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My mission is “to help business leaders discover and achieve their potential.” One of the things that I discover is that many business leaders – more than half – limit their success because of inadequate attention to reflection and self-examination.
My clients would say that I’m not prone to ... Views: 1320
Our perceptions sometimes get us in trouble. We might believe someone is thinking something about a situation, only to realize we were completely off base. Communication is the key to determining what someone is thinking, but absolute communication is not always possible. As business owners, it ... Views: 1137
Are you contemplating starting your own business? Have you been contemplating it for months, years even? If the idea of having a business is appealing but you are still hesitating regarding the area or sector of your business, read on, as the following points might just provide you with the ... Views: 1519
One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs, managers and business owners face is retaining good employees and curbing employee disengagement. As the CEO, you may be banking on some of your high performing team members to achieve certain targets, only to find to your dismay their resignation ... Views: 2123
These days, selling a business requires as much planning as starting it. After all, you spend a great deal of your precious money and time on setting up a business; and obviously, you would not like to sell it for a loss. Not surprisingly, experts say it takes a business owner a minimum of 5 ... Views: 2672
These days a growing number of people are joining CEO peer groups in the hope of getting insight and expertise of other CEOs that can help them tackle crucial business and strategic management issues and make their organizations more successful and productive. However it is extremely important ... Views: 2020
You must have heard of the phrase, 'It is lonely at the top'. Well, this phrase holds so true for CEOs and other top ranking people of an organization. When you own a business it is highly unlikely that you will share your fears or challenges in front of your employees. And even if you do so, it ... Views: 1888
This is first in the series of Top 10 Basic Business Principles, and it is important that you get this one right.
One of the more difficult decisions to make in business is what am I going to do within the business, and even more importantly, what am I NOT going to do. This decision will ... Views: 1317
Leadership Strategy Number Eight
Treat the mail clerk and the secretaries and the waiters and waitresses who wait on you with the same courtesy and respect as you do the CEO. People who are rude to people they deem beneath them and nice to people they deem above them are phonies and as a ... Views: 1261
Companies, big, medium, small or startups, have one thing in common – try as hard as they might, they can be, at any point of time, get hit by a crisis. The crisis or problem can strike at any time, in any form – be it product-related, financial, human resource, public relations, legal, market ... Views: 2392
As an executive coach, I’ve seen all kinds of leadership styles. Effective leadership is essential to every organisation—big or small, young or old.
We know from Harvard’s research on the Service-Profit-Chain and our Scores on the Board system(tm), that employee satisfaction brings ... Views: 2881
Written by: Dr. Bob Rausch
As someone who has experienced a panic attack before can attest to, it can be very alarming, especially if you are in a leadership position of running a small business. Small business can bring many stressors, so it’s important to keep your cool and keep your ... Views: 936
‘Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.’ Napoleon Hill
Procrastination is perhaps one of the biggest issues that business owners and professionals experience on a day-to-day basis. In this article, we ... Views: 1062
At some point in your career there may have been a time when you took a pay cut or downgraded to a less skilled position as a way to "pay the bills" or for resume continuity sake. But eventually you come to a place of frustration or you feel as though you are "stuck" in your position and really ... Views: 902
Have you ever noticed how you are drawn to beautifully packaged and branded products? I wondered at this phenomenon recently, and questioned myself as to the real reason behind why companies are always re-branding and re-packaging their products. And upon reflection, there were several things ... Views: 1942
What is business coaching?
Business coaching helps businesses make improvements and bring about necessary changes in order to not only perform better, but to also perform at a much higher level and to continually keep growing and expanding. Business coaching helps businesses improve and grow ... Views: 865
I’m going to fill you in on something many leaders don’t get: You must fulfill five very basic requirements if you expect people to perform.
You MUST give your people an explicit sense of the overall organization’s mission and values, and why they should care about them.
