A microaggression is any unwittingly harmful words or behaviors that cause another to experience emotional pain, exclusion, or discrimination. Microaggressions are rampant and while most often perpetrated against historically marginalized groups, majority groups experience microaggressions too, albeit to a lesser degree. I come from the camp of, “If I can name it. I can change it.” […]
Is Your Company an Anti-Racist Organization?
Working towards an antiracist culture and company is a virtuous pursuit that makes good business sense.The world has recently chosen to stand together against racial inequity and injustice. While protests flood the streets, businesses are looking for ways to extend support with social media statements, diversity and inclusion commitments, and donations to organizations. But is […]
A Data-Driven Approach to Strategic Planning and Strategic Growth
Get The Replay Successful growth companies continue to grow amidst the powerfully chaotic forces of expansion and change. They are also tough to manage, and the more employees a business unit or organization has, the more complex the problems. However, there is compelling research that can enable your team to have a Business Crystal Ball […]
Intangibles Matter: Mining Advantages in the Connected Age Part 3: Designing High Performance Environments
Get The Replay Coaching references nine environments that influence everyone (i.e. Self, Spiritual, Relationships, Network, Financial, Physical, Technology, Body and Memetic (You). Research supports the theory that ‘how we feel’ (i.e. attitude, motivation, our surroundings, the people we interact with, how we feel about ourselves and our contribution, just to highlight a few) has a […]
Intangibles Matter: Mining Advantages in the Connected Age Part 2: Coach Approach Leadership: A Management Style
Get The Replay Research supports the theory that people in general and Millennial’s in particular are heavily influenced by three internal motivators: the opportunity for real responsibility and choice, the opportunity to create an identity and build self-esteem, along with an opportunity to experience a sense of making a meaningful contribution.This webinar introduces a people-centric […]
Intangibles Matter: Mining Advantages in the Connected Age Part 1: Leveraged EQ: An Immediate HR Solution
Get The Replay! Science offers that Emotional Intelligence in an individual determines the outcome more than any other factor, and is the one least understood.This webinar provides insight into the growing recognition in business that this intangible aspect of an individual represents a potential competitive advantage; one that provides a positive foundational block in life […]
The Role of Talent Development in Change Management
Get The Replay Webinar Description: As of 2016, 75% of HR leaders reported that change took up more of their time than it did three years ago and that companies anticipate more change in the future than in the past (CEB). Even as change happens around the HR department, it’s also happening inside as trends to […]
Virtual Instructor Led Training: Engagement without the cost
Get The Replay A virtual program to explore the benefits of virtual instructor led training and why it differs from webinars and E-Learning.This is not a webinar. This is an interactive experience.To fully utilize this interactive virtual instructor training experience, please be ready to use your headset with microphone. Virtual Instructor Led Training: Engagement without […]
Your Leaders are Hungry: A 5-Star Recipe for Kick-Starting Leader & Employee Engagement!
Get The PDF Replay Employee Engagement is the hot topic in organizational development, and for good reason. One by one, organizations are realizing that optimal company profitability is the result of great leaders inspiring action and commitment from their employees. For managers to be able to make that shift from good to great, organizations must […]
Part 2: Building Success Through Resiliency: The Ten Dimensions of Positive Leadership and How to Build Resilience on the Road to Success
RSVP Here A webinar about how the Ten Dimensions of Positive Leadership guide female leaders to these three outcomes: increased employee engagement, deeper personal meaning and purpose at work and an improved bottom line. Resilience is about being able to quickly recover from challenges. When our female leaders are fully engaged with a strong sense […]
GAME ON! Using Gamification to Train Managers to Collaborate – A Gap That Needs To Be Closed
Get The Replay In 2015, the Association for Talent Management (ATD) conducted a cross-industry survey of learning executives to determine what skills managers needed to be successful. Five skills were identified in their report, ACCEL: The Skills That Make a Winning Manager. Collaboration was one of the five skills describe in their research. ATD’s research […]
Soulful Leadership: A Visionary Leadership Manifesto for the 21st Century
Get The Replay New times require new narratives. And the 21st century demands that leaders and businesses reimagine leadership’s purpose and its outcomes to meet the unique needs of our VUCA world – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. What’s the best way then to fare forward?In his webinar, Gaurav Bhalla provides the answer in a […]
The Perfect Triad: Developing a People-focused, Performance-driven and Coaching-centered Culture.
