How To Get Comfortable With Not Knowing: 15 Leadership Tips

Featured on Expert Panel, March 9, 2021

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Leaders who are ready to embrace not knowing will increase their influence. With data flowing through your business like a raging river, the days of a leader being the smartest person in the room are over. By demonstrating curiosity and humility, a leader can challenge team members to find the answers, bring their best thinking to the group and increase collaboration to solve problems. 

Why Acknowledgement And Appreciation Matter For You And Your Team

Written by Christine Grimm, January 27, 2021

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After coaching executives for 24 years, I have watched how the ebb and flow of acknowledgment and appreciation impact the performance of a team. For the leader who is genuine and generous with his or her attention, there is a big potential upside: People will do more for you. Because our desire to be “seen” and acknowledged runs so deep in all of us, our response to the attention and recognition is immediate.  Like a plant that is in dire need of water, we perk up and bask in the sunlight. 

So you want them to change?

Written by Christine Grimm, October 26th, 2020

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For almost 24 years, I’ve been coaching executives. Men and women. Big companies, start-ups, government agencies, for- and not-for-profit. Leaders with years of experience and first-time CEOs. One thing they all have in common is wanting their people, and business, to change. I don’t know that I have ever heard a leader say they were satisfied with the performance of the team or the behavior of a direct report. 

Expert Tips For A Successful Pitch From 14 Executive Coaches

Featured on Expert Panel, October 22nd, 2020

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When pitching an idea to senior leaders, investors or a board, make sure you have a clear “headline” for the most significant business impact your idea will achieve. Show them you have done your homework, really understand the data and financials and have played out the scenarios and key decisions. This will give them confidence that an investment in you and your idea is a “sure thing.”

14 Practical Steps To Establish A Standout Personal Brand Online

Featured on Expert Panel, October 22nd, 2020

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The first step to having a powerful online brand is to know who you are and what you have to offer. Ensure that all of your social media (personal and professional) and online offerings are planned to enhance, not confuse or take away from the brand image you want. This does not mean being fake or inauthentic. It requires that you are clear and then congruent when representing yourself.

It’s ‘Bring Yourself To Work’ DaY

Written by Christine Grimm, Sept 23rd, 2020

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For over 23 years, I’ve coached executives on how to behave at work. The ultimate goal is always the same: Help this person be the best they can be as they move their team and business forward. Sometimes we focus on behaviors that are creating conflict with other people. Some engagements focus on increasing influence across the enterprise. Often we bring a new tool kit and expanded leadership thinking to up-level a team’s performance and functionality. These are normal executive coaching engagements, or at least they were before Covid-19 sent us home.

15 Proven Techniques To Reconnect And Rebuild A Broken Relationship

Featured on Expert Panel, May 27th, 2020

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Set A Daily Goal

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There is no better time than now, in the midst of uncertainty and change, to reach out to old friends, clients and connections. Working from home has isolated us, leaving many people wanting to hear from someone (anyone!) in their network. You don't need an agenda. Set a goal to connect with one or two people a day. If you need a reason or purpose to reach out, try thanking them for something in the past.

Know Your Audience: 15 Strategies For Creating Your Ideal Client Profile

Featured on Expert Panel September 25th, 2019

Establish Processes For Listening To Stakeholders

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Put processes in place to really listen to all of your stakeholders. Make it a part of your culture to build a deep understanding of what your customers need and want. Create a customer profile that is “alive” so that the business can grow as the customer’s needs evolve. Ask your team to discuss customer needs without judgment and defensiveness. Value all feedback your customers give you.

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How To Balance A Family Business With Family Values: 13 Tips

Featured on Expert Panel, April 22, 2021

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In business, sometimes you will have to disagree; but you don’t have to allow dysfunctional family dynamics or outdated generational communication norms to control how the conflict plays out. Family business partners and team members will benefit from having proactive discussions and getting alignment on what you will and will not do when you disagree.

