How Do Businesses Survive in Tougher Times: Scaling Up
2020 has been stressful and laden with uncertainty, especially for business leaders who are trying to adapt to the landscape of this pandemic both personally and professionally. And it ain’t over yet!!! The complexity of the business landscape has increased, and so has the depth. The highs are higher and the lows are lower. We’re […]
31 Big Questions About Business & Executive Coaching
Whether you’re a seasoned corporate executive, a business owner, or a budding entrepreneur, you’re busy. But whether you make hundreds of dollars or millions of dollars, there are always more steps to climb before you reach optimal business performance. Utilizing the coaching tools offered by a seasoned business or executive coach can help you skyrocket to the […]
Does Great Leadership Require Multiple Mindsets? How to Use Purposeful Cognitive Dissonance as a Problem Solving Mechanism
When an unforeseen challenge arises within your company, especially one that will involve a high degree of risk as well as a tough decision on your part, how do you handle it? What’s your problem solving process? What’s your mindset? How do you use your professional experience to navigate toward a solution that makes the […]
Leaders Should Stop Sweating Success and Start Creating Significance
As we become accustomed to clients and customers offering money for our products and services, we begin to need more. Even though this financial success has granted us (and those we care about) the money we need to survive and succeed, there’s an itch that still needs to be scratched.
The Funny Thing About Humor in the Workplace
Humor in the workplace works! No, we’re not joking! Understanding each other’s sense of humor is absolutely critical when attempting to establish clear, concise communication systems and processes. Once you can successfully relate to your teammates with sarcasm and humor, you’ve established a relationship of understanding that can be utilized both personally and professionally. Now […]
Goal Setting is for Couch Potatoes
Turn off the T.V.Get on the treadmill. Then continue reading this. If you’re looking to make a positive change in your life, it starts with you. And If you’re just goal setting, it’s a good start. But you’re a couch potato until you do something about it. Low accountability and responsibility yields low productivity and […]
5 Steps to Find High-Performing, Responsible Employees
All leaders talk about the importance of identifying core customers and core values. But what about your core employees? Your most important resource is your people, and here’s why: The average cost of a bad hire is estimated at 30% of the employee’s first-year earnings. This can scale up to 15x that employee’s annual salary. […]
Why is Good Advice So Hard to Find?
This comes with time, and you most likely won’t know how who the right people are as soon as you start your process. You’ll know the information is quality when you implement their strategy successfully. Then make sure to write their name down!In six months, you don’t want to be thinking, “Oh man, where did I read that?” and “Who said that again?” Chances are, if one piece of advice worked from one specific person, they’ll offer other valuable information.Sometimes the information is quality, but the timing is incorrect. You might stumble on some useful tools that you just don’t know how to use yet. But keep them in your back pocket.
Life is a Team Sport: Let’s Win it Together
We all want to win. But we all have different definitions of “winning.” However, regardless of your definition, you’ll need more than a good team to win as frequently as possible. You’ll need a great team. What’s In a Great Team? 1. A Shared Goal The best teams are comprised of people who understand […]
To Should, or Not to Should: That is the Question
Do you constantly instruct others that they “should do this,” or that they “should have done that?” If so, you’re a Shouldhead. But don’t worry! I can help you break that harmful habit.
Busyness Kills Business
As a coach, it is my goal to change this trend amongst teams. It’s seemingly very easy to get busy doing general tasks. But let’s find out: Is your team performing in alignment with the goals set within the company’s strategic plan?
ScaleUp Summit 2018 Recap
The ScaleUp Summits are always jam packed with invaluable learnings! The events usually lead to weeks of debriefing and review, manifesting into highly productive one-on-one coaching meetings, workshops and facilitations for clients. The ScaleUp Summit is a bi-annual event hosted by teams at Scaling Up and Gazelles. As an Executive Coach, I’m required to attend […]
