Skip to content
5on4 Group
  • HOME
  • PRODUCTS
    • GETTING RESULTS COURSE
    • LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS COURSE
    • LEARNING TO LEAD EBOOK
    • 6 REASONS GOOD PEOPLE LEAVE REPORT
  • LEARNING HUB
    • Blog
    • Video Library
    • You Ask, Ian Answers
    • Coaching and Feedback
    • Interviewing and Hiring
    • Leading Teams
    • Onboarding and Culture
    • Personal Productivity
    • Sales and Marketing
    • When and How to Fire
    • Mindset
  • ABOUT
  • CONNECT
Category

Coaching and Feedback

Start a podcast
Careers
December 21, 2020

How To Start A Podcast

This is the story of two busy small business owners who decided to start a podcast. We analyze why, how, and how much it all cost.

Continue Reading

Talk less, listen more
Coaching and Feedback
December 10, 2020

How Do I Know If I Talk Too Much?

The fastest way to lose someone in a conversation is by talking too much. In this article, I offer several simple techniques to help you focus more of your attention on those you hope to influence.

Continue Reading

Stop giving advice
Coaching and Feedback
November 4, 2020

How Can I Share My Experience Without Giving Advice?

Advice often backfires but leaders can still influence their team rephrasing the language they choose when they coach.

Continue Reading

Coaching and Feedback
April 20, 2020

Why Do Catchers Make Great Managers?

A baseball catcher is the closest position to a manager in sports. In this article, I look at how the greatest catchers coach their pitchers to the next level.

Continue Reading

Finger pointing won't help you lead a team through a crisis
Coaching and Feedback
April 6, 2020

How Do I Lead A Team Through A Crisis?

I examine the team dynamics of a steel company in crisis in this article. The lessons in leadership apply in any high-pressure business situation.

Continue Reading

Careers
March 30, 2020

How Do I Announce A Layoff To My Team?

The only thing worse than reducing your workforce is notifying people who felt they were safe. I examine an ugly example of a layoff gone wrong and three lessons learned from the experience.

Continue Reading

Coaching and Feedback
January 21, 2020

Great Managers Are Not Afraid To Piss You Off

We recall our mentors with an abundance of positive memories. We associate achievement with their guidance, direction and attention. Whether they were teachers, coaches or managers, they cared enough to invest

Continue Reading

Should you give advice?
Coaching and Feedback
January 14, 2020

What Is The Best Way To Give Advice?

Most people inadvertently offer advice that is better for them the person they are trying to help. This article looks at a better approach.

Continue Reading

Careers
December 10, 2019

Nobody Cares, Work Harder

Lamar Jackson is proof of how doubt can be used as fuel to take your performance to the next level.

Continue Reading

« Older Articles
5on4 Group

© 5on4.group. All Rights Reserved.

WordPress Theme by OptimizePress