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Ten Talent Wishes for Twenty-Ten
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We're headlong into the New Year. Holiday decorations are tucked back in the attic; slips of new addresses from friends' holiday cards sit clipped together, ready to be updated in my files. Resolutions are scattered at my feet, waiting to be picked up again and again as the year progresses . . .
I can already tell that this will be an exciting year for many of you. You've put 2009 behind, with all its leisons and lessons. I'm optimistic that businesses are gearing up for a fresh start, too, and that fresh start begins with nurturing talented employees.
Since I get to work with so many of those talents, I hear what they're wishing for in the new year, and thought you might appreciate their ideas, too.
Speaking of talent, I'm celebrating International Coaching Week in February, and in the box on the right, find out how you can win a complimentary coaching session with me to help me celebrate! Until next time, thanks for being part of the Coach Darcy Community!
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Ten Talent Wishes for Twenty-Ten
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 It's my privilege as a leadership coach to work with and speak to many ambitious, hard-working and energetic people. They're often the up-and-coming talent, the get-it-done gang, and the backbone of a company's next generation of success.
But they want more. They want to be heard--and they want their senior leaders to respond. So, based on what I'm hearing from top talent in many of today's successful organizations, here are ten things they're collectively wishing for from their managers and leaders this year. Let's listen . . .
1. Trust me. I know trust is especially hard these days--we're moving so fast that our default position is to assume we can't trust anything. But trust has now become the biggest gap in our relationship. I need you to take a leap and trust I'm competent, confident, and that I care. (If you don't think so, then trust me enough to tell me.) Also, did you know that according to recent research, trust generates oxytocin, the "feel good hormone," in both the person trusted and the person trusting. I could use some of that--how about you?
2. Ask me. Stop assuming you know what I want in my career. When you're doing "strategic planning" or "talent review," please remember that I may have good ideas about how I can contribute to the organization's growth. Unless we're responding to a crisis, don't invest a lot of time in new processes or roles that impact me without asking me my ideas first. And feel free to challenge me with the big, hard questions--I can handle it. In the end, I'll do what you decide, but you'll get more energy from me and avoid stupid mistakes if you ask first.
3. Give me room. I'm reading Dan Pink's bestseller, Drive. Pink offers research to prove that the carrot and the stick are dead and they've lost their ability to influence me to do what you want. Pink names autonomy, mastery, and purpose as the new 21st century motivators. So tell me what you want to accomplish, but give me room to do the job the way I know I can. (Of course, to do this, go back to #1.)
4. Include me. I know you know I'm busy, and I'll give you benefit of the doubt that you're not inviting me to sit in on some of your meetings and calls because you don't want me to waste my time. But how 'bout letting me decide? I love to feel included, to know you want me involved. Even if you include me with boundaries (like telling me in advance I have a voice, not a vote), I'll appreciate the invitation--even if I decline.
5. Connect me. I can't be the only one wrestling with the same business challenges. Who else can I learn from? Who should I know to grow my career? Who inside our organization do I need to meet? Outside?? Your introductions and connections are like gold, and down deep, I long for community. Help me create it.
6. Leave me alone. When I'm not working, leave me alone. Create a culture where I can go "unplugged" and not feel guilty. I know, I know, I'll have to change some of my own habits to make that work, but it'd be a big help if you'd support me in words and actions.
For wishes 7-10, go to this special page on my website . . .
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What are your wishes? More importantly, if you're a leader, which wishes are you making come true? I always love to hear your stories, so email them anytime!
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Let's continue on with this happy new year, and I look forward to hearing from many of you in the days ahead!
Darcy Eikenberg
Coach Darcy LLC
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