Get The Replay Is your organization’s priority the business or your people? Is your organization goal-oriented or performance-driven? Are your leader’s great coaches? The best organizationsin the world combine these three elements; people, performance and coaching to createwhat I call the Perfect Triad Culture.During this webinar we will discuss what it means to be people-focused […]
The Perfect Triad: Developing a People-focused, Performance-driven and Coaching-centered Culture.
Get The Replay Is your organization’s priority the business or your people? Is your organization goal-oriented or performance-driven? Are your leaders great coaches? The best organizationsin the world combine these three elements; people, performance and coaching to createwhat I call the Perfect Triad Culture.During this webinar we will discuss what it means to be people-focused […]
Healthy High Performance – Leading a Cultural Evolution
Get The Replay In most organizations, executive don’t pay attention to culture. Instead, their focus is on results. The reality is, culture matters! Culture is the driving force is the 21st Century. This webinar will provide a way of thinking about the impact of culture and the positive results for your organization with those changed […]
Back by Popular Demand – Effective Presentations Best Practices
Get The Replay Back by popular demand, this was one of our best webinars to date! If you missed it the first time, do not miss it the second! Effective Presentations do more than inform; they inspire, motivate, and entertain. Unfortunately, monotone speeches, boring power points and redundant flip-charts are still too frequent! The purpose of […]
Cognitive Diversity: Mission Critical for Business Success In a Complex and Uncertain World
Get the Webinar Replay Everyone’s talking about diversity these days. However, in most instances, diversity conversations rarely transcend ethnicity, gender, and race. No doubt, these socio-demographic differences are important, but, there is another side to diversity that’s just as important, if not more, and which rarely gets any play. And that’s cognitive diversity – differences […]
Effective Presentations Best Practices Webinar
Looks like the webinar is over! But, we have the replay and are happy to share! Get the Replay Effective Presentations do more than inform; they inspire, motivate, and entertain. Unfortunately, monotone speeches, boring powerpoints and redundant flip-charts are still too frequent! The purpose of a presentation is to “make a sale” whether you’re selling […]
The Science of Happiness and Why It Matters – Webinar
Watch the Replay HAPPINESS MATTERS. Want productive workers? Happiness is the prescription. Want to strategically develop employees that reliably care about the bottom line? Happiness is the answer. Can HR professionals and leaders actually cultivate happiness as a “competency”? Is happiness a “Value” worth studying and pushing? Research abounds on the link between happiness and productivity; […]
Strategic Communication: Transform The Way You Communicate
Get The Replay Communication is critical to success in today’s competitive environment. Being aware of communication patterns allows us to more clearly interpret intent and meaning when exchanging ideas with leaders, peers, direct reports, and customers. This workshop focuses on the fundamentals of communication as the building blocks to successful partnerships. Participants learn effective communication […]
Productive Conflict – Conflict Management Training & Development Programs
Everything DiSC® Productive Conflict helps participants improve self-awareness around conflict behaviors. Rather than focus on a step-by-step process for conflict resolution, Everything DiSC® Productive Conflict provides participants with techniques to curb destructive behaviors and effectively respond to conflict situations. The program features an exploration of DISC styles in a conflict context, provides an opportunity for participants […]
Enhancing the Employee Experience – Uncovering and Hard-Wiring the Authentic Core Values in Your Organization
Enhancing the Employee ExperienceJoin our Webinar – Participants will learn: 1) How to create and maintain a healthy and sustainable culture2) The elements required to hard-wire the real core values of the organization3) Clarify fair expectations for the highest levels of engagement and retention4) Using the Q-12 to measure supervisory managerial performance metrics from direct report anonymous […]
The Problems with Coaching Culture Initiatives that Cause Leader as Coach Training Failures
