“Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”
Malina’s picks:
Articles about coaching and more:
Leadership Development Essentials: How to Harness Emotional Intelligence (EQ) (Business Talent Group)
Is ‘Rizz’ the Secret to Getting Ahead at Work? (Wall Street Journal)
Why Aren’t There More Women CEOs? What You Might Not Know About Your Women Leaders (Russell Reynolds Associates)
How to prepare for anything (Strategy + Business)
How to Speak Confidently When You’re Put on the Spot (McKinsey & Co.)
Who Benefits from Executive Coaching? You Must Have These 6 Personality Traits (MSN)
New Research Finds Coaching to Be on Par with Therapy (Psychology Today)
(Extremely) out of office: Let nature boost your team’s creativity and performance (McKinsey & Co.)
Executive Coaching Is Useful Therapy That You Can Expense (The Economist)
Good Leadership Is About Asking Good Questions (Harvard Business Review)
All about teams: A new approach to organizational transformation (McKinsey & Co.)
Fuel for Growth: How to Create Effective Employee Development Plans (Skillsoft)
8 Ways You Can Improve Your Communication Skills (Harvard Business Review)
AI in Personality Tests: A Guide for Talent Professionals (Hogan Assessments)
Why aren’t successful people happier? (Strategy + Business)
The Power of Feelings at Work (Strategy + Business)
ForbesWomen (lots of great articles and content about women in leadership)
How Coaching Can Help You Move from Crisis Management to Crisis Leadership (ICF)
7 Ideas for Pushing Your Board Forward in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Blue Avocado)
A Survival Guide for When You’ve Been Laid Off: How to Cope and What to Do Next if Your Company Lets You Go (Wall Street Journal)
Need a Life Coach? This 5-Year-Old Can Help. (The New York Times)
What Makes a Great Team Onboard? (SAIL Magazine)
New report finds 60% of women in leadership feel more lonely as their careers progress (Fast Company)
High achievers seek high-octane thrills outside the boardroom (Financial Times)
Good books about leadership, management, team performance, and personal growth:
How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life by Joanna Barsh and Susie Cranston
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
Know Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth by Mika Brzezinski
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman
My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future by Indra Nooyi
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
Team Spirit: Life and Leadership on One of the World’s Toughest Yacht Races by Brendan Hall
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World by Carl T. Bergstrom
True North: Leading Authentically in Today’s Workplace, Emerging Leader Edition by Bill George and Zach Clayton
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
Resources for businesswomen:
WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council) - a WBENC Certification validates that a business is at least 51 percent owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women.
Small Business Administration (SBA) - funding, programs, and other resources for women owned businesses
CHIEF - a private membership network for women executive leaders
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) - a national nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of women entrepreneurs
Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership - supporting inclusivity in entrepreneurship
International Women’s Economic Conference Foundation (IWEC) - connecting and developing a global network of successful women business owners
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