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So You Say You Coach Your Employees

Sound familiar? "Oh yes. Our employees are our most valuable asset." "Given the way things are these days, we work very hard to retain our employees." "We've provided coaching and mentoring training to all of our management staff!" Well good for you. But why is it that your staff seems nervous and slightly on edge when you're around? Why is it that your staff doesn't know what's happening in other departments or with the company? Why is it that your staff looks with skepticism when they hear:...

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When Frugal Is Costly

When Frugal Is Costly

There's no disputing the importance of controlling costs when running a business. However, many business owners actually waste their company's money because they focus on being frugal instead of using the company's money wisely. In recent work sessions with clients, two examples of being "Penny wise and pound foolish" emerged: Having a friend develop and manage the company's website - free! Wonderful. However, the friend isn't an experienced web-designer. He dabbles in designing websites in...

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Increase Efforts — Increase Success

Increase Efforts — Increase Success

Quite often, when we set goals for ourselves, we set goals in ways that do no more for us than make us feel good at that moment. We set goals such as:  “I’m going to find a new job within the next two weeks that pays me $5,000 more per year than my last job.” Or, even better, “I’m going to lose 10 pounds before my sister’s wedding.” These are not goals—these are dreams. To make them become our reality, we need to focus on identifying what specific activities we need to grasp today to ensure we...

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7 Skills of a Strong Leader

7 Skills of a Strong Leader

A client recently asked me to help him identify leadership skills his daughter would need to develop to help her successfully takeover and lead the family business in a few years. He also wants to be able to evaluate all of his managers now on these same leadership skills on a scale of 1 (none/low) to 5 (exceptional). From my more than two decades of experience working with really good and not-so-good leaders, a number of skills stand out, but for now I will focus on these (magnificent) seven:...

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