For organizations that are truly committed to growing a coaching culture, there are two critical steps that are often undervalued, and thus coaching culture initiatives fail to deliver results. The first stems from the need to incite buy-in to the “coach approach to leadership” idea. And, successful initiatives are successful because they actual leverage the power […]
Be the “Nutty Shirtless Guy”: How to Create a Coaching Movement in Your Organization
Get The Replay Be the “Nutty Shirtless Guy”: How to Create a Coaching Movement in Your Organization Most organizations want their leaders to coach — and it’s a great intention. Coaching has the possibility to create real employee engagement and organizational transformation. But true application of a coaching approach is fraught with challenges. It requires widespread […]
HiPo Development Programs: Best & Worst Practices
Get The Replay HiPo development is a crucial priority for every growing or changing organization. Organizations that take employee development and particularly High-Potential employee development seriously out-perform their competitors! Did you know that organizations with a strong employee and High-Potential development program are: 46% more likely to be the first to market26% more likely to deliver […]
Gender 101- Shedding Light on Gender Identity
Get The Replay Looking for on-site training or leadership coaching? We provide customized webinars, on-site workshops and enterprise solutions. Visit our Customized Employee Training Programs for more information. Seeking something one-on-one for a HighPo employee or leader, see our Coaching Programs.During this webinar, the concepts of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation are untangled and […]
Develop Your Strategic Forecasting Super-Powers
Get The Webinar Growing a business? Struggling to manage the chaos? Would you like to know what areas you or your leadership team need to focus on before they become problems?Science-Backed, Assessment Based Strategic Management can Revolutionize Your Business 80% of Businesses Fail. 50% will fail within the first 2 years. As we watch more companies […]
Are My Employees Engaged and Aligned?
Employee retention and productivity are challenges facing most employers today. Monitoring your team’s engagement and and their alignment with the organizational mission is fundamental to organizational success. The number one way to foster engagement is to ensure your managers understand the crucial role they play in their team’s commitment or lack thereof to the mission. […]
The Neuroscience of Success: How to Master Your Mindset & Enhance Your Capacity As A Leader (Webinar)
Join us for a fascinating and leading-edge webinar on – The Inner and Outer Game of Leadership. Get the Replay Here Looking for on-site training? We provide customized webinars, on-site workshops and enterprise solutions. Visit our Customized Employee Training Programs for more information. “Did you know Confidence or Insecurity is hard wired into your DNA? Yikes!! […]
What do I do with them? Shifting the energy of victim and angry workers towards productivity
Get The Replay Since 1997, our team has worked with hundreds (probably thousands) of HR leaders. And, with few exceptions, one of the biggest challenges they face is what to do with that ONE results-oriented employee that just can’t seem to keep a level head. Furthermore, because they drive for results, many know their value […]
Here Comes GenZ … to the workforce rescue?
How will the next Generation (the Sharing Generation / Gen Z) differ from Millennials and what employers can do to plan ahead. The next Generation – Gen Z is beginning to enter the workplace. Generation Z are those born between 1995 and 2010. This means the oldest are in their late teens to early 20’s and […]
The Case for Formally Building a Pipeline of Ready Now Leaders – before it’s too late.
Ensuring a Company’s Future Depends on a Strategic Approach to People Development. 7 Strategic Decisions for an effective Leadership Development Program. We have the Webinar Replay ready! Get the Replay Here. While there may be a lack of confidence in next-in-command leadership, there’s no lack of research foretelling the challenges HR is already beginning to experience […]
#DatingatWork – Good Luck Outlawing Consensual Relationships at Work
Forbidding employees to date for fear of sexual harassment complaints, is not likely to produce the results a company really needs. “Workplace romance is at a 10-year low: 36% of US workers say they’ve dated a coworker, down from 41% in 2016, according to CareerBuilder. And amid recent sexual harassment scandals, many employers are reconsidering their dating […]
Is Your Organization Ready for the Year of #MeToo in the Workplace?
