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More Power Questions for Smart Executives

By chipscholz | Published: May 16, 2013
Here are some more of my favorite power questions that executives can use to help motivate and influence their people. In Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence Others (Wiley, 2012), consultants Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas present more than 200 significant questions, along with stories about how to use them. Out of [...]
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3 Power Questions for Great Conversations

By chipscholz | Published: May 9, 2013
Many smart executives are great at giving answers. They get interviewed and give speeches frequently enough. But asking powerful questions is a skill worth developing. In the work I do coaching executives, we work on raising their curiosity and skills for asking the right questions. In Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence [...]
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Power Questions: Better Conversations

By chipscholz | Published: May 7, 2013
Asking power questions may be the most important, yet least developed, skill for personal and professional success. In the work I do coaching executives, we discuss how they are using questions. You’d be surprised at how many smart leaders are great at giving answers, but fall short on asking questions. One popular belief holds that [...]
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Change a Habit with If/Then Scenarios

By chipscholz | Published: April 18, 2013
If you’re trying to improve your health, or general wellbeing, a lot depends on breaking bad habits and replacing them with good ones. I’ve written about the importance of habits here and here. One key to forming a new habit is to create a strong link between a specific situation and a new action. Once [...]
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Change a Habit with These Six Steps

By chipscholz | Published: April 16, 2013
Many of us give up too soon when trying to change a habit. It’s not that we’re weak. Changing habits is hard work. You’ll succeed when you are very clear about your goals and strongly believe in their worth. In a recent book, Making Habits, Breaking Habits (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2013), author Jeremy Dean [...]
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Making and Breaking Habits:
How Easy Is It?

By chipscholz | Published: April 11, 2013
Many people believe it takes 21 days to master a new habit. Wishful thinking! Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them. ~ Agatha Christie Self-help books and motivational gurus have promoted the 21-day myth for at least 50 years, with little research to validate the claim. In a 2009 European study, participants [...]
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Brain Fitness: A Competitive Advantage for Leaders

By chipscholz | Published: April 8, 2013
As a leader, there are many ways you can flex your brain. I’ve mentioned a few in my previous posts here and here. To develop cognitive fitness, you don’t even have to invest in a gym or special equipment—just the right mindset. I suggest you challenge and expand your worldview by reading different genres of [...]
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5 More Ways Leaders Can Develop Brain Fitness

By chipscholz | Published: April 4, 2013
I’m intrigued about the brain and what neuroscientists are discovering. It’s especially important that leaders to look at ways they can develop their brain fitness on-the-job, to keep ahead of the curve. Brain fitness is a key competitive advantage for anyone who aspires to higher levels of responsibilities at work. The higher your responsibilities, the [...]
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6 On-the-Job Brain Workouts for Leaders

By chipscholz | Published: April 2, 2013
I don’t think anyone would disagree: leaders who excel in their positions have brains that are highly efficient at handling complexities and stress. Beyond being born with high intelligence, however, great leaders recognize the need for continually strengthening their brains. In a November 2007 Harvard Business Review article, professors Roderick Gilkey and Clint Kilts describe [...]
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Autopilot at Work: 3 More Ways to Wake Up Your Brain

By chipscholz | Published: March 21, 2013
In my last two posts here and here, I talk about becoming more mindful. We need to take ourselves off autopilot and wake up our brains. Most of us organize our work tasks with to-do lists in order to prioritize and focus on getting done what matters most. But the danger is that we focus [...]
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