by Eric Turbiville | Aug 5, 2020 | Coaching employees, Coaching-centered Leadership, Leadership
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” –Jack Welch, former CEO, General Electric It simply amazes me when I consider the proportion of leaders who really have no idea how...
by Eric Turbiville | Jul 13, 2020 | Hiring High-performers, Leadership
First, Hire for Cultural Fit, then Hire for High Performance “Shaping your culture is more than half done when you hire your team.” –Jessica Herrin, Founder, Stella & Dot “Hire character. Train skill.” –Peter Schutz The most important thing a leader does is to...
by Eric Turbiville | Apr 15, 2020 | Coaching employees, Coaching leads to Increased Revenue, Coaching-centered Leadership, Leadership
Coaching is like leadership; it is both an iterative process and a journey. Coaching affects one employee at a time, so it takes time, patience, and a desire to be coached for the employee to develop and improve. Coaching requires two things: a leader who knows how to...
by Eric Turbiville | Apr 22, 2019 | Executive Coaching, Leadership
“ A people-focused coach always holds her team accountable for performance! You do your people a disservice when you fail to hold them accountable.” Good leaders care about their people. Great leaders care enough to hold their people accountable. The key to...
by Eric Turbiville | Mar 28, 2019 | Aligned Competencies, Core Competencies, Leadership
There have been several books written on strengths-based leadership and focusing your efforts on strengths. While I agree with the core thoughts around these principles, there is an important element missing. What if your strengths are not aligned with the needs of...
by Eric Turbiville | Jan 28, 2019 | Disruptive Employees, Uncategorized
A few days ago, I was coaching a CEO who is struggling with a key new employee who is the founder of a company the CEO has just acquired. This employee appears to have good motives and integrity but he is disrupting the business by encouraging other departmental...
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