RSS Feed from the DTS International Layers Of Performance Blog. http://www.dtssydney.com/blog Copyright 2012 DTS International info@dtssydney.com Type of Company: Prominent Industry Body for Women. The Background: The organisation holds events and activities throughout the year to support, encourage and inspire women in business. Part of this support involves running mentoring programs for young leaders. DTS were asked to create a... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/case_study:_industry_body_-_mentoring_program Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Type of Company: Financial Institution. The Background: This organisation was developing a range of new products and services in view of becoming a full service financial institution. Previously, the primary focus had been lending. This represented a major change in business strategy,... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/case_study:_financial_institution_-_coaching_managers Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com As a coach, we are often faced with the challenges of getting to know how to best communicate, motivate, and influence a person. Unfortunately, we are always bound by the amount of time we can dedicate to this pursuit. One of the best ways to accelerate the "getting to know each other" stage is... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/coaching_example_with_disc,_motivators_and_eq Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com What follows is a small number of ‘firsts’ that have all occurred in the 20th Century… The automobile. The airplane. Television. The personal computer. The right for women to vote. Space flight. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity. DNA profiling. Dating of the... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/the_best_self-development_method_in_the_21st_century Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Conducting a coaching session is infinitely easier when you are well prepared. What follows is a shortened version of a model that we have used in the past, which can help guide you when structuring a coaching program. 1. Pre-Session Review Review Need(s). Review the information given to you... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/model_for_coaching Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com This is a shortened example of a mentoring model that we have used successfully to help structure a mentoring program for young leaders. The Foundation A mentor/mentee relationship is built on a foundation of shared values and key goals that underpin the purpose of the relationship. This should... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/model_for_mentoring Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com 1. Life’s Too Short. When you’re 90 years old and looking back on your life, will you wish you had spent more time at the office, working on achieving someone else's goals, or wish you had spent more time working on your goals? 2. Ignite Something. A coach is trained to help uncover... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/top_15_reasons_to_use_a_coach Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com POP QUIZ: Would you use Psychotherapy or Coaching to help Sheldon (a fictional character from the TV series Big Bang Theory) with his fear of speaking to large crowds? Leonard: What, to you, is a large crowd? Sheldon: Any group big enough to trample me to death. General rule of thumb is 36... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/coaching_vs_psychotherapy Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Coaching for Performance by John Whitmore is considered a 'must-have' for every coach's library and toolkit. Highlights: The bestselling bible of the coaching industry. Popularised the most influential model of coaching: the GROW model. Over 500,000 copies sold worldwide. Key Reasons for... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/the_coaching_bible:_coaching_for_performance Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Coaching and mentoring, as professions, are not easily distinguished from the point of view of the general business public. The two words are often used interchangeably, so this blog post is designed to highlight the essential similarities and differences. Coaching, rooted in sports history, was... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/coaching_vs_mentoring Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com This took a lot longer to put together than our regular type of blog post. We used Google (the most popular search engine) and Amazon (the most popular online book retailer) to try and work out which leadership and management books are the most prevalent, well-liked and most likely to be part of... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/the_15_most_popular_leadership_and_management_books Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com ... and technical ability is dead last. Anyone interested in leadership should be interested in what follows. Google - a company built on a very intelligent and lucrative, "secret sauce" form of algorithmic search - has finally set out to apply its unique brand of "data analytics" to something... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/google_lists_the_8_traits_of_a_great_manager Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com (the largest retailer on the web). Net worth of $19.1 Billion Time Magazine Person of the Year in 1999 Forbes #40 World's Most Powerful People U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best Leaders In this Princeton University graduation... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/amazon_ceo_jeff_bezos:_a_story_about_gifts_and_choices Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Dr. Angel Cabrera (President, Thunderbird School of Global Management) Build and preserve trust. Bill George (Professor, Harvard Business School) Find their authentic self. (Self-Awareness) Daisy Wademan Dowling (Executive Director, Leadership Development at Morgan Stanley) Empathy and... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/what_is_the_crucial_skill_for_tomorrows_leaders Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Harvard Business School asked nine leadership experts to answer the question: "What is the biggest mistake a leader can make?" 1. Bill George (Professor, Harvard Business School) Self interest ahead of the interest of the institutions they run. 2. Evan Wittenberg (Head of Global... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/the_biggest_mistake_a_leader_can_make Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com If for some reason you haven't begun your day with a clip from the Simpsons, here's a classic one... In the episode, Ned Flanders asks Homer to cut down on his swearing, so Homer starts using a swear jar to motivate himself to contain his outbursts. His attempt to suppress his anger when... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/does_homer_simpson_have_emotional_intelligence Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Dr. Stephen Covey is perhaps the world's most famous management consultant in light of the success of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the 20th Century. Covey had studied the success literature of the last 200 years for his... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/stephen_covey:_his_favourite_idea Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com "I contend that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is not only vital to our personal and interpersonal well-being; it is the key leadership competency of the new global economy." - Stephen M. R. Covey Stephen M. R. Covey (the son of Stephen Covey of 7 Habits fame)... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/the_no._1_responsibility_of_a_leader:_trust Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com It's a question that you think might have been put to bed and suffocated with a pillow by now, yet the debate still rages, and fiercely. Since we live in the glorious age of instant search, and weren't sure if any progress had been made on this debate in recent years, we decided to save you the... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/are_leaders_born_or_made Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST info@dtssydney.com Barry McMaster is the Director of Matrix Vision, a learning and change solutions company. He has over 20 years in senior roles in a range of industries, a number of qualifications including a BA(Psych) and an MBA. Barry is a trainer, facilitator, presenter, speaker, people developer, change... http://www.dtssydney.com/blog/barry_mcmaster:_guest_post_on_leadership Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST