by admin | Dec 10, 2019 | Coaching, Entrepreneurship
I heard a quote once that went something like this, “a man dancing to the music looks like a fool to the deaf man”. It took me a moment to process the idea. But then it came clear to me. If someone is looking at what you do from a different lens than...
by admin | Dec 2, 2019 | Coaching, Leadership
Successful leaders take accountability for their actions. They don’t play the blame game. But if you have lived and operated in corporate life at all, you know the blame game is alive and well in most organizations. This starts from the top down. As the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Coaching, Leadership, Success
It’s human nature to want to trust people. And while some have more issues with trust than others, most of us would agree that being “trustworthy” is a highly desired attribute. But what we don’t talk about very much is how to build trust. ...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy, Success
It’s that time of year. When this year’s results are almost complete and it is time to start looking at how our strategy will be different (or produce different) results next year. Most business owners I know are already looking at 2020. What will this...
by admin | Nov 5, 2019 | Strategy, Success
I found this quote from Walt Disney, and found it inspiring. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” I find it interesting that one of the most...
by admin | Oct 29, 2019 | Leadership, Success
It is now estimated that modern jobs require you to relearn 30% of skills each year. Think about that. Roughly every three years, you have to learn essentially everything you need to do your job all over again. Now we know that around 30-40% of your job knowledge...
by admin | Oct 22, 2019 | Coaching, Success
80% of people in the US don’t “dream”. Of the 20% who do dream, 16% do not write down their dreams. Only about 4% of people have a dream and write them down. And, unfortunately, when 96% of people don’t dream, or at least don’t think...
by admin | Oct 15, 2019 | Business Growth, Coaching, Strategy
When challenged to reach your goal, how do you choose the best way to get achieve it? John Ortberg once wrote about a man stranded on an island. He needed to make it across a large section of the ocean to the mainland that he could see in the distance. He had three...
by admin | Oct 8, 2019 | Business Growth, Coaching, Leadership
Almost every business owner wants to grow their business. It is almost a universal desire. But there is a downside to growth. Growth creates complexity. And in the irony of all ironies, the complexity that is created by growth can also kill that growth at the same...
by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | Business Growth, Coaching
We are in the midst of one of the largest transfers of wealth in history. This transfer is happening as baby boomers who own businesses are looking to sell their businesses as they move into retirement. As much as 80% of businesses owned by baby boomers will be sold...
by admin | Sep 24, 2019 | Leadership
Listening is an art. Some are good at it. A few are great at it. Most are not. Almost all wives will say their husbands don’t listen well. And survey after survey of employees say that their leadership does not listen to them. Listening is one of the keys...
by admin | Sep 17, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Success
Often when I am talking with potential clients, they want to know what the Return on Investment (ROI) of my services is. And I’m happy to have that conversation because we can always find an ROI for what we do. But I would like to propose another way of...
