Many leaders are telling us that motivating their employees today is just not that easy -- especially when leaders are getting tired of the uncertainty and ambiguity themselves. In this issue of our newsletter, we are exploring what it means for leaders to engage themselves.  We have learned that when leaders are motivated they are more effective at helping employees discover their own goals and overlapping those goals with what the organization needs . . . and that's what gets results!      

Also, we would like to hear from you!  Last fall we conducted the first survey of our newsletter audience and learned many things that helped us serve you better.  We learned:

• 60% of our readers have personally used coaching or leadership development services
• 67% of our readers believe that coaching is an emerging profession that is still being defined
• Top 3 reasons leaders seek coaching:  executive development, addressing performance concerns, and developing emerging leaders
• Top 2 anticipated needs in 2009: team development and leadership skills training
• Newsletters and articles were noted as the most beneficial resource by our readers.

Once again we would like to hear your thoughts on the coaching profession and the needs of leaders in your organization.  Click here to take the survey.