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Frances is the founder of Intentional Coaching LLC: Starting in the ‘oil capital of Europe’ - Aberdeen, Scotland - Frances McIntosh learned that, within organizations the greatest impact to corporate success and a healthy culture was the ability to have tough conversations. A leader in her early 20’s at BP - feedback and team collaboration were the forefront of successful communication onshore and offshore. Frances trained at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), a credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a Certified Dare to LeadTM Facilitator (CDTLF), and a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN LDN) As a Leadership Coach: Frances is an experienced collaborator with international and domestic corporate clients. Her strategy is simple and effective – authenticity, resilience, and emotional intelligence in the workplace to facilitate fierce honesty and effective communication. As a Facilitator: Frances’s workshops and programs are customized to drive behavior change and self-awareness, this leads to increased trust and collaboration; the capability of having tough conversations, and cultivating feedback cultures that promote accountability and calculated risk-taking. As a Speaker: Frances speaks to business and organizations about bringing awareness of the critical connection between personal and professional development and taking responsibility for both. Helping leaders build trust, earn respect, enhance communication, encourage teamwork, strengthen relationships, and inspire others to achieve their potential - fostering success. As a Registered Dietitian: Individual and corporate health and wellness are an integral part of successful leadership. Frances speaks, coaches, and consults on the health risks of stress and how nutrition and a holistic approach allows leaders to thrive.
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If you’ve noticed that no matter how hard you try to build diverse professional connections, your network still seems slanted toward others like you, you’re not alone. It’s not uncommon for a person’s professional network to be made up mostly of people close to their own age, demographic, field and level of education even after they’ve built strong connections with people of different nationalities, ethnicities and backgrounds. As many research studies have shown over the years, however, having a diverse network of professional connections can help you boost your career or build your business. Below, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best advice on how to branch out further and truly diversify your professional network, along with reasons why this is such an important thing to do.
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While necessity may be the mother of invention, many times, it’s curiosity that sparks true innovation. A single, great innovation can have a ripple effect throughout a company and take the business to the next level, and the most effective leaders know that it’s up to them to pique their team’s curiosity and motivate each member to approach their work in creative ways. Whether you’re a CEO, a business owner or a team lead, your people need your support to foster a culture of curiosity, sharing, iteration and continuous improvement. To boost innovation in the workplace, you can use a number of methods to help team members bring a fresh outlook and an imaginative and experimental mindset to work every day. Here, members of Forbes Coaches Council share 15 of their favorites.
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When you start a business by yourself, you can expect to be busy. However, there’s a fine line between being a reasonably busy solopreneur and completely overwhelming yourself with new projects and initiatives. To create an effective strategy for growth, you need to decide not only what to do, but also what not to do. It’s important to recognize when you’re spreading yourself too thin and take the appropriate measures to do something about it before an unnecessarily burdensome workload starts to affect your business. Below, 15 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best advice on how solopreneurs can recognize when they’ve taken on too much, and they explore ways to dial it back or shift your focus without losing momentum or critical business revenue.
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Professionals have reported staggering levels of burnout over the past year. With the stressors of the pandemic compounding those of work and home life, it’s no surprise leaders and employees at all levels are struggling to maintain their drive and energy. While there may be comfort in knowing that you are not alone, when tasks and issues you used to be able to handle with ease start to feel burdensome and overwhelming, the stress you suffer can become chronic. No one is exempt from potentially burning out in any role, whether that’s at work or at home. If you’re worried about burning out, the first step is learning to recognize the warning signs. Here, 11 contributors to Forbes Coaches Council explore telltale signs of burnout and give their best advice on how to deal with it and recover your former motivation.
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While they might not show it, entrepreneurs often ride a mental rollercoaster of daily ups and downs. Because a positive demeanor is so essential to their success, business owners typically try to keep their emotions in check and negative mindsets at bay. However, constantly working to keep up appearances as pressures mount can create overwhelming inner turmoil. If entrepreneurs aren’t able to bounce back quickly and regain their composure and focus, it could end up causing harm to their business. The key is to learn how to swiftly recover from the inevitable pressures and setbacks of entrepreneurship. To help, 13 experts from Forbes Coaches Council explored the best ways to build mental and emotional resilience so that owners can stay focused on the bigger picture and strategic business goals.
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Some companies have higher turnover rates for a good reason. Seasonal businesses, for example, naturally tend to see more employees coming and going at certain times of the year. If your business typically has a low turnover rate that suddenly begins to spike, however, it’s time to investigate and find out why so that you can shore up retention efforts. Aside from the many cultural and operational benefits involved in retaining top employees for as long as possible, doing all you can to prevent further turnover is also critical to your bottom line. The costs associated with recruiting, hiring and training a new employee can be substantial, and savvy business leaders understand that constantly having to attract new talent can quickly become a financial drain. To help, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council discussed methods you can use to find out the root cause and stop losing employees at rates unseen before.
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Intentional Coaching LLC
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Intentional Coaching LLC: offers custom made programs in leadership and organizational development. We work across diverse industries, providing workshops, coaching, and speakers. Our focus is empowering leaders to develop courage-building skills, so that they, in turn can empower their teams, thereby cultivating commitment, shared purpose, and healthy cultures.