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It’s Official – Executive Coaching Is More Effective Than Training
By Liz Cassidy
In the first longitudinal study of its kind, PhD student Fran Finn, is undertaking a three year research study of the effectiveness of coaching versus training, in a public sector organisation in Queensland.

The pre and post 360degree feedback results indicate that after only one year of executive coaching the Leaders being coached outperformed the Leaders who simply received training. We will keep watching for results from years 2 and 3 of this study.

Become a Truly Effective Leader

Things to work on with your executive coach:
•Shift from “managing” people to truly leading them
•Improve ability to communicate with & inspire teams
•Get more personal satisfaction out of your role as Leader
•Learn to coach your team to greater productivity & success
•Make a positive impact within your company or team
•Your

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Why an Online Accounting Service is the Best Choice
Learn the benefits of online accounting services, which no other way can offer. See 3 direct comparisons of alternate accounting methods. And look at how these benefits help big or small businesses.


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To start improving the performance of the leaders in your organisation through Executive Coaching, start your own research. You may (or may not) be surprised by what you find.

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Liz Cassidy, founder of Third Sigma International is an author, Speaker, Trainer and Executive and Performance Coach dedicated to facilitating results in the businesses, professional and personal lives of her clients. For more information www.thirdsigma.com.au




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Huttig delisted from NYSE
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From lab to marketplace
Malcolm McCulloch is one of a growing number of UK academics who are using the services of a technology transfer company to get their inventions off the drawing board and into our homes
Before you quit the day job
Moonlighting is a sensible way to set up a business during a recession, according to the founder of Notonthehighstreet.com, Holly Tucker, who for more than a year ran a company while working for someone else
Bosses are a bad idea
There are no managers or employees at the high-tech materials company WL Gore ? only "associates". "It's a very chaotic environment," says Terri Kelly, chief executive officer, with pride
Work worth waking up for
Tired of the daily grind? Rhymer Rigby hears from people who have turned their hobbies, pastimes and passions into full-time careers
A woman of two styles
The head of GE in northern Europe mixes French idealism and US-style management
From the dump to the pump
A UK company is using landfill waste to run trucks for less than the price of diesel
Worst times can be the best
A crisis creates an external rationale to make unpopular but necessary changes. In a downturn, investors and boards are more forgiving of short-term earnings dips that might result from actions to improve the organisation in the long term, writes Donald Sull
Play the home advantage
From shoes to scientific instruments, smart companies are using their local strengths to compete against formidable global rivals
View from the Top
Allan Cook, chief executive of Cobham, the UK aerospace and defence company, on the impact of government budgetary pressures and why the financial crisis may help solve a skills shortage
Flexible working saves jobs and trims fat
The final part of a series on managing in a downturn looks at new work practices
Salesmen sitting pretty
After selling their first venture, two friends are putting the 'up' into upholstery online
Direct line to Japanese growth
After four years, Acrodea's software runs on almost every new mobile in the country
Identity revealed in the palm of one hand
Biometric systems are preventing both accidents and imposters
On the playing fields of Bangkok
Many British private schools are opening overseas offshoots
Lunches that make for better afternoons
From photography to sheep shearing, using meal breaks well can bring benefits