September 3, 2011

  • Strategic Planning And Management - Balanced Scorecard

    When you hear about balanced scorecards, what are the things that first come to mind? Perhaps you are thinking of a certain sport or ball game like basketball or football. In the business world, a balanced scorecard often refers to a kind of strategic planning and management system that aims to align different business activities to the vision, mission, and strategy of the organization. In this way, different areas of the business and its operations can be improved, including but not limited to internal and external communications, as well as organizational or business performance. This strategic planning and management concept is anchored on including strategic non-financial performance metrics as means of measuring success from a "balanced" viewpoint.

April 21, 2011

  • Tips In Designing Leadership Development And Training Plans

    In almost any kind of organization, leadership needs to be developed. However, in spite of the great number of training and development programs for leadership available and that have been implemented, why is it that it seems only a few companies and organizations are successful in their planned efforts? One main reason that most management experts see is that the whole leadership development plan has been poorly design. And indeed, how a certain training and development program has been designed can tell much whether or not the whole effort would be effective and successful. There are lots of things that companies and organizations can miss out in the planning stages. And hopefully, these are not the most important things that need to be discussed and dealt with.

March 22, 2011

  • Becoming A Better Leader Through Leadership Training

    Working in a large industry and emerging as one of the top leaders can be tough, but this does not mean this is an impossible task. Each one of us has the chance to become a well-respected and top leader in our industry but not too many of us are successful in this kind of endeavor. One main reason behind this is we lack the knowledge and training that can help make us effective and successful leaders. However, through a leadership training and development program that is designed to meet the leadership needs of the organization we belong to, we can have better chances of being at par with the top leaders in our industry.

February 19, 2011

  • Some Facts About Strategic Thinking

    In the business world, it is almost imperative among managers and executives to learn how to think strategically. Indeed, strategic thinking is one of the many valuable skills that business managers, executives, and leaders must develop so they can be more successful in driving the company towards the achievement of its goals and objectives. It is important for anyone who is involved in business to develop strategic thinking. In this way, they can continually find and develop one of-a-kind opportunities that can create and give more value to their current product or service offerings. And oftentimes, this is made possible through the existence of a creative and provocative dialogue among those who greatly influence the direction that the company takes.

January 25, 2011

  • A Few Lessons In Strategic Management

    Many people see strategic management as a task, but what most of them do not understand is that it is more than just merely a task - it is a set of managerial skills that need to be used throughout the organization and in a wide range of functions. The most successful companies today are not only successful because of the continued increase in their profits but because they have effectively managed their strategies. Simply put, these are the companies that are able to focus their efforts on their strategies and in such a strategic manner. And these are not merely strategies that were developed because they merely sound good but because they add value to the target customers of the business.

September 19, 2010

  • Benefits Of Holding A Corporate Social Events

    Social events play a very significant role in the working of a company. These events have many benefits and if you are not using them, then you are not maximizing the performance of your company.

August 8, 2010

July 19, 2010

  • What To Look for When Planning Preparing A Company Event

    It is crucial to periodically plan social events in a company. Social events guarantee that staff interact and create good professional associations resulting in enhanced productivity in the workplace. Given that these social events are so important, it is vital to attend to all crucial aspects in order to ensure their success.

November 12, 2009

  • Become A Better Company With Team Building

    Team building activities help bring out the best in every employee and promote camaraderie among themselves. Every once in a while, the heads of every company or department, should have a special day intended for team building exercises to help stir up positive emotions which would help the employees become more productive in their work. These types of activities should not only include icebreakers or fun games, but it should also involve activities which would motivate the people to put more heart into their work and have a better attitude towards it.

September 14, 2009

  • Effective Communication, Effective Questioning, and Effective Coaching

    As more and more companies and organizations integrate coaching in the training and development of their employees, more and more executives realize the value of having effective coaches. What makes an effective coach? One of the most important qualities that coaches should have is excellent communication skills. This does not necessarily mean that they are able to speak, read, and write more than one language, but having excellent communication skills means being able to communicate effectively. This gives rise to another important skill needed in motivating others and in making others understand what they need to do to become more successful - effective questioning.

  • The Truth About Team Building

    We have so often heard about companies and organizations building teams and we might have even tried to build teams among ourselves but do we really have a good idea of what team building is about? Yes, team building refers to that method of enhancing or developing collective or collaborative performance and we are all familiar with this concept. However, many of us still fail at building teams that really work. One of the main reasons is our lack of knowledge or understanding about what building teams really is.

June 23, 2009

  • Team Building

    The following relates seven reasons why you need to incorporate teambuilding into your off-site events, if you want to create a great event that will stand out from all the others. You will have to make sure that you are using team building to make it happen.. This is one method to make sure that you are not going to miss something and spoil the evening. The following are the reasons why you need team players on your side.

June 22, 2009

  • How to Build a Team

    The following relates seven reasons why you have to incorporate teambuilding into your off-site events, if you want to hold a great event that will stand out from all the others. You will need to use your friends and colleagues to make sure that you are doing the very best you can for your next event. This is one way to make sure that you are not going to miss something and mess up the evening. The following are the reasons why you need team players on your team.

June 3, 2009

  • Successful Team Building

    We often hear that teamwork is the heart and soul of any organization. Individuals make up groups, while driven individuals, skills, and motivation are essential elements that dictate the success of a team. Ultimately, it is the spirit of teamwork brings life and creativity into an organization.

May 31, 2009

  • Coaching and Growing

    Organizations might have different coaching methods but there is one model that can best provide guidelines on how coaching sessions should be handled. It does not recommend a certain coaching style; instead, it gives coaches an idea of the key areas that need to be kept in mind while carrying out the coaching process. Most management and marketing theorists refer to this as the GROW model.

May 21, 2009

  • Understanding Coaching

    The past few years have witnessed the rise in the popularity of coaching as a tool in employee development. However, there are still organizations that continue to see failure in implementing coaching initiatives. Oftentimes, failure stems from a certain lack of understanding coaching and its role in organizational success and development.

May 16, 2009

  • Successful Teamwork

    Building successful teamwork can be a tough challenge but this does not mean it is impossible. No matter what kind of team it is, it is always possible to bring about effective teamwork.

May 14, 2009

  • Building Successful Teams

    Many organizations these days give their best in efforts to build successful teams. Having successful teams is imperative if organizations are looking forward to seeing results. However, not all organizations are successful in building effective teams. Organizations may not be completely pleased with the outcome of their team development efforts but there are factors that they can look into to check if they are indeed on the right track of building successful teams.

September 29, 2008

  • Welcome to the Coaching Blog

    A blog would seem a nice addition to CoachingKey.com.  From feedback I have been receiving lately, many of you have questions about Life Coaching, Executive Coaching, Management Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching Styles, Coaching Training, Leadership Training, Team Building, Mentoringe.  Great!  We'll talk about these things in this blog.  This blog will become a work in progress. (…)