The Times of Talent
The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier · 2016
Seven simple questions that help any manager listen a little longer.
Myths About LearningYounger People Multitask Better
Young colleagues look like natural multitaskers. The brain charges everyone a fee for each switch, at any age.
Myths About LearningTen Thousand Hours Makes an Expert
Practice matters a lot. How we practice, and who gives us feedback, matters just as much.
Latest ScienceCoaching Works Best Where Colleagues Pull Together
Good relationships lead managers to coach more, and coaching lifts performance. The lift is largest where people feel little pressure to compete with each other.
Myths About LearningDigital Natives Learn Differently
Growing up with smartphones makes people at ease with devices. Judging information is a skill we can all learn, at any age.
Latest ScienceCoaching Makes Work More Meaningful
Employees coached by their manager found more meaning in their work and helped colleagues more often.
Latest ScienceThe AI Boost Went to the Newcomers
An AI assistant helped new customer-service employees most, by passing on what the best colleagues already knew.
Latest ScienceSame Feedback, New Messenger, Better Results
Who gives the feedback can matter as much as what it says. And feedback on development pays off, given time.
Latest ScienceAI Made Consultants 40% Better, With One Catch
On tasks AI handles well, quality jumped. The trick is knowing where that zone ends.
37 Countries, One Fear
Pew surveyed 37 countries. In 34, people expect AI to cost more jobs than it creates. Those expectations walk into every training room.
Let the Junior Go First
McKinsey has a simple answer to the question of how juniors learn when AI does the grunt work: attempt first, compare second, talk third.
31 Percent, Again
U.S. engagement is stuck at 31 percent. Gallup's data shows what moves it when AI arrives: a clear plan and a manager who backs it.
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“Great start!” “Passt.” “Pas mal.” Three ways to praise, three ways to be misunderstood. A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of American, German and French office talk, the research behind it, and seven habits that get your feedback through.
Your Team Is Talking in Circles. Who Is the Problem?
Three capable people, one launch, and a meeting that ends with someone walking out. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then find out what kind of problem-solver you are.
You Told Her She Isn’t Ready. Now She’s Pulling Away.
A development conversation went badly, and one of your best people has gone quiet. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
You Have Feedback for Tom. When Do You Give It?
A colleague complains about one of your best people, and his development conversation is two weeks away. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
Superbosses, Rembrandt and a Quiz: Your September Issue
Leaders who build other leaders, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz on learning and leadership and fresh science on coaching and AI.
Grow Teachers
In 1913 Maria Montessori filled Carnegie Hall. Within a decade her American movement had faded. She learned that a method lives through the people trained to use it, and spent the rest of her life training them.