by Chris Hunter | Mar 10, 2020 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, General - Human Resources
When giving feedback, either positive or constructively critical, there are only two reasons for doing so: to change or reinforce behavior in order to achieve a desired result. With those purposes in mind, here are 15 tips for providing feedback. Click here to read...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Every firm has its ups and downs, and that can have a major effect on morale. If times get tough or the firm has to drastically cut expenditures there’s often a negative emotion that grows until it pervades the enterprise. We’ve all seen places like that...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Description: At the core of your company, there is a group of people who seem to call the shots–or, rather, all the shots seem to be called for their benefit. This core group can’t be found on any organization chart. It exists in people’s hearts and...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
As long as there has been a need for improvement there have been coaches to provide it. Two thousand years ago the Roman army had coaches to develop skills in such critical areas as fighting battles, defending a fortress, setting up an encampment and how to manage...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
The contemporary business environment offers few places to hide. Even large corporations and government departments that once allowed mediocrity to coexist with performance are weeding out the unfit. So where are tomorrow’s top performers going to come from?...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
The term “coaching” is used a lot these days. We hear about “personal coaching” and “business coaching” as often as we hear about coaching in the field of sports, but are we really talking about such different things? Leaving aside...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
Description: In an ideal world, a subordinate would accept critical feedback from a manager with an open mind. He or she would ask a few clarifying questions, promise to work on certain performance areas, and show signs of improvement over time. But things don’t...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Executive coaching develops the abilities and effectiveness of business leaders. It is a three way process that links the organization, the executive and the coach with defined goals for the organization and the executive to be achieved as outcomes of the process....
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
Description: Nobody likes performance reviews. Subordinates are terrified they’ll hear nothing but criticism. Bosses, for their part, think their direct reports will respond to even the mildest criticism with stonewalling, anger, or tears. The result? Everyone...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 6, 2019 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Human Resources, Leadership
This tip is adapted from “Are You Sugarcoating Your Feedback Without Realizing It?,” by Michael Schaerer and Roderick Swaab Many managers sugarcoat tough feedback, either to avoid retaliation or to protect employees’ feelings. But research shows that managers tend to...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
BOOK REVIEW: Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul and John Christensen. Hyperion Press, 2000 “When we choose to love the work we do, we can catch our limit of happiness, meaning, and fulfilment every day.” This is the core message of Fish! – the tale of...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Training Programs
Managers always have high expectations for the people they hire. But new team members don’t always fit right into the organization, perform their jobs without fault and obey directions without questioning them. We’re only human and that means that our...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Managers always have high expectations for the people they hire. But new team members don’t always fit right into the organization, perform their jobs without fault and obey directions without questioning them. We’re only human and that means that our...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources
While there will always be some gossip and rumors, office politics does not need to be a negative experience. Office politics can be used to advantage if done properly. Let’s face it: office politics are inevitable. Wherever people gather, they will gossip, spread...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to function as a CEO in today’s high pressure business environment, but the rewards can be immense. Many CEOs make more in a year than their employees will make in a lifetime. The average CEO of a major U.S. corporation...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, Ethics, Leadership, Legal Issues
Business owners and managers simply can’t afford to ignore problems with team members. To do so is to risk exposure to expensive lawsuits that few SMEs can afford. Problems with individuals can also lead to lower team morale, a loss of productivity and the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
It has been demonstrated across a number of industries that team performance can be enhanced through the application of external coaching. The members of a team will collectively “lift their game” and productivity increases are the norm. However, the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.