You MUST develop ... Views: 924
I really like "real time" strategy (RTS) games and i love massively multiplayer (MMO) games. Fuse them together straight into one free-to-play game also, you have Evony - some free MMORTS. Basically, you make your own kingdom and tackle other players, or non-player characters, for resources and ... Views: 2563
I seriously hated the idea of creating a marketing plan the first time I was advised to create one. I didn’t know where to start, it sounded hard and I honestly didn’t know what it meant.
After a few years I changed my mind about the marketing plan and I began creating one every year. As ... Views: 1122
FEAR is the number one reason that holds you back! Where in your life are you playing small and letting FEAR take over? Are you in a job that you hate and feeling unfulfiled and frightened to move on? Are you in a relationship that you know in your heart is not for you however you're frightened ... Views: 937
Why didn’t the Skeleton go to the party? Because he didn’t have any body to go with.
Okay joke over and now down to business.
Skeleton didn’t realise that he was the most important aspect of the physiology of coaching.
The body is a wonderful thing and is made up of a range of ... Views: 1845
If you’re not a baseball fan, you may not know his name. Here’s a primer: He’s the best pitcher in baseball. That’s not only my opinion; it’s the overwhelming opinion of his peers. Complete games – Halladay. Innings pitched – Halladay. Earned run average – Halladay. Average wins per season – ... Views: 1928
So, you are commencing a fabulous occupation? Nowadays in this jobs market place, it’s most critical than previously to demonstrate your personal worth in your new job as fast as possible. It's a true problem, however executive career coaching may help you find your feet and try to get the best ... Views: 759
Coaching is now being adopted by far more UK Companies and is one of the most effective ways to develop the ‘business,’ the business leaders and managers. Coaching service provision includes helping businesses to be more creative in their financial management systems, improving poor performance ... Views: 973
“Surprise occurs the moment we realize
our view of the world no longer matches reality.”
-Wayne Burkan, author, WIDE ANGLE VISION
Blockbuster, Eastman Kodak, and Borders - what do they all have in common? All these business giants failed, but why? Like many analysts, you could come ... Views: 1645
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there - Lewis Carroll
It doesn’t matter whether I’m working with Entrepreneurs, Executives or Business Owners the question WHY always comes up at some stage. The context normally arises when we begin to look at what drives the ... Views: 803
It can be argued that no organization in the National Football League has had more success than the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the “modern era” of professional football, your organization’s accomplishments are measured with one metric – winning the Super Bowl. Nobody’s done that more than the ... Views: 1534
Dig Deep
My friend Susan became a kind of surrogate mother to a young woman called Kate. When she about 4 years old, Kate’s natural mother died tragically. Susan helped Kate in all ways possible. She was there for her throughout and Kate loved her as much as she loved her own mother. For ... Views: 1020
The typical path in a sales career goes something like this; start out in customer service, then get “promoted” to inside sales, outside sales, and if you’re still doing well, onto sales management. This is a track to failure for the company, employee, and their customers.
The employer can’t ... Views: 1005
If you're involved with any group of people who are trying to achieve common goals, you soon become acutely aware that those goals will be achieved only through the work of the people in the group.
Yes, all work is done through relationships and wisely managing these relationship is critical ... Views: 1681
In these uncertain times many otherwise powerful professionals are becoming paralyzed by fears and insecurities. They want to overcome the challenges to their executive presence, their leadership brand, their professional image, and the advancement of their career. But to get to where they want ... Views: 1277
I hear so many leaders express impatience about where they are right now in terms of their careers. Attitude and perspective have a direct effect on everything around you, though, so frustration with your present situation only serves to amplify the feelings of stagnation and dissatisfaction. ... Views: 720
Oftentimes a great looking promotion comes along only because it satisfies a temporary need. Maybe they had to fire someone, for example, or the company is in the middle of reorganization. Once the position is filled and your company feels stable again they may start a more in-depth search for ... Views: 932
Sense and non-sense of exorbitant financial incentives.
