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1. Two Great and Useful Coaching Styles. Coaching is a
very useful management style. However, most discussion centers around a single
form of coaching. However, in my experience, there are at lead two distinct forms
of coaching that are best used in very different situations. Find out what those two
coaching styles are and when they should be used and avoided by managers and
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Coaching
2. The Art and Skill of Delegation. This is an article that
describes how to select and coach a person you are considering for delegation. A
real world example is presented with coaching tips and explanation. To order this
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Delegation
3. Really Effective Communication Skills For Technical Professionals is an article written for and presented at an IEEE conference. It
describes several communication tools that can be used by technical and non-
technical people in their communications, especially inside technical organizations.
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Communication
4. Transitioning From Technical Professional To Manager is an article that describes the typical management transition for a
technical person and a better approach. The typical technical professional is
promoted because they do a great technical job as an individual contributor.
Because they can do their technical job well it is assumed they can manage a
project or a team equally well. This is usually a major error. This article discusses a
better approach for the transition to manager. To order this article click
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Be A Manager
5. A Transition History is an article about the transition
from engineer and scientist to manager and leader of Steven Cerri. As a technical
professional, Steven was promoted because he did his technical work well, but his
initial preparation as a manager did not take into account that he was essentially
embarking on a new career. The frustration of his transition led to the creation of
the programs now presented at STCerri International. This article outlines the path
from technical to managerial. To order this article click To order this article click
History
6. State Dependent Learning is an article about the most
effective way to train and to learn. Typical training and facilitation processes use
class exercises which have very little, if any, direct relationship with real-world,
everyday work situations. With all the discussion that adult learners want relevant
learning how can so many trainings include team building exercises that utilize
paper construction projects and group picture-making exercises. STCerri
International trainings, facilitation, and coaching programs are always geared
around real-world, real-life, work-related exercises and situations. That is, the
programs are as close as possible to the "state" or situation encountered at work.
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Learning
7. Being Right Versus Being Effective is an article about
the fundamental issues of engineering and science versus management and
leadership. The technical career is about determining the right answer to
engineering and scientific questions. The management and leadership career is
about being effective, which means that there are several possible "right" answers.
In this respect, the technical and management careers are diametrically opposed.
How does a technical professional move into management without losing the
values, beliefs, and purpose that initially led them into the technical career in the
first place? This article addresses that question. To order this article click
Being Right
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