by Scott Anderson | Oct 30, 2015 | Personal Enrichment, Playing Big
Earlier this week I read a blog post on Medium that I absolutely loved. The writer, Raghav Haran, talked about his experience transitioning from the university world as a student to the professional world as a regular human adult. It’s a transition that many young...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Many circumstances have changed for the worker over the last several years as we’ve seen the evolution into Workforce 7.0 come to be. One thing that remains an important part of doing business is the social aspect. Just because more work is taking place remotely...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 23, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment, Workplace Culture
It’s just a fact: teams that don’t trust each other are incapable of performing to their highest possible standards. Teams that do trust each other rise above many of their limitations and innovate with relative ease. Earlier this week I wrote about why trust is so...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 21, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big, Workplace Issues
As the organizational dynamics of the American business continue to shift, one of the major points to be aware of for leaders is the fact that over time, the balance of power has shifted from lying almost entirely with the employer to a place where employees now wield...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 16, 2015 | Coaching, Leadership
One of the biggest secrets of effective coaching is perhaps that there is no secret. There are techniques and insights but no magic bullet, no gold ring. You will ask more questions than you will get answers, and sneaking bluntly, that is the point. In a recent Fast...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 14, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
Last week I wrote a blog introducing the concept of Workforce 7.0 in anticipation of my SalesTalk this Thursday evening at Verde Martin in Omaha. In that blog, I laid out the previous iterations of the American workforce and the major events that coincided with the...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 9, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
On October 15, 2015 I will give a talk for the October edition of Verde Martin’s SalesTalk. The talk is called “Leading in Workforce 7.0” and it draws on my recent research and thoughts on the future of work. If you’d like to attend, you can register for free here by...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 7, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
For forward-thinking organizations and their high-level leadership, coaching has been a crucial part of their toolbox for years now. It’s a way for them to foster their top talent in ways that directly benefit both the organization and the individual. It’s an...
by Scott Anderson | Oct 2, 2015 | Coaching, Personal Enrichment
Can you imagine adding a significant amount of genuinely productive time to your day? What would you do? Bear down on some important work projects? Spend more time on personal projects? Rekindle things with family or friends? It may feel like we could be doing so much...
by Scott Anderson | Sep 30, 2015 | Coaching, Playing Big
One of the truest truisms you’ll find as you navigate your career path is that success is not a straight line. Having a goal and a vision for how you intend to reach that goal is crucial, but so is the knowledge that you will be faced with roadblocks along the way. I...