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Differentiating Yourself with Soft Skills and Character Skills
by Pauline Fournier I’ve seen a lot written recently about soft and/or character skills. Many job seekers struggle to demonstrate such skills. Being able to listen and speak about your soft and character skills could give you a competitive advantage over candidates who list only the technical skills required to…
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Executive Coaching vs Life Coaching: Different Goals, Different Approaches
Being a great leader is not easy. Executives, even high-performing ones, often face challenges that can stall their progress or limit their impact. This is where executive coaching comes in. But how is it different from life coaching, and what value can an executive coach bring to your professional journey?…
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Executive Coaching: A Catalyst for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education
by Dr. Parmpreet Kalsi In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of academic leadership has never been more critical. Leaders in higher education are tasked with steering their institutions through a myriad of challenges: Legislative and policy changes, enrollment declines and financial pressures, technological advancements (including AI and…
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From Lab Bench to Leadership: Navigating the Transition to Biotech Leadership Through Executive Coaching
by Leslie Kaufman Long days turn into long nights studying biology, chemistry, physics, and the myriad of other subjects that result in the depth of knowledge required for a successful career in the sciences. Years are spent tending to experiments in labs or toiling over patients in an effort to…
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Four Strategies to Maintain Engagement and Trust After a Staffing Reduction
By Kathleen Teehan Navigating through a reduction in staffing is undoubtedly a challenging time for the organization, the individuals in transition, and those who remain. The emotional toll on the individuals impacted is significant and obvious, however an event can also leave those who remain in the organization feeling untethered,…
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The Power of Executive Coaching in the Financial Services Industry
by Skip Bates In the fast-paced and highly competitive world of financial services, leaders need to stay ahead of the curve. To excel, executives need more than just technical expertise; they need emotional intelligence. Serving customers, supporting employees, complying with regulators, and driving profitability: these competing concerns require resiliency, adaptability,…
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Top of Mind For HR: A Point of View From ClearRock
ClearRock’s leadership team, talent consultants, coaches, and career consultants convened to discuss what is top of mind for employees and leaders this year. This is what was shared.
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6 Strategies to Minimize the Negative Impact of Employee Separations
By Laura Poisson There are few things leaders must do that are more difficult than terminating someone’s employment. The key to minimizing the negative impact on the affected employee and protecting morale in the workplace is to ensure that separated employees at every level are treated with dignity and respect…
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Recession Looming? 10 Tips To Help Leaders Manage What Lies Ahead
by Laura Poisson For 21 years, ClearRock has been helping leaders navigate the internal and external complexities of business and people. The last three years have been particularly challenging, given the political climate, social justice issues, the pandemic, the mental health crisis, and a recession threatening our economy. If you…
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Favorite Interview Tips from a Career Consultant
by Pauline Fournier In each edition of our Insights newsletter, Senior Career Consultant, Pauline Fournier responds to career questions that have recently come her way from people with whom she is working. In our Spring 2022 edition, Pauline shared some of her favorite interview tips – for both interviewers and candidates….
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Leading with Empathy
by Laura Poisson Feeling empathy for others is something that has come pretty easily to me. Leading with empathy is different. It requires greater self-awareness, acknowledgement your own emotions, and a willingness to be vulnerable. I can have a genuine interest in understanding you, your strengths, challenges and feelings, but…
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Organizational Success All Comes Down to This
by Josh Combest 580 team members wait anxiously, tense with the pressure of this one moment. 20 individuals are poised to leap into action and will make or break the outcome with less than 2.4 seconds to get it right. A single miscalculation or hesitation will cost the company millions…
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Are Your Leaders Ready for What’s Next?
by Ellie Eckhoff, SVP & Laura Poisson, President COVID has impacted the world of work in ways that will be long-lasting. More will be required from our leaders to assimilate to changes, retain talent, and maximize performance. Here are 5 questions to consider about your leadership team: How prepared are…
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Seven Rings and Seven Leadership Lessons
by Ellie Eckhoff, CPCC, PCC / SVP of Talent Consulting & Executive Coach I wrote my first Leadership Lessons from the Patriots in 2017, repeated it in 2018 and 2019. Couldn’t do it in 2020. The 2021 season was different – what else is new? Truth be told, I didn’t…
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The What, Why, & How of Emotional Intelligence
By Ellie Eckhoff Emotional Intelligence – What Is It? Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a “set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way.”1 There are many…
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