3 Simple Tools for the Self-Aware Leader
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 “My experience as a leader is that all the conversations that really mattered happened in corridors when I was in transition from one meeting to the next. And it would be really easy — because of the time constraint — to just say, ‘This is what I think you should do…’. And yet, one of the most effective things you can do as a leader is say, ‘What do you think?'” Jenny Robinson Phil Renshaw and Jenny Robinson joined me this week with some simple techniques for how to be a better coach to your people in only a few minutes a day. All ideas they’ve captured in their new book, Coaching on the Go: How to lead your team effectively in 10 minutes a day. Here’s an outline of our conversation. Click play above to join in. . . 2:15 – What’s this book about?3:50 – Who’s it for?8:45 – Chapter 6: Self-awareness – Imposter syndrome: Jenny’s self-doubt on landing a top publisher14:10 – The same experience from Phil’s perspective17:10 – 3 tools to be better at Self-awareness: * Step back and notice what you notice – Create a break in your routine so that it’s easier to do. An alarm on your phone, etc.* 20:40 – Repeating or paraphrasing back what you heard* 22:05 – Tentative naming Phil started his career in international banking, treasury, and finance. Today, he’s a management and executive coach with a special expertise in the value of international assignments. Jenny has worked in communication, coaching, and change management for most of the last three decades. She is also a visiting fellow and Ph.D. researcher at the Cranfield School of Management in the UK. You can find out more about their work at www.coachingonthego.co.uk. You can contact Phil at [email protected] and Jenny at [email protected]. Click these links to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher, or Podbean. Paul Smith is one of the world’s leading experts on business storytelling. He’s a keynote speaker, storytelling coach, and bestselling author. Connect with him via email here. Follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Sign up for his newsletter a href="http://eepurl.
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