Rick Carson outlines the extraordinary power of simply noticing and playing with options, along with six keys to maintaining emotional balance amid upheaval.
Race to Win: How to Become a Complete Champion Driver by Derek Daly and Mario Andretti
A book we recommend on what business can learn from the world’s most successful motorsports teams. Derek Daly, a Formula One driver and broadcast announcer compiles the qualities necessary to become the best of the best.
When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work by Lynne C. Lancaster and David Stillman
This book is great follow-up to Leadership Solutions by Design™ workshop Balancing Generations by Design. This insightful book provides insights and tools into the conflict and confusion facing business as four generations collide in the workplace.
The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey
A book we highly recommend especially in today’s environment; great follow-up to Leadership Solutions by Design™ workshop Trust by Design.
Egonomics – What makes ego our greatest asset (or most expensive liability) by David Marcum and Steven Smith
Engaging and well written, this book addresses the greatest challenge facing leaders and their teams.