Yearly Archives: 2015

Organizational Leadership Development—Stack The Deck With Leaders At Every Level

A recent survey published by Deloitte University Press identified twelve critical issues that plague organizations. The Global Human Capital 2014 Trends study reveals that leadership is still the top talent issue organizations around the world are facing. In fact, 86% of those surveyed ranked the leadership issue as "urgent" or "important." Equally as revealing was

Things To Consider Before Hiring A Business Coach

Building a business is tough. And growing it can be even tougher! In fact, it is estimated that startup failure rates are between 50 to 70% (depending on the industry). Without the benefit of some key, knowledgeable “go-to” people both inside and outside of your organization, it can be a very lonely and frustrating experience.

2024-07-17T20:07:16-04:00By |Business Coaching|

Using The Internet Megaphone To Increase Brand Awareness And Attract Customers

Increase Brand Awareness and Attract Customers You believe in your products and services. You have probably invested a lot of time, energy, and resources into perfecting your brand. The troops have been rallied, and you are streamlining your processes to be more productive and responsive to your valued customers. There’s just one thing—the customers aren’t

2024-07-17T20:07:16-04:00By |Business Coaching|

How To Keep Calm When Everyone Around You Is Crazy (Or So It Seems…)

As rewarding as our jobs can be, unless you work in a bubble you likely have to deal with irritating situations involving grating coworkers, challenging projects, and other stressors. How you react to these situations on a daily basis can reflect positively or negatively on your ability to get that promotion or be tapped for

2024-07-17T20:07:17-04:00By |Personal Leadership|

Can A Business Coach REALLY Help You Grow Your Business?

If you are a business owner, chances are your entrepreneurial spirit and independence have brought you to this point. You know the value of hard work and the dedication it takes to keep your business going.  Sometimes you may even feel like it’s you against the world. Because of the long hours and ongoing stress,

Personal Development: Leadership Seminars, Webinars, And Leadership Training Programs

Cloud talking, pipe dreaming, talking through one’s hat, dreaming…these are what you call ambiguous goals with no clarity or action plan. They will remain just that until you harness them. Do you ever feel like you are floating up life’s creek without a paddle, drifting along with little or no control? You are not

Leadership Behaviors And Traits: A Look At Why Leaders Sink Or Swim

In the 1980’s, the Center for Creative Leadership began to study why some executives succeed while others fail in order to pinpoint behaviors or characteristics that are inherent in successful leaders. Their findings included observations in five major areas. Listen to the podcast: Leadership Traits - Why Leaders Sink or Swim (2085 KB) Connection Between

How To Combat Group Think In Your Organization – 5 Tips For Leaders

Group think is the tendency of a group of decision makers to agree on a decision or join together around a policy or person without questioning the legitimacy of a policy or decision. What results? Poor decisions that can harm an organization. Group cohesiveness is a great thing, but group think takes this concept to

Are You Listening? Leadership Tips For Active Listening

In order to be great leaders, we have to be able to be active listeners. Here are 5 tips for becoming an active listener: 1. Sustain your attention- provide verbal and non-verbal cues that you are actively listening (i.e. nodding, eye contact, minimizing distractions). 2.  Don’t over-interpret- avoid jumping to conclusions early in the conversation.

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