Coaching
March 1, 2021
Team building is a process, not an event. Throwing axes together is fun but building an effective team takes time, effort and venturing into not-so-fun spaces together. The “unfun” is where the team is really built. Teams and individuals need lea...
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February 16, 2021
In his book The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle shares insight into creating successful cultures. In 1998, Harvard researchers followed sixteen American surgical teams as they learned to perform an innovative procedure. The researchers wanted to identify ...
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January 18, 2021
The Parable of the Travelers
Eager to get going on their adventure, four travelers tossed their bags into the trunk and jumped in the car.
One suggested taking a highway that would be faster. Another proposed taking the side road so they could se...
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January 4, 2021
Who defines your success?
Take a minute and reflect whether it is you or those around you. If it is not you, is it possible you are living someone else’s choices for your life?
To feel good about our success we need input into our own goals. ...
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December 14, 2020
There is a good chance we will fail if the individuals we expect to undertake the activities that support our strategic plan are not motivated. One of the most important considerations in achieving success is to ensure that enough members of the team...
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November 30, 2020
Leaders who understand motivation and its impact on their business will achieve greater results. Wikipeda defines motivation as “the reason for actions, willingness and goals. [It] is derived from the word motive which is defined as a need th...
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November 16, 2020
There is a strong relationship between belief, attitude, behaviour and results: belief determines attitude, which underpins behaviour and behaviour generates results. An organization needs to ensure the beliefs of its employees align with the resul...
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November 3, 2020
If you are interested in effective leadership, you know the importance of coaching. It seems obvious, but it’s one of those skills that tend to stay theoretical, because it is hard to start putting it into practice. Leaders can sometimes let their ...
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September 8, 2020
I remember being a new salesperson many years ago, ready to charge headlong and non-stop toward my undefined image of success. As I became more experienced, I realized that I was trying to run a marathon at the pace of a short distance sprinter; I ca...
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August 24, 2020
Many businesses are born from what Michael E. Gerber calls The Entrepreneurial Seizure[1]. These are the moments of inspiration or desperation that drive a person to start a business or that cause the owner of an established business to dive in with ...
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