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Checking All The Boxes

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Coaching, Executive Coaching, Canada Business News, Career Move, Career Transition, Careers, Coaching Employees, Transition, Career Change, Experience, How to Move Up in Your Career, Canada Business News
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

I was coaching someone yesterday and we started talking about visionary leadership. We were looking at her 360 results and it was pretty clear to me t...

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Training Employees? Take Tips From a Coach

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 03.28.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Jobs, Transition, Careers, Executive Coaching, Experience, Coaching, How to Move Up in Your Career, Career Move, Coaching Employees, Career Transition, Career Change, Canada Business News
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

Good coaches have a special quality about them. They are able to get you to a place where you feel confident enough to take on a challenge or comfortable enough to confront an issue. If you are thinking about moving your career along, or are thinking about how to coach someone who is ready to jump, keep in mind the following tenets.

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Do Dirty Tactics Equal Leadership in the NFL?

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada
Read More: Sports, Teamwork, Leadership, Employee Engagement, Football, Coaching, Greg Schiano, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Greg Schiano Tactics, Eli Manning, Greg Schiano Dirty Play, Canada News
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

The unwritten rule in the NFL is that when players take a knee with the game conceivably out of reach, the other team backs down and lets them. But when the New York Giants Quarterback, Eli Manning, went to kneel down and run out the clock he instead got tripped up by a Buccaneers defensive lineman because the Buccaneers' coach insists that his teams play until the final whistle. Was this a true display of leadership?

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We Need More Tough Coaches Like Mike Spracklen

Kristina Groves | Posted 12.09.2012 | Canada
Read More: Xiuli Wang, Coaching, Mike Spracklen, Rowing, Sport, Mike Spracklen Rowing, Rowing Canada, Rowing Mike Spracklen, Rowing Canada Coach, Coach Rowing Canada, Canada Rowing, Canada News
Kristina Groves

Central to the departure of coach Mike Spracklen from Rowing Canada, it seems, was his style, methods and standards. By all accounts, it was not an entirely agreeable decision to let him go. What does it say about a system that caters to the chirpers and prodders who didn't achieve what they wanted, instead of propping up the ones who got the results?

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What to Look for in a Great Business Coach

Deborah Nixon | Posted 10.09.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Listening Skills, Business Strategy, Commitment, Trust, Executive Coaching, Coach, Coaching, Canada Business News
Deborah Nixon

Finding the right coach can mean the difference between not only loving your business/career/sport or not. It can mean the difference between success and failure. The wrong coach can take your aspirations and crush them. The right coach can take your doubts and lead you to victory. Here are some tips for you to think about when considering hiring a coach.

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Bad Habits Be Gone!

John Izzo | Posted 07.14.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Leadership, Intentions, Coaching, Dieting, Effective Change, Team Work, Training, Organizations, Changing Habits, Workplace Training, Canada Living News
John Izzo

Changing your own habits can feel about as futile as climbing Mount Everest, let alone empowering others to change! So how do we change habits? Not surprisingly, it turns out that it all begins with your belief system. Believing you can change your habits is a pretty good predictor of whether you will or not.

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How Do I Stop Freezing in Front of Men?

Colette Kenney | Posted 07.10.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Nervous, Insecure, Love, Dating, Women, Romance, Men, Dating Tips, Workshops, Coaching, Canada Living News
Colette Kenney

In school I was always the popular one. I wound up having a child at 22. Now I'm 27 and I've been single for four years. I use to be carefree and fun loving and I had so much faith that I would eventually meet the right person. But now, it seems all of my self-confidence has dissipated.

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