This is the High Ideals series (February 2 through March 4) highlighting each of the 30 assessment criteria for High Ideals membership. Check out the High Ideals website here.
High Ideals is about Positivity, Integrity and Impact - Connecting and promoting those who raise the bar in business practice.
Today's Criteria: Positivity - Optimism
Optimism refers to the consistent demonstration of a "glass half full" or better attitude and to inspire others to explore a similar attitude for themselves.
Some coaching questions have been provided for you below so that you can explore to what level you demonstrate this value in action.
If you also wish to pursue the High Ideals credential for yourself, you can find out more about that on our website. We will be formally launching this organisation on 11 June 2009!
Coaching Exercises
1. How important is being optimistic to you as a business professional? Think about yourself demonstrating it and also how you appreciate it when you're the customer/vendor/partner on the receiving end of this professional behaviour.
2. What feedback do you have about your own performance for this criteria? What have you done, or will do, with that feedback? How have you, or will you, seek out feedback if you're not already receiving it?
3. What are the opportunities for improvement in how you demonstrate this value in action?
4. As a result of these questions and your personal exploration and answers, what are you committing to?
As always, if you need any further personal support in response to any of these coaching exercises, please consider using the askacoach.com service.
All the best,
Noel
Noel Posus - Master Coach
2008 Coach of the Year - Australian New Zealand Institute of Coaching
www.askacoach.com
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Noel Posus (MECI) is a former member of the Board of Directors and former Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific for The-ECI - www.europeancoachinginstitute.org http://www.internationalcoachinginstitute.org
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