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Front-line managers: Your business strategy superheroes

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Coaching and development skills: They should be committed to and skilled at supporting the professional growth of their team members through coaching , mentorship, training and providing development opportunities.

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4 Warning Signs You’re Not Properly Coaching Your Employees

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You may not be providing the coaching and support your employees truly need. Identify the skills that your employees need to complete their tasks more effectively, whether it’s technical software or customer relations training. Still not sure how to properly coach your employees? Initially, they had so much drive.

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6 tried-and-true tips to successfully implement new workplace technology

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That’s why when you decide to upgrade your business’s technology by adopting a new system or software, you shouldn’t just install it and expect employees to “get on board.” Communicate why the new software or platform is necessary, what its capabilities will be, and how it will benefit both the company and individual employees in their jobs.

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8 answers to the question: How to become a great leader?

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Be a coach. One of the main duties of a leader is coaching your employees. And as a coach, you have to inspire action that will help execute that goal. Provide coaching and mentoring to build confidence and competence – it’s not a one size fits all approach. As a leader, you should foster trust and cooperation.

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Hiring in the ‘career consumer’ era: 3 rules

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This value should show up everywhere – in the first few lines of your job descriptions, in online reviews written by happy employees and in the way new hires are coached throughout your onboarding process. When recruiting career consumers, it’s your job to ensure the entire candidate experience demonstrates your unique value to them.

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Critical thinking skills: How to develop them in every employee

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Improving an employee’s ability to think critically involves more than their scoring well on job-specific hard skills such as software knowledge, writing ability or mathematical aptitude. Coaching your workforce on critical thinking takes time, as there are different skills needed throughout the process.

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This is how you empower your team while maintaining strategic oversight

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Maria, a project manager at a fast-growing tech company Ive consulted with, is leading the rollout of a new software update for a major client. Jason, a sales director, is coaching a group of midlevel sales managers tasked with expanding into a new market.