A Strategic Approach to Workplace Sexual HarassmentWebinarNot all sexual harassment is this obvious. 00Days00Hours00Minutes00SecondsYou missed the webinar! Don’t fret – hit the button below to request the recording. Darn! The live webinar has passed… Get the Replay Here. Looking for on-site sexual harassment prevention and compliance training? We provide customized webinars, on-site workshops and enterprise solutions. […]
Five Ways to Develop HR into a Strategic Business Partner
Look at any HR discussion forum, and you’ll find some version of this question: How can HR get a “seat at the table” and become a strategic business partner? For two decades we have heard about the need for HR to become a strategic partner to the business. The fact is, it still hasn’t happened. […]
Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ Roadshow Events
THE FIVE BEHAVIORS OF A COHESIVE TEAM™ SHOWCASE – Plan ahead, register today for an upcoming showcase! You are invited to join us for a Live Event or if you’d prefer to attend a virtual event, skip to here to view our webinar dates. Virtual>> Five Behaviors Virtual Showcase Each event is one hour and […]
Developing the Inner Game of Leadership
For organizations today, the most challenging part of growing leaders is developing their inner game so they will thrive in highly competitive and uncertain futures. Leaders today are under pressure to respond well to rapidly changing demands that were unknown in previous quarters. Almost all businesses we consult with here at Turnkey Coaching Solutions know […]
In Search of More Authentic Leaders
While virtually every leader has a sense of what “authenticity” means, few know how to develop it as a skill. As a result, leadership teams espouse it as a value, but it ends up as a lofty word on a mission statement. Authentic leadership is more important than you might think. From what our coaches […]
Getting to Know Everything DiSC
Everything DiSC® is a personality assessment that helps you build more effective working relationships based on an understanding of different behavioral styles. The research-validated tool helps you understand yourself and others, saving you time, energy, and money. Better employee communication means efficiency on both individual and company levels. See also our brochure. Getting to Know […]
Forget Hired Mercenaries. Leadership Development Coaching is Where It’s At
Organizations that hire outside CEOs to fix problems and issues often don’t succeed. Find out why leadership development coaching is a better tactic. What do today’s organizations do when they get into trouble with productivity? More and more, they are hiring “professional CEOs” to come and bail them out. The idea is that these “hired […]
Local Executive Coaching And Leadership Development Services
Turnkey provides local corporate services all around the US. Our executive coaching programs are custom-designed for each client and may include include 360s, assessments, telephone, skype, or in-person coaching, shadow-coaching, team coaching, manager-as-coach training, board-development and more. The current availability of our in-person coaches will vary depending upon your leader’s location and your program’s requirements […]
A Proven Formula For Improving Employee Retention – Quick Video
Yes, you really can increase retention and enhance performance with a proven, science-backed process. You want high-performance and less turnover, but the problems of disengagement, non-performance, and ongoing hiring/onboarding/training challenges continue to interfere with the success you can see so clearly! Problems: Low morale, poor motivation, and sub-par performance – What’s the solution?!?! And, this […]
Emerging Leaders & Leadership Coaching: Making the Most of High-Potential Employees
Avoid high-potential employee turnover with leadership development coaching. Lately, there’s much talk about high-potential employees—employees who are highly intelligent and ambitious with good leadership qualities. The question around the water cooler is, “How do we treat our high-potential employees to ensure we get the most out of them?” But when you look at the statistics […]
Stand Out on the Playing Field with Executive Coaching
Executive coaching helps you improve your performance and win. The Williams sisters are known as two of the most formidable female tennis players in history. But they didn’t get there by accident. Initially coached by their father, they have since worked with a variety of coaches who have helped them refine their games, stay […]
Coach Your Way to Dynamic Job Descriptions
Use executive coaching to create real and relevant job descriptions In today’s fast-paced business environment when duties and responsibilities seem to change as quickly as the wind, how relevant is the job description? Lately, I’ve had more than a few clients tell me they were thinking about abandoning them altogether. I’ve always cautioned my clients […]
How to Hold on to Top Talent without Spoiling Them Rotten with Executive Coaching
Executive coaching helps organizations get the most out of their high-potential programs. One strategy for developing good leadership is to identify “high-po” employees, and to enroll them in programs designed to help them reach maximum potential. But are “high-potential” programs really good for your organization? Or do the negative effects of such programs outweigh the […]
Learn to Embrace Chaos with Executive Coaching
Help your organization thrive in a constantly changing business environment with executive coaching. I recently came across Robert Safian’s thought-provoking article in Fast Company titled The Secrets of Generation Flux. The article explored how chaos, when properly managed, can lead to overwhelming success. Safian highlighted successful companies such as Nike, Intuit, and Foursquare that thrived […]
Are We There Yet? Finding Your True Calling with Executive Coaching
An executive coach can help you make the type of intentional career choices that ensure you’re doing what you’re meant to be doing. As an executive coach, I often work with people who struggle with their career paths. They wonder why they aren’t happier in their jobs. They wonder if they are doing what they […]
How Well Would You Do in the Shark Tank? Need Some Leadership Coaching?
