Coaching & mentoring (112 items)

There are two "invisibility points" holding back the progression and retention of women in male-dominated industries, a strategic leadership advisor says.

Sponsorship is one of the top drivers of career advancement, but when conducted informally it tends to "favour the bold", placing employees who are quiet achievers at a disadvantage, an experienced talent leader says.

Employees' reduced opportunities for incidental learning mean mentoring programs are now more important than ever, and the most effective ones have evolved significantly from more traditional arrangements.

Leaders experiencing self-doubt can flip their limiting beliefs and increase their resilience by rewriting their "inner narrative", an executive coach says.

It's leaders with "sideways experience" who tend to be the strongest performers when they reach the top of an organisation, according to a leadership coach.

The best leaders have people around them who challenge them with good intent, but leaders are now also more able to play "devil's advocate" themselves, according to an experienced coach.

There's a growing tendency for employees to use "boundary setting" to justify cold, impersonal behaviour, which might require employers to set more explicit expectations for professional conduct.

With generational diversity comes different values, experiences and competencies that can benefit an organisation, but also a range of preferences that can cause division, a leadership specialist warns.

Many professionals believe hard work alone will pave the way to top leadership roles, but that's not how CEOs are made, according to a coach who specialises in the CEO transition.

In the face of ongoing social and technological change, two increasingly critical leadership traits are a growth mindset and an adaptive style, according to a strategy specialist.