for coaches + leaders who coach

4 Types of Intuition Leaders Use for Decision Making

Learn about four kinds of intuition used by leaders and managers to aid in decision-making. Expert intuition, creative intuition, social intuition, and temporal intuition are useful types to be aware of and to add to any leader’s toolkit.

Inconsistent Leadership and Employee Strain

Leaders need to know that their behavior under stress is noticed by employees and impacts them. A research study demonstrates that employees perceive differences in their direct supervisor’s behavior under stressful and routine circumstances. The higher degree of leadership inconsistency, the more strain the employees reported.

How meaningful is your work?

The hectic pace of work can cause even the most mission-driven leader to feel disconnected from meaningful work. Take a quick quiz to see if you are starting to feel drained by your work. Use this quiz with your team.

How to Know When You’re Ready to Hire an Executive Coach

Before you spend time finding the right executive coach and invest your money in their services, make sure that you are actually ready for coaching. Take this quick quiz to see if coaching is the right next step for your professional development.

Meta Research on Executive Coaching Outcomes

Whether you are leader who coaches or an executive coach yourself, it is useful to have a basic understanding of how your work is evaluated by researchers. Here are some non-technical takeaways from a systematic review paper focused on executive coaching outcomes.

A Quiz to Measure Your Stress Level

This 10-question assessment quickly measures your perceived stress level. It’s been research validated and is easy for individuals to take themselves or for executive and burnout coaches to use with clients.

Does Executive Burnout Coaching Work? Evidence on the Effectiveness

Recent research confirms that executive burnout coaching is effective. One study found that from 10 weeks of working with an executive coach, leaders experienced a reduction in three dimensions of burnout (emotional exhaustion, cynicism, personal inefficacy) and an increase in one dimension of engagement (vigor).

6 Social Media Approaches for Strategic Leaders

Learn to use the right approach for your tactical communication needs with this research-based framework.

An Alternative to Leadership Styles

Researchers offer leadership archetypes as a conceptually, methodologically, and empirically sound alternative to leadership styles. Executive coaches, organizational development professionals, and HR leaders can stay abreast of this emerging construct.

Is it burnout or something else?

By some estimates, at least 25% of people reporting workplace-related burnout might actually be suffering from moral injury.

The Matches Measure, An Easy Tool to Assess Burnout

The “Matches Measure” is an easy, yet research-validated assessment tool for measuring burnout.

Leadership Identity and Behaviors from Unplugging

On nights when leaders were able to disconnect mentally and behaviorally from work, the next day: they were more energized and felt more connected to their leadership role and their staff viewed them as more effective leaders.

A Tool for Assessing Well-Being

A tool to use to check in on satisfaction with life.