How to Be a Good Manager: 5 Weekly Practices That Grow Your Team
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. A good manager focuses on the team instead of themselves. According to Gene Hammett, founder of Core Elevation, good managers create more most valuable players instead of trying to be the MVP, take full ownership of problems, give the team the credit, and
Leadership Development Best Practices That Make Skills Stick
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. Leadership development sticks when people understand the skill deeply, shift the mindset underneath it, and apply it in real work until they can teach it to someone else. Passive learning checks a box. Leaders still show up the same way on Monday. I
Best Executive Training Programs for Founder-Led Companies
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. The best executive training program for a founder-led company trains the founder and the leadership team together, in one shared language, with one-on-one coaching. Sending one person away and hoping they bring it back rarely works. Since 2014, I’ve sat down with over
Manager Coaching: Coach Your Managers, Then Teach Them to Coach
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. Manager coaching means two things: coaching for managers, and managers coaching their teams. Gene Hammett, co-founder of Core Elevation, says one-on-one coaching gives managers what training can’t: dialogue, reflection, and questions that build ownership. Managers then use the same approach with their people,
Executive Coaching Cost: Real Prices and the Cost of Waiting
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. Executive coaching typically costs from about $200 an hour to well over $1,000 an hour for experienced coaches, and some top coaches charge six figures a year. Gene Hammett, founder of Core Elevation, prices by program instead of by the hour: the CEO
New Manager Tips for Leading Former Peers and Inherited Teams
About the Author Gene Hammett is an executive coach and the host of the Growth Think Tank podcast, where he has interviewed more than 1,200 leaders of fast-growth companies since 2014. He is the co-founder of Core Elevation and the co-author of How to Have Tough Conversations. New managers should assess their team, set simple meeting rhythms, and have the tough conversations early, especially when they’re promoted over former peers. Gene Hammett, founder of Core Elevation, says the biggest mistake is falling back on working harder instead of leading. Start