Leaders: It's Time To Put On Your Coaching Hat

Written by Christine Grimm, April 6, 2021

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If you're like most of the executives I coach, you spent 2020 attempting to hold yourself and your team together through waves of disruption, uncertainty in the marketplace, social unrest and, of course, Zoom fatigue. Now, as we approach the second quarter of 2021, the reality is a lot has not, and will not, return to "normal” anytime soon.

How To Get Comfortable With Not Knowing: 15 Leadership Tips

Featured on Expert Panel, March 9, 2021

​

Leaders who are ready to embrace not knowing will increase their influence. With data flowing through your business like a raging river, the days of a leader being the smartest person in the room are over. By demonstrating curiosity and humility, a leader can challenge team members to find the answers, bring their best thinking to the group and increase collaboration to solve problems. 

Why Acknowledgement And Appreciation Matter For You And Your Team

Written by Christine Grimm, January 27, 2021

​

After coaching executives for 24 years, I have watched how the ebb and flow of acknowledgment and appreciation impact the performance of a team. For the leader who is genuine and generous with his or her attention, there is a big potential upside: People will do more for you. Because our desire to be “seen” and acknowledged runs so deep in all of us, our response to the attention and recognition is immediate.  Like a plant that is in dire need of water, we perk up and bask in the sunlight. 

So you want them to change?

Written by Christine Grimm, October 26th, 2020

​

For almost 24 years, I’ve been coaching executives. Men and women. Big companies, start-ups, government agencies, for- and not-for-profit. Leaders with years of experience and first-time CEOs. One thing they all have in common is wanting their people, and business, to change. I don’t know that I have ever heard a leader say they were satisfied with the performance of the team or the behavior of a direct report. 

Expert Tips For A Successful Pitch From 14 Executive Coaches

Featured on Expert Panel, October 22nd, 2020

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When pitching an idea to senior leaders, investors or a board, make sure you have a clear “headline” for the most significant business impact your idea will achieve. Show them you have done your homework, really understand the data and financials and have played out the scenarios and key decisions. This will give them confidence that an investment in you and your idea is a “sure thing.”

14 Practical Steps To Establish A Standout Personal Brand Online

Featured on Expert Panel, October 22nd, 2020

​

The first step to having a powerful online brand is to know who you are and what you have to offer. Ensure that all of your social media (personal and professional) and online offerings are planned to enhance, not confuse or take away from the brand image you want. This does not mean being fake or inauthentic. It requires that you are clear and then congruent when representing yourself.

It’s ‘Bring Yourself To Work’ DaY

Written by Christine Grimm, Sept 23rd, 2020

​

For over 23 years, I’ve coached executives on how to behave at work. The ultimate goal is always the same: Help this person be the best they can be as they move their team and business forward. Sometimes we focus on behaviors that are creating conflict with other people. Some engagements focus on increasing influence across the enterprise. Often we bring a new tool kit and expanded leadership thinking to up-level a team’s performance and functionality. These are normal executive coaching engagements, or at least they were before Covid-19 sent us home.

15 Proven Techniques To Reconnect And Rebuild A Broken Relationship

Featured on Expert Panel, May 27th, 2020

​

Set A Daily Goal

​

There is no better time than now, in the midst of uncertainty and change, to reach out to old friends, clients and connections. Working from home has isolated us, leaving many people wanting to hear from someone (anyone!) in their network. You don't need an agenda. Set a goal to connect with one or two people a day. If you need a reason or purpose to reach out, try thanking them for something in the past.

Know Your Audience: 15 Strategies For Creating Your Ideal Client Profile

Featured on Expert Panel September 25th, 2019

Establish Processes For Listening To Stakeholders

​

Put processes in place to really listen to all of your stakeholders. Make it a part of your culture to build a deep understanding of what your customers need and want. Create a customer profile that is “alive” so that the business can grow as the customer’s needs evolve. Ask your team to discuss customer needs without judgment and defensiveness. Value all feedback your customers give you.

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