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Leadership Development by Krista Skidmore

The Importance of Focus and Thoughtful Action

Intentionality is a mindset that can transform how we approach both life and work. It’s about honing focus, practicing discipline, and managing...

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January 01, 2025

The Future of Coaching: What Do the Experts Say?

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We often write about coaching and its benefits – the hows, the whos, the whats, – but we haven’t looked at coaching as an industry in a while, and we’re excited to...

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October 11, 2018

Coaching

Emerging Leaders Need Leadership Development Now

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Each time we host The Leadership Challenge® Workshop, our staff and facilitators are struck by how similar leadership challenges can be across diverse industries,...

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October 04, 2018

Leadership Development

To Increase New Leader Impact, Move from Onboarding to Assimilation [Checklist]

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Top Priorities for New Leader Assimilation Programs

In a 2017 research study*, HR executives reported that new leader onboarding programs did a good job with basic...

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September 13, 2018

Team Effectiveness

Don't Mistake Feedback for Coaching

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Coaching Sharpens Employee Development

What skill is more important for managers to master, coaching or giving feedback? Feedback often comes as a reaction – responding...

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August 30, 2018

Coaching

Should We Take an Upstream Approach to Employee Engagement?

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Upstream thinking encourages a holistic understanding of employee satisfaction

Recently while working with my team on a healthcare proposal, I was struck by the...

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August 23, 2018

Team Effectiveness

The Impact of Company Culture On Employee Engagement

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As a summer intern at FlashPoint, a big portion of my onboarding process included sitting down with each team member to better get to know them and their role in our...

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August 02, 2018

Team Effectiveness

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Flat Management

Will Adopting a Flat Organizational structure Be Effective or Fruitless?

According to Mercer’s Global Talent Trends Study 2017*, 93 percent of companies are planning an organizational redesign in the...

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August 01, 2018

Team Effectiveness

4 Flavors of Coaching Engagements for Leadership Development

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Coaching Can be a powerful add-on or stand-alone development experience

Coaching is a powerful development tool because of its versatility: it can be added to...

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July 17, 2018

Coaching

3 Essential Components of Reinforcement to Keep Learning Alive

Here's how to make learning a daily practice with post-program reinforcement resources

We’ve all experienced great events or programs that challenge and enlighten us, but then struggled (or failed)...

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July 11, 2018

Leadership Development

12 Ways Effective Leaders Share Leadership and Power

HEALTHY TEAMS START WITH THE LEADER

Leadership makes all the difference in how well a team performs. Have you ever worked for or been on a team where the leader takes a dictatorial approach? Where...

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July 11, 2018

Team Effectiveness