Seven lessons entrepreneurs can learn from the Shark Tank, and how to refine these lessons through leadership coaching. I love the show Shark Tank. I find it inspiring, shocking, entertaining, provocative, and, above all, instructional. I feel like a business voyeur watching these inventors and budding entrepreneurs parade their sometimes great and sometimes idiotic ideas […]
Mentorship and Coaching: the Breakthrough Key for Up-and-Coming Women Leaders
Harness female brainpower by providing mentorship and executive coaching to women leaders. I was fascinated by an article in the October 15th issue of Fast Company titled Empowered Women Hold the Key to a Business’s Success. According to this article, a study done by Credit Suisse’s research division found that of the 2,400 businesses they […]
Take “Politics” Off Your Dirty Word List
Learn how to successfully navigate office politics with executive coaching. It’s nice to finally turn on the television or radio without being bombarded by campaign ads or election blather. No doubt, this election felt like the longest and most tedious one in my lifetime. Dubbed the “Social Media Election,” we were treated to a steady […]
Maximize Your Performance through Executive Coaching
With thoughtful steps and good executive coaching, you can mitigate the negative effects of poor performance. A Gallup Poll that shows the majority of American workers are not engaged in their jobs illustrates the negative effects of poor performance. But even people who are engaged can struggle now and again. Do you ever experience inconsistent […]
Brain Science, Executive Training, and Your Success
Rewire your brain with executive training, and increase your chances of success. I recently came across an article in Psychology Today by Ray B. Williams titled How Brain Science Can Change Coaching. The article, which explored how brain science research has significant implications for executive coaching, gave me much to think about. Our brain is […]
Building Entrepreneurial Success One Skill at a Time with Leadership Coaching
Entrepreneurs have a set of skills and characteristics that help create not only good ideas, but also good business. Leadership coaching can help develop these skills and characteristics. Every year, Entrepreneur magazine profiles young entrepreneurs under the age of 30 who are highly successful. As I read this year’s article I found myself asking the […]
Why You Must Measure the Success of Your Executive Coaching Program
Most executive coaching programs fail because the program’s progress has not been properly measured. This article explores three steps to developing an evaluation framework. Moving forward with a leadership development program is the first step toward helping your organization meet your goals. Yet all too often I see companies spend time and money on executive […]
The Benefits of Adding Shadow Coaching to Your Leadership Development Training
Make “shadow coaching” a part of your leadership development training, and gain truer understanding of strengths and weaknesses. I’ve always loved this quote about leadership coaching by Betsy Morris, which appeared in an article she wrote a while back in Fortune, about the benefits of coaching: “Coaches are everywhere these days. Companies hire them to […]
Want to Be the Best Social Entrepreneur You Can Be? Don’t Forget Your Leadership Development
Social entrepreneurs who are juggling planet, people, and profits can maximize the impact of their organization through leadership development. Like an optimistic virus, the passion for doing good and creating positive transformational change is spreading. We see evidence everywhere of a global shift toward greater awareness and compassion, including in the business world. When Ben […]
Why You Should Use Executive Coaching to Solve Your HR Talent Crisis
Learn how to use executive coaching to improve HR support, resulting in significant improvements to your talent management system. I recently came across an interesting article written by Mike Prokopeak for Talent Management called “The Talent Crisis in Your HR Department.” Basically, the article takes a close look at a study recently done by the […]
Women and Leadership
My entire corporate career was spent in a male-dominated business world. So I was particularly intrigued by Esther Wachs Book’s Why the Best Man for the Job is a Woman: The Unique Qualities of Female Leadership. In it, the author tries to figure out what makes female executives successful. She studies 14 well-known, successful female […]
From Inspiration to Implementation
In today’s uber competitive business environment, you are likely to get some serious points for being creative. Whether you’re creating a new service or product or figuring out ways to differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace, creativity counts. But what does it mean to be “creative,” and how do you use creativity to your advantage? […]
Keep it to Yourself: Workplace Gossip Begins and Ends with Your Leadership
It seems harmless enough. You share some personal yet titillating information one co-worker told you in confidence with other co-workers. What’s the big deal? According to a recent post by Dan Wisniewski in HRMorning.com, gossip at work is way more common than you think it is. Consider some of the staggering statistics in the article: […]
Are You a Disciplined Listener?
