Good Questions to Ask Yourself Before Hiring a Coach WILL MY COACH BE AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR FEEDBACK? Some coaches will only be available to you during sessions. Others will make themselves available for between-session feedback, sometimes via social networks or WhatsApp. If you’re hiring a business coach, will he or she check your web copy?…
Thinking About Hiring a Coach? Ask Yourself These Questions First DOES THE COACH OFFER A STRUCTURED PROGRAM OR FRAMEWORK? If you decide you are in the market for (присматриваете, интересуетесь) an expert coach who’s transferring knowledge to you throughout your time together, make sure he or she has a framework or structured program to guide…
Thinking About Hiring a Coach? Ask Yourself These Questions First DO YOU NEED A COACH, A MENTOR, A TEACHER, OR AN EXPERT? Traditionally, a coach is simply a guide in your own process. Their purpose is to skillfully draw out the answers from within you and provide reflections (размышления, обдумывание) that help you deepen your…
Things You Should Not Do In Meetings Hog the floor. When you can make your case in a pithy (содержательный) and potent way, you impress those around you. No one wants to spend more time in a meeting than they need to. Don’t add bloat (чрезмерное раздувание) to a meeting. When you make a meeting productive, you…
Things You Should Not Do In Meetings Make excuses for your questions. When you ask a question, just ask. Don’t precede it with “I know I should know this, but…” or “Is it OK if I ask a question” or “This may be a dumb (глупый) question, but…” When you precede (предварять) your question with qualifiers like…
Things You Should Not Do In Meetings Tune out. Some participants in meetings only pay attention when the topic is related to their area of expertise. At that time, they’re paying attention and contributing (принимают участие), but when the topic changes, they blatantly (явно, неприкрыто) signal that they are no longer interested. They stop making eye…
Things You Should Not Do In Meetings 1. Show up unprepared. Just winging it (импровизировать) might seem like good time management, but it won’t help you build your brand. When you consistently show up to meetings without having prepared, people take note, and your brand traits become “mediocre performer” and “doesn’t care about quality.” To prepare…
How to ‘Sell’ Yourself in an Interview (Without Seeming Too Promotional) SHOW GRATITUDE It’s always good to show gratitude (выражайте благодарность), and doing so will naturally soften the tone of your self-promotion. I’m not suggesting that you eat humble pie (идиома: признавать неправоту) and applaud (восхищаться, выражать одобрение) everyone else but yourself. Instead, clothe your accomplishments…
How to ‘Sell’ Yourself in an Interview (Without Seeming Too Promotional) BEWARE OF TOO MANY “I’S” In selling yourself you’ll want to steer clear of (избегать) too many “I” statements (like “I did this” and “I did that”). Of course, to be effective, you’ll want to lay claim to (предъявить, заявить о правах на) accomplishments, but using the…
Tips on how to succeed in a job interview Focus Your Answers When you do speak up (высказываетесь), keep your answers short. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the average attention span (время концентрации внимания) of human beings is eight seconds—and falling. So be mindful to focus. If the interviewer’s attention starts falling off…