Key Takeaway: Understanding a leader’s motivation helps coaches turn behavioral feedback into a more personalized development plan. By tapping into existing sources of energy, targeting specific behaviors, and exploring alternative approaches, leaders can make meaningful changes without having to become someone they’re not. In Part 1, we explored…
Key Takeaway: Behavioral feedback can show leaders what they may need to change. Understanding motivation adds another layer, helping them recognize what gives them energy, what may require more effort, and how they can approach development in a way that works for them. A leader can know exactly…
Leadership needs change as people move through their careers. Your assessment strategy doesn’t have to start over at every stage. Whether you’re developing leaders inside an organization or advising clients as an external coach or consultant, a consistent leadership framework can create continuity from selection and onboarding through…
Great coaching starts with conversation. A well-timed question or a different way of looking at a difficult situation can help a leader see something they haven’t seen before. I’ve built my coaching practice around those kinds of conversations. But there’s a limitation we don’t talk about enough: the coaching…
Why leadership development should begin by locating responsibility—not assigning more of it.
Executive Summary As someone who regularly conducts and publishes leadership research, I am often asked how best to use it in coaching. How should coaches use research to inform rather than advise? The answer involves the interplay between evidence, 360 assessments, and coaching. Each provides different and essential perspectives on leadership development. While each has value…
In this MRG webinar, our President, Tricia Naddaff, and Feena May, PhD, author of The Power of a Lollipop: A Model for Inspiring Leadership and CEO of The Inspiring Company, have an engaging conversation on how everyday interactions influence trust, motivation, and performance. Drawing on more than 25…
Leadership underperformance is often viewed as a behavioral or competency issue, but these factors alone rarely provide a complete explanation. This webinar, on Tuesday, May 19th and in partnership with The Society of Consulting Psychology and exclusive for their members, will explore how effective coaching requires understanding what…
Coaching is most effective when it reflects the reality leaders are operating within. In MRG’s recent webinar, Coaching With Context and Motivation, we examined how motivation, environment, and situational pressures shape leadership behavior—and why overlooking these factors can limit the impact of even the most well-intentioned coaching efforts….
In this MRG webinar, our Head of Research & Education, Dr. Maria Brown and Vice President Staci Nisbett lead a practical conversation on a topic that sits at the core of effective coaching: understanding motivation in context. Too often, coaching focuses on what leaders do without fully exploring…