Better Conversations with Sehaam Cyrene

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Coach-leaders are leaders who practice the conversation skills of professional coaches for substantive impact — from one meeting to the next. This style of leadership (coach-leadership) and coaching cultures positively impact levels of productivity, wellbeing, accountability, ownership, commitment, and growth. Join Sehaam Cyrene, author of The Better Conversations Rulebook: Questions & Phrases Practised Daily by Leaders Who Coach™, for guidance and tips on holding better conversations. ✦ Rate & Share ✦ Learn more at BetterConversations.co/blog

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Thursday Mar 16, 2023

8 ways to take back control in conversations S2 E009

Thursday Mar 16, 2023

In 8 ways to take back control in conversations, I explore two scenarios: one with a colleague and one with our boss. What's happening is important to understand. From there we can determine the best approach to regaining control in the conversation.

#1 — Change the energy, lower your voice pitch

#2 — Thank them for their contribution — acknowledgment upholds trust

#3 — Restate your point & re-contract on process or outcomes

#4 — Clarify your expectations, "I want to get your response to..."

#5 — Clarify what & how of the task, "What's the outcome we need?"

#6 — Re-contract & trade / negotiate — even after the event

#7 — Connect on needs & risks, "What is 'done well'?" "Consequences are..."

#8 — Advocate for your work style, "It's helpful if I have visibility of..."

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#losecontrol #conversations #leadership

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

The 7 Signatures of Coaching Cultures S2 E008

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023

How do you know if you and your organisation have a strong coaching culture, or are doing the right things to strengthen coach-leadership? Join me as I explain the 7 signatures of coaching cultures, and what you can do as a leader and as an organisation.

1 ⭐️ Minimum 60% of your leaders use coach-leadership skills

2 ⭐️ Observable in one-to-one and team meetings

3 ⭐️ Observable in negotiations & under pressure

4 ⭐️ Confidently used to talk about performance

5 ⭐️ 1-to-1 growth meetings happen consistently & well

6 ⭐️ All your people processes reinforce coach-leader skills

7 ⭐️ Adoption of coach-leader skills is rewarded, frictionless & without stigma

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📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

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Sunday Feb 26, 2023

The Who Energy Model™ for Leaders Who Coach™ S2 E007 — PLUS The Better Conversations Rulebook Launch

Sunday Feb 26, 2023

Why does a direct report not follow through on what we've agreed? It's possible that you've focused too much on what needs doing and how. The Who Energy Model™ reminds Leaders Who Coach™ to explore 'who' their direct report is being and why something is or is not important to them.

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

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Monday Feb 20, 2023

Unstuck in 5 minutes with 5 coaching conversation questions S2 E006

Monday Feb 20, 2023

Can you use coaching conversation skills to get your direct report unstuck in as little as 5 minutes? Yes, you can. Join me to find out when you can do this and 5 questions you can use with team members.

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

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Sunday Feb 12, 2023

How to ask for help at work and avoid overwhelm S2 E005

Sunday Feb 12, 2023

Even the most successful leaders struggle to ask for help at work. Why is this? And is there a good way to ask for help? 100%. And is there a reputation-damaging way to ask for help? Oh yes. Join me to find out what you could do better and what you should avoid.

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

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#askforhelp #overwhelm #workload #burnout #timemanagement

Sunday Feb 05, 2023

Layoffs and healing conversations S2 E004

Sunday Feb 05, 2023

On this week's Better Conversations, Sehaam Cyrene shares how healing can start in the same conversation as being told your job is redundant and you're being let go. There are 2 functions for leaders to fulfill — delivering the bad news and helping to heal.

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🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

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#healing #conversations #layoffs

Saturday Jan 28, 2023

Tolerating underperformance S2 E003

Saturday Jan 28, 2023

Are you tolerating underperformance from a team member? I share how you can hold an empowering conversation and recontract with them to shift them into ownership and commitment.

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

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Thursday Jan 19, 2023

Delivering bad news with compassion S2 E002

Thursday Jan 19, 2023

How do you deliver bad news to a direct report with compassion? And how can you respond when they get angry or upset?

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

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Thursday Jan 12, 2023

Using questions to help us listen better S2 E001

Thursday Jan 12, 2023

As a leader, when we feel the urge to jump in with advice or offer a solution, we could be disempowering the other person. Instead, we can use questions to help us listen better and give our direct report a chance to come up with their own solution. This is a conversation skill of Leaders Who Coach™ that improves productivity and accountability.

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

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Wednesday Jun 30, 2021

Emotional connections as the powerhouse of remote managing

Wednesday Jun 30, 2021

Working from home or remote working in some shape or form is going to continue and depending on which report you read, it’s a good thing for work life balance (flexibility and productivity are up) or a bad thing for our mental health (stress levels and feeling isolated are also up). The reality is managing our people remotely is harder and leaders may be underestimating how poor their emotional connections really are.

While the increased use of digital tools has meant we can continue with our jobs, we have found ourselves overwhelmed by those tools, feeling unproductive and inadequately supported by our bosses. So much so that 1 in 3 of us will be looking for a new job as soon as we can.

And there’s also the fact that your remote work culture may be harbouring toxic behaviours which are harder to locate when it’s distributed electronically rather than physically experienced or observed.

Better spec kit and strong internet connection fit for home working, working time flexibility and maybe a pay rise might fix the mechanical aspects of work but what about feeling that our boss cares and knows how to be remotely supportive?

If we agree that the quality of our relationships is directly related to the quality of our conversations and time together, then our emotional connections could be the powerhouse of managing our people remotely.

So, how can we earn that emotional credit with our direct reports and people generally?

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🔎 Explore Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures in Blog+.

🎓 Enrol in our next Leaders Who Coach™ cohort 5★ CPD Certified

🌳 Take our FREE Companion Rulebook Mini-Course: Personal Values & Blind Spots.

🏞️ For virtual team building, strategy reset and project kick-offs, schedule your LWC™ Leadership Canvas Programme.

📞 Got questions? Book a Discovery Call for yourself or your team.

✅ Subscribe to our YouTube Playlist, Coach-Leadership & Coaching Cultures.

🎙 Follow the PODCAST on Apple | Audible | Google | Podbean | Spotify and other fine places.

More at BetterConversations.co