Ram Charan recently posted a blog in the Harvard Business Review titled “The Discipline of Listening.” In the article, he claims that one in four corporate leaders has a listening deficit, and gives a series of tips that will help improve listening skills. I’m just wondering — do we take listening for granted? Is it […]
Do You Have the “KLT Factor?”
In Webster’s Dictionary, trust is defined as “the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” But while we can package the word “trust” neatly in this definition, it’s rarely so easy to determine why we are or are not trusted, why we trust someone or we don’t. Maybe that’s […]
Social Intelligence: A Necessary Leadership Skill
It used to be that we would judge someone’s potential for success by their IQ — how “smart” they were. But then someone figured out that a person’s ability to understand and get along with others was just as important — in some cases more important — as their ability to, say, solve complex math […]
On Leadership and Conversation
Harvard Business Review recently published an article titled “Leadership is a Conversation” in their June 2012 edition, that discussed the waning of the traditional top-down, command-and-control approach to management. The article cites a bunch of reasons why this model has gone by the wayside, including globalization, new technologies, and the new ways in which companies […]
Surviving and Thriving with Stretch Goals
I recently came across an article in Forbes magazine by Steve Denning, titled “In Praise of Stretch Goals.” If you’re not familiar with stretch goals, these are challenging, difficult goals that you are less likely to meet than, say, your annual performance review goals. Like they sound, stretch goals are meant to streeeeeeeetch your professional […]
Seven Essential Qualities of Successful Women Leaders
What is it that successful women leaders have that others do not? I was pondering this very question when I came across a thought-provoking list put together by the Young Entrepreneurial Council on Female Leadership qualities. This made me start thinking about what I would put on my own list, and I came up with […]
How Can Executive Coaching Impact Your Bottom Line?
The International Coach Federation’s Global Coaching Client study, the first study of its kind, found that coaching clients indicate a high return on investment and immense satisfaction. How high is high? The study found that coaching racks up a whopping 700% ROI for organizations. What does this mean? The study stated that an organization that […]
CEO’s Report Executive Coaching is Essential for Rising to the Top
When it comes to strategies for rising to the top, what is fact and what is fiction? The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that interviewed women CEOs of Fortune 500 firms about how they climbed the ladder, and what they see as the biggest myths and truths about advancement. It didn’t surprise me […]
Coach Your Sales Team to Success: Five Ways to Ensure a Successful Sales Coaching Program Gets Results
Bloomberg Business Week recently published an article that discussed the impact of sales coaching on revenue. According to the article most organizations realize that improving the coaching skills of sales managers has a significant impact on overall sales performance. On the heels of this realization, 90% of organizations have implemented training programs designed to improve the […]
Banish Idea Fear
Whether you’re developing a new product or service, brainstorming ways to solve challenges and roadblocks, or — why not — debating a retirement gift for your department’s long-time senior manager, good decisions can’t be made without a healthy exchange of ideas. But in workplace situations, where diverse groups are the exception rather than the norm, […]
Building a Creative, Innovative Culture One Failure at a Time
When was the last time you heard an employee or colleague say something along the lines of, “Oops! I made a mistake. And I am really, really excited about it!” Never? That’s because human beings, in general, hate to fail. And when they do fail, they hate to admit it in public. In fact, failure […]
Sponsor, Mentor, Coach — You Need Them All If You Want to Manage Your Career the Right Way!
The use of mentors has long been advocated as one of the best training and development tools the business world has to offer. There are countless studies that show those who receive mentoring have better skills sets, are happier and more in tune with their jobs, and are easier to retain and engage. If you’ve […]