The annual performance reviews are behind us and many C-level executives, salespersons, accountants and senior managers have claimed their yearly bonus. What a waste of money! Research shows that there are at least three reasons why ... Views: 1413
In the domain of management training and consultation, national education development for executives is accomplished by keeping strategic planning in the mind. Several agencies across the domains are engaged in planning and managing the development of education systems for executives more and ... Views: 761
If you enlist a 1200-pound coaching partner for your next session, it’s likely you’ll achieve a remarkable change in the dynamic of the coaching relationship. No, it’s not through intimidation; the method is equine-assisted coaching, working with horses to help clarify and resolve issues, ... Views: 922
The Importance Of Accountability ~ Building Your Support System For Success
By Jodi Nicholson, CPC MCSC
Establishing a strong support system is a vital part of anyone’s success and as a coach, consultant and mentor I encourage you to embrace the quality of accountability. It's wise to ... Views: 2605
Now that you have returned from your holiday season and have begun your New Year… the question is how much of your work and life is actually going to be “new” for 2012?
Are your business expectations and self expectations genuinely optimistic, guarded or rather uncertain? Your answer to this ... Views: 817
When we think about conflict in the workplace, we often think of an obvious personality clash between two people which everyone is aware of and they try to avoid like the plague. In effect, it is an overt conflict and, if we think about it, this type of conflict is quite extreme and, relatively ... Views: 1422
I once worked as a partner in an international consulting firm. As a part of that assignment, I helped executives learn to think strategically. Strategic thinking and strategic planning are distinct but equally important disciplines. While strategic plans are frequently and inappropriately ... Views: 926
The Zen sword masters say, “If you have to draw your sword, you’ve already lost the battle.” If a situation that we’re responsible for has gone so far that the only way forward is by violent destruction, then we have made some blunder along the way. Once we have destroyed something it is more ... Views: 856
Effective leaders are able to devise a strategy which will lead to organizational success and then motivate the organization to follow that strategy. The ability to think strategically comes easier for some people than others, but Beeson believes that following certain guidelines can build a ... Views: 3172
Maybe you've had an experience with an executive recruiter, maybe not. Just like any other industry, there are good apples and bad apples...and some may say "rotten" apples. If you've had a bad experience or no experience, here are some common myths you may have heard.
•recruiters don't ... Views: 939
If you've been involved in a job search, you know there is always that point in the interview process, usually toward the end of an interview, where the interviewer asks, "Do you have any questions for me?" If you're not prepared, it could take you by surprise and you'll find yourself stuttering ... Views: 2281
In the business world, it’s only a matter of time before you start finding ideas being thrown at you like ‘change your mindset’, Think big’, ‘Rid yourself of limiting thoughts’ and other such mantras. So probably for the first time in your life, you are entering the wonderful world of ‘personal ... Views: 1064
As a human resources department manager your plate may already be full. Depending on the size of your organization, HR roles can include a variety of duties such as: recruiting and hiring, training, team building, employee relations, policy management, payroll and benefits, and other ... Views: 888
Maybe you're thinking of looking for a new job opportunity, or maybe you've been on a job search for an extended period of time. In either case, you may want to think about using an executive recruiter to help you. There are advantages to using a recruiter that add value to your job search ... Views: 818
When you think about using the services of an executive recruiter, do you think of it as a "here today, gone tomorrow" transaction? If so, perhaps it may be in your best interest to view it instead as building a long-term relationship with a professional that has the resources to help you step ... Views: 839
Maybe you've been trying to get noticed by hiring managers in the interview process, or maybe you have your eye on a company that you'd like to work for, but you just don't know how to go about getting their attention. Getting noticed by potential employers in a sea of candidates takes a bit ... Views: 802
2019 Learn to Cope With Stress
By Dr Cita Maloon-Gibson, EmpowermentDOC™
Stress is a part of life and it can be categorized as good or bad. It is neither positive nor negative and can be internal or external. The Stressors of life may be beyond our control as stressors are a part of life. ... Views: 813