I've noticed this week, there is still a lot of faith in the SME sector in Sydney! Clients are reporting best ever months, best ever qtrs, increases of 50% in conversion rate and rapport with customers they have never experienced before. So, why are these people getting results when the wider Business Community is faltering? It's simple ........ better knowledge The Economic Climate and the news... by Craig Brewster
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Economic 'Climate Warming'
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New Skills for A New Economy
With the economy bouncing around a bit it is important for business owners to realize that there skills need to change as the marketplace changes. A couple of items to consider: Negotiating - now is a great time to improve your negotiating skills so that you can improve your cash flow with your land lord, your suppliers and potentially your customers. Financials - accounting is the language... by Steve Brock -
What can a Cargo Ship teach us about business strategy?
What can a Cargo Ship teach us about business strategy? A huge thank you to John Sharp of Kooltech who shared this story with me at a networking function last week in Renfewshire. Question - How do cargo ships arrange their containers? Now before being told this story, my answer would have been, arranged by weight and ensuring containers were able to be unloaded in a timely manner to make... by M Asim Afzal -
Inspirational Quote for the Day
"It is not necessary to do extraodinary things to get extraordinary results - just do the ordinary." - Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Omaha by Joanna Shows, MHS -
TWO HABITS THAT WILL GET YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT
Getting the great results we want- whether it be in life or in business- is the sort of elusive topic that fills libraries and seminar rooms. How many New Year's resolutions have you accomplished so far? How many busted dreams do you keep hidden in dark confines of your mind? How's all that working for you? This inability to produce results get further complicated when we start dreaming... by Alex Fleming
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Coaching Commons
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Tribune Business Weekly: Business Coach Works to Help Clients Achieve Their Goals
8 Feb 2010 | 1:46 pmFebruary 8, 2010 – Tribune Business Weekly – South Bend, IN, US Challenges are not opportunities to walk away from, but chances to grow, according to Carrie Nicolini, creator of the business coaching company CN Coaching, LLC. This motto helped guide Nicolini as she faced her own set of challenges a year ago when the company she’d spent more than 20 years with closed. In late 2008, Nicolini was operations manager for an RV company that filed for bankruptcy. She used the opportunity to begin a new career. Read story. -
Louisville Mojo: Getting Schooled by a Coach
8 Feb 2010 | 10:20 amFebruary 7, 2010 – LouisvilleMojo.com – Louisville, KY, US When my friend Katie Gaughan suggested I write something about an upcoming event for an organization called the Kentucky Coaches Alliance, my first reaction was to simply blow her off and ridicule the whole business coaching concept. But I like Katie, so I read about the upcoming event. After warning her that she might not like what I would write, she offered up a complimentary coaching session, in which she offered to help me with whatever I might be struggling with. I could see for myself, she said, if there is any… -
New Haven Register: This Radio Show Could Change Your Life
8 Feb 2010 | 10:15 amFebruary 7, 2010 – New Haven Register – New Haven, CT, US Have you ever dreamed of becoming a published author? Ever wonder how to handle Valentine’s Day if you don’t have a love? Do you wish you knew how to use social media in the search for employment? Want to know how to make new year resolutions that stick? Advice on these and many other everyday questions can be found early Sunday mornings on one of the hottest self-help and advice radio shows in the state: “The Art of Living Well,” hosted by University of New Haven psychology lecturer and certified life coach,… -
UPDATE: Coaches Care Project Releases Report on Charitable Giving
7 Feb 2010 | 7:26 pm“We fell short,” James Komosinski said about his Coaches Care Project and last June’s “Success Summit.” “We couldn’t muster enough of an audience to raise the funds we had hoped.” According to a financial report released to the Coaching Commons, the Success Summit and other contributions accepted via the Coaches Care Project website, brought in a total of just $9,911.68—just as Komosinski estimated last year, when he said the Summit brought in “roughly” $10,000. Komosinski had hoped the Summit—a five day teleconference event that began June 22, 2009—would turn a… -
NewsOK.com: Your Business Coach: ‘Leading up’ Ends Communication Bottlenecks
7 Feb 2010 | 8:48 amFebruary 7, 2010 – NewsOK.com – USA Do you feel your team members over communicate on the details and under communicate on the issues? You may have a list of strategic responsibilities that are stalled because the team bombards you with tedious questions. In contrast, your team members may be frustrated as well. Oftentimes, employees feel like they are spinning their wheels while waiting on leadership to make decisions. By the very nature of the leadership role, you likely are pulled in several different directions at any given time, yet have to make critical decisions that impact…
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Social media and email marketing compliment each other.
3 Feb 2010 | 12:38 pmBack in October after reading a Wall Street Journal story about the demise of email, I asked the following: Is the growing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter slowly killing off email as an effective marketing tool? “Death of email” articles like the one from the Journal assume that two methods of communication cannot coexist, each having a unique role to play. For decades now, television and radio have managed to survive — and even compliment each other — even though many media experts believed that TV would kill off the radio box. -
Coaches Sing If I Had A Hammer.
10 Nov 2009 | 10:16 amYou LOVE hammers! You SELL hammers! You know in your gut that hammers are cool, hip, and can change the world if given something to bang. Everywhere you go you sell hammers. You want to sell me a hammer. You believe fervently, passionately that my situation would be vastly improved if I had a hammer. So you knuckle down, polish your pitch, and try over and over again to sell me a hammer. The problem is that I have this screw that I am trying to attach to a piece of wood. What I really need — I figured this out on my own — is a screw driver, not a hammer. That is my situation: a… -
Communicating Your Service Aura.
21 Oct 2009 | 12:18 pmThis presentation by Rory Sutherland humorously makes the case for selling the intangible benefits of our products and services. Making the sale often depends on our ability to communicate product or brand benefits that transcend product utility. Marketers tend to think in terms of “solutions” to customer problems — customers are thirsty, so we give them soda pop, they are ambitious so we sell them on college degrees, they want to escape reality so we give them reality TV. There is another dimension in which needs and wants exist. I call them higher order needs and wants. -
B2B Researched Marketing Truths.
15 Oct 2009 | 10:54 amAre you marketing your coaching practice to businesses? The Institute for the Study of Business Markets celebrated its 25th anniversary this summer, with a two-day conference probing the current and future state of business marketing practice. How many of these “indelible truths” apply to your business? Understand, quantify, demonstrate and document customer value. When both seller and buyer focus on creating value and sharing its benefits, everyone wins. Look beyond what customers say. Finding customers’ real hot buttons, and understanding how different purchasing influencers… -
Twitpress Offers A Simple Way to Add Your Blog Posts to Twitter.
14 Oct 2009 | 11:30 amIf you have a coaching blog AND a Twitter account, consider having your blog posts automatically added to your Twitter feed. I use Tweetable for my Emerge Communications blog but wanted something even simpler to use for Coaching News. The solution is a Wordpress blog plugin called Twitpress. It’s incredibly easy to install and activate. You just need to download and activate the plugin, go to the “Tools” menu on your Wordpress dashboard, enter your Twitter account information, and you are ready to post away! What I like about Twitpress is that there is no complicated API…
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Maximize Possibility Blog
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Startups and Culture-Shaping
9 Feb 2010 | 4:37 amI see it often... Employee team members who should have been let go a long time ago but because they paid their dues early in the history of the company - they get to stay and drain the lifeblood from the company in terms of cash and employee morale. The "golden children" are easily recognized. They do not perform at the same levels of new employees and everyone knows it. Unfortunately, this "story" is more common than everyone may think and it is not just a "story" of the private sector. All companies have powerful stories of sacrifice and determination... -
The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week
8 Feb 2010 | 3:53 pmI like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of February 1st - February 7th. Steve Roesler, All Things Workplace: How to Get Your Good Ideas Heard Michelle Malay Carter, Mission Minded Management: How To Interview Your Prospective Boss for Leadership Potential Micheal McKinney, Leadership Now Leading Blog: Leadership Book for February 2010 Derek Irvine, Globoforce: How Loyal Are Your High Performers? Tim Nolan, Fistful of… -
Possibility Maximizer: Jim Jacobus' "Man-Up" 2010 Challenge
5 Feb 2010 | 6:27 amHappy Friday! I've got a great resource for you today to help Maximize Possibility in your organization and your personal life. Enjoy! The Resource:Jim Jacobus' "Man-Up" 2010 Challenge What it is: One Urban Dictionary entry for "man-up" defines the term as "being an adult male in the truest sense of manhood". That is what Jim's "man-up" challenge is all about - discovering what it means to be an adult male who exemplifies all the qualities of true manhood. To clarify, Jim is not talking about how to be a man in the primordial sense of the term (think… -
The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week
1 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amI like to start every week off by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of January 25th - 31st, 2010 . Enjoy! Chris Ferdinandi, Renegade HR: Renegade HR: Getting Started - Chiris shares his manifesto for Renegade HR - "Recruit great people, and help them do amazing things that drive your business " - and goes on to explain how you can start practicing Renegade HR in your organization today. Michelle Malay Carter, Mission... -
Possibility Maximizer: SHRM on Facebook
29 Jan 2010 | 6:25 amEvery week I like to highlight a resource that I feel will add value to your life at work and improve your professional effectiveness. This week I'd like to shine the spotlight on a great networking and social media resource. The Resource: The Society For Human Resources' Facebook Page What it is: If you are not familiar with a Facebook Fan Page, it is a place on Facebook where fans of an organization, club, group, or other entity can come together to interact with that organization and other individuals who are also fans. Why You Should Be a Fan: Facebook...
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Small Business Blog | Entrepreneur Blog for Business Owners
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Social Media: Finding the Right Person
4 Feb 2010 | 4:34 pmWith social media absolutely booming, many business owners are trying to keep up with the times and get their company name out in the cyber world. For most small business owners, however, finding the time to keep up with their social media efforts can be very challenging. Finding the right person who understands your industry and can portray your business well over the web may not be the easiest task. The right person needs to be able to position your company in a way that will help you meet your company goals and help make your business a success.David Armano with Harvard Business Review… -
The Importance of Your Web Site Rank
29 Jan 2010 | 2:41 pmWe all know what Google is, and more than likely we use it multiple times a week if not daily. Most of us know too that if we don’t know what exactly to type in to try and find what were looking for, we can type in something close and Google will give suggestions of what it thinks we’re looking for. One question for you as a business owner is, have you ever tried to Google your company? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is huge for a company’s Web site as these are key words that need to be identified for search engines such as Google, Yahoo, etc, in order for your company to come up. If… -
Budgeting for Your Small Business
22 Jan 2010 | 1:06 pmAs you start and build your business, it seems that there are a million things to take care of. Having a budget and knowing how to keep a budget are key elements for business success. If you don’t know how to budget or how to manage a budget, your business may not survive. Being able to cover your expenses, make payroll and still be able to give yourself a paycheck can be a very challenging task. Having good budgeting skills can help ensure you’ll be able to do these things. It will take some business strategy and planning, but it will be well worth it in the end. Trent Hamm with… -
Employee Performance Reviews
15 Jan 2010 | 3:21 pmEmployee performance reviews may be something that business owners don’t necessarily look forward, yet, it is something that is critical and must be done. Performance reviews can provide great guidance for the employee. It will highlight the areas they are excelling in as well as the areas they need to improve upon in order to help make the business a success. It important in a performance review to identify what your business goals for the company are to help the employee in what they are trying to achieve moving forward. TAB-Certified Facilitator, Oswald Viva, talks about a different way… -
Keeping Your Star Performers
8 Jan 2010 | 4:34 pmAs we enter 2010, they economy may be turning around slowly, but there is no doubt that it is still a tough economy. Companies are still doing layoffs and the unemployment rate is still high. It is important as an employer to have your best team ready to go. Keeping your “A-Team” happy and satisfied can sometimes be difficult but it’s a necessity. You shouldn’t assume that your current employees are just happy to have a job with the current economy.As you continue to plan for 2010, you may want to incorporate new business ideas or business goals that can really involve your employees…
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Business Energetix Blog
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Chloes Chronicles Vol. IIII Number 1
27 Jan 2010 | 12:08 pmMeet Chloe, Business Energetix's Business Wizard; we call her MizBizWiz. When Chloe joined us, we didn't realize the depth of her talents for noticing how stuff works but she has dazzled and amazed us with her ability to relate her observations to common business issues. Read on to see how she serves as a constant source of instruction and inspiration for exploring the challenges of management. Happy 2010! This is going to be a great year for us; I just feel it! How are you doing with those New Year’s resolutions, now that we’re a… -
Chloe's Chronicles Volume III, Number 10
16 Dec 2009 | 12:23 pmMeet Chloe, Business Energetix's Business Wizard; we call her MizBizWiz. When Chloe joined us, we didn't realize the depth of her talents for noticing how stuff works but she has dazzled and amazed us with her ability to relate her observations to common business issues. Read on to see how she serves as a constant source of instruction and inspiration for exploring the challenges of management. I am an opportunist and proud of it! I recognize that there are times when something wonderful shows up without my planning it or working on it and when it does, I… -
Chloe's Chronicles Volume III, Number 9
27 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pmChloe’s Chronicles I just got back from a great walk in the late afternoon sunshine. Today we took my favorite path, the one where there’s a patch of that wide bladed grass I love to chew. That’s my favorite treat; well, except for my other favorite treats. I’m not one of those dogs who like to chase a tennis ball and bring it back so I can chase it again. I know there are lots of those dogs out there that love that game but I just don’t get it. That’s not fun for me—the way I like to play with a tennis ball is to retrieve it from the river,… -
Chloe's Chronicles Volume III, Number 8
14 Oct 2009 | 8:52 amHey friends and fans—Chloe here and I have some very exciting news to share. DRUM ROLL PLEASE! I’ve been promoted from Business Energetix Management Muse to wizard and my new title is MizBizWiz. The perks of the position include the wizard hat you see here. Cool, huh? Just like other companies operating in this global recession, Business Energetix has learned that we need to get the most we possibly can from each contributor. So, we evaluated what we each do best and how we could work more with our natural talents. My… -
Chloe's Chronicles Volume III, Number 7
17 Aug 2009 | 10:57 amChloe’s Chronicles:Views from the Management Muse Hey friends—Chloe here. I love the dog days of summer! I spend hours each day lying in the grass, tummy in the air, working on my tan. I get to walk down to the river a couple times each day and take a big gulp of that cold water, retrieve a tennis ball, chase some ducks or just paddle around to cool off. I noticed something rather interesting about the river that I want to tell you. Even when I go to the same spot on the riverbank and step in over the very same rocks, I am in a different river every…
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Google Turn On The Emotions
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How To Make A Video To Close The Sale
7 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pmIn the promotional videos for The Video Boss, Emmy award winner Andy Jenkins has put together a superb 21 minute video on "how to make a video to close the sale". Terrific stuff -
Can You Really Lose The Sale By Overcoming Objections?
7 Feb 2010 | 7:40 amA very interesting idea from sales trainer Ari Galper that the current way you try to overcome objections could be increasing the pressure on the buyer and losing you the sale. -
Millionaire Mind Intensive London February 2010
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The Price of Negligence
5 Feb 2010 | 8:46 amIn this hard-hitting article Dan Kennedy looks at the price of negligence being paid by business owners in the recession. He doesn't hold back but you can get his free gift.
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Internet Business Coaching by Terry Dean
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Internet Marketing Courses
8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 amYou know there are hundreds of thousands of people making a good living online. Some are millionaires. Others simply have replaced their job with a much more fun lifestyle of working for themselves. What’s a beginner to do? I was thinking about this today. When I started I learned everything by trial and error. There was almost no one online proclaiming they had the “secret to online riches.” Today we’re surrounded by the message. Everyone tells you they have the missing secret. For just $1 (and a million payments of $99 per month) you’ll have the answer to your… -
Low Cost Video Tools
4 Feb 2010 | 8:12 amIf you’re not using video yet, why not? It used to be difficult and time consuming to get videos up and running online, but now we have low cost tools that make it very simple. For $80 or less, you can pick up a HD webcam. There are free screen recording tools such as Jing. And it costs under $200 to get a pocket HD camcorder. Watch this quick video using the Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 that costs right around $80 from Amazon. I’m using the built-in webcam mic for this shot instead of my separate lapel mic. Not great, but not too bad. If you’re curious about the video intro, it… -
Motivation Tips From Video Games
1 Feb 2010 | 9:53 amSometimes it’s tough to stay motivated when you’re in business for yourself. When you’re just starting out, it’s tough to BELIEVE you’ll see the results. You might work on your business, and not see any results from it for weeks or months. You ‘re going through the foundation building process. Successful entrepreneurs face a similar issue. One you get to certain levels in business, it’s easy to get satisfied. You’re happy with where you’re at. It becomes difficult at times to keep things moving and advancing. And yes, I know this because I… -
Does Your Audience Know You?
28 Jan 2010 | 12:37 pmDo your subscribers and readers KNOW you? It’s an important question. People buy from those they know, like, and trust? Are you hiding behind a website or are sharing a little bit of who you are with your audience? For example, does your audience know if you have children or pets? Do they know what you like to do? Do they know anything about you other than you teach ______ and sell _____ online? I’ve had several discussions with my clients about how important this is long-term to your business. Here’s a short video on the subject: Here are a few ideas to share a little of… -
Internet Business Garbage
25 Jan 2010 | 9:43 amIf you’ve been paying any attention to internet business news, you know that VISA/Mastercard did some cancellations of merchant accounts this past week. In most cases, they were well deserved. Of course some people will be hit unfairly. It always happens when there is any type of crackdown. Some innocent people get categorized with those doing business dishonestly. For anyone who loses their merchant account, and didn’t participate in the junk, it is truly sad. The reason I say it was well deserved is from all indications (both from public discussion and what I know privately),…
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Collaborating Entrepreneur
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Has What Drives Entrepreneurs Changed? Maybe Nothings Changed, Perhaps Everything!
2 Feb 2010 | 11:15 amI’ve been thinking a lot about what drives me and other entrepreneurs. I’ve also been thinking about how important social media has become in the last few years. It’s fascinating to me that social networks are all the rage now because entrepreneurs have been building community since time in memorial. So what’s changed? Maybe Nothing, Perhaps Everything I submit the need for social interaction and networking has always been important. Long before the Internet entrepreneurs have always found ways to network and support one another. Could it be that what has really changed is how… -
Seven Tips for Conscious Constructive Confrontation Within Collaborative Teams
29 Jan 2010 | 1:40 pmI used to be part of a coaching organization where I did a lot of collaboration. In fact, I got an award for being the most collaborative member. I remember thinking how ironic it was that I got that award. See, I was seriously questioning the value of collaboration. Yes, I was giving, contributing, sharing and supporting others but I wasn’t seeing it reciprocated. It was very frustrating. The fact that other members were not reciprocating puzzled me. I thought they were being greedy, taking my best ideas and heading foe the hills. When I would raise my concerns with the leadership of… -
Apple Technology Always Seems To Surpass Our Expectations
27 Jan 2010 | 11:55 amThe new iPad is an amazing product for the masses. Simplified computing in a small form factor with an amazing user interface. When you add in the new iWork for the iPad you have a real mobile productivity tool that is small enough to carry around and big enough to actually work on. End of March promises to be an exciting time for anyone who buys the iPad. Related posts:Technology is Changing the Way We Build Social Capital In 2009, to build valuable social capital, we all... 10 Productivity Tips That Work Surprisingly Well | FreelanceFolder via freelancefolder.com I got a link to this… -
Should I Partner In Failure With Vendors?
26 Jan 2010 | 4:49 pmToday my site was down most of the day. That’s the longest outage I’ve experienced since 1998. What did I learn? I only have control over my reaction and my communication. The situation was totally beyond my ability to resolve. I was totally reliant on Media Temple and their staff to resolve the problem. My sites were down the entire work day today. That’s the longest I have been offline in 12 years. There was nothing I could do except choose how I would react and communicate. I was clear with MT that I expected they get my sites back up asap. I kept on close contact with… -
Read Me, no really Read Me
26 Jan 2010 | 2:38 pmWhenever downloading Wordpress you will find a file named Read Me. Its always included with every download. When Was The Last Time You Read The Read Me File? I haven’t read a Wordpress Read Me file for years. Big mistake. After installing Wordpress MU i started to get a lot of spam sign ups. After 4 days of manually marking them as spam i realized this was only going to get worse if i didn’t do something to screen out the idiot spammers it wasn’t going to be fun. Surprise! The Read Me file had some helpful resources. Lesson? Read the documentation it will save you time.
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The Art of Raising Venture Capital in 2010: Don’t Forget to Do Your Homework!
28 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pmTurning Vision into Value If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series… SVII "First Wednesday" Innovation Society Meeting February 3rd, 20106:00 - 9:30 p.m. Featured Program: The Art of Raising Venture Capital in 2010: Don’t forget to do your homework! Guest Speaker: Steve Goldberg of Venrock Associates During the 1990s, the steady and monotonic upward growth of the overall economy and the dramatic growth and… -
Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation
5 Jan 2010 | 3:31 pmTurning Vision into Value If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, or if you’re visiting, please invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series… SVII “First Wednesday” Innovation Society Meeting January 6th, 2010 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Program: Puzzles, Mysteries, and Muddles: Problem Solving and Innovation Guest Speaker: Jerry Talley, Organizational Development Consultant We live in a world filled with problems that are more complex, more conflicted, and more interconnected than ever before. -
Masdar City, UAE: World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Zero-Waste Community
1 Dec 2009 | 10:12 pmTurning Vision into Value Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series… Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 2nd, 20096:00 - 9:30 p.m. Masdar City, UAE: World’s First Carbon-Neutral, Zero-Waste Community Guest Presenter: Karin Larsen, Masdar City Project Masdar City is the expression of a vision. It represents Abu Dhabi’s multifaceted response to the challenges facing a sustainable future. The Masdar Initiative and Masdar City are positioning Abu Dhabi as a global leader and hub for the… -
Invest in Innovation by Growing Creativity: How to Love and not Fear the “C” Word Behind Innovation
1 Nov 2009 | 1:00 amCreativity, a presentation by Jakob Denk View more presentations from Jakob Denk. (tags: gradient paper) In a recent Silicon Valley Watcher post, Founder/Publisher Tom Foremski blogged about “10 Reasons Why This is a Great Time to Invest in Innovation.” At the end of his post, which listed many excellent reasons why now, in an economic downturn, it is an excellent time to innovate, Tom concluded with: “The next upturn will be led by what I call New Rules Enterprises, these are organizations that are highly efficient and have made the most of the economies of Internet… -
Tom Foremski Discusses Silicon Valley’s Role as the Global Engine of Innovation
28 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pmTurning Vision into Value Invite your friends and colleagues and join us for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute’s Innovation Society 2009 Series… Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:00-9:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Tom Foremski, Publisher and Editor, Silicon Valley Watcher What are you observing lately, regarding Silicon Valley’s role as the global engine of innovation? Are we experiencing another comeback? What will be the global and local impacts of Silicon Valley’s latest innovations, which have been moving ahead rapidly, despite the economic conditions of…
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Madalyn's Blog
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GoGirls Interview with Lisa Brigantino
1 Feb 2010 | 10:16 amby Madalyn Sklar What drives your music? When did you first know you had to do this thing called music or bust?I've been singing and playing music since I'm a kid. I come from a very musical family and there was always ukulele playing and 4 part harmony singing at family get togethers. I learned to harmonize at a very early age and the first instrument I learned to play was ukulele at 4 (my Grandma taught my sister and I), then piano at 5, then violin, guitar, upright and electric bass, mandolin, etc. The last time I counted I think I was up to 14 instruments. I also started writing music as… -
In 2010 It's All About The Data
6 Jan 2010 | 10:36 amby Madalyn SklarYou've probably heard these buzzwords commonly used in the last few years when talking about social networks: analytics, metrics, trends, stats. And many of you are probably saying, "what does it all mean?" Simply put, it's the collection of data. For most, it makes little sense. However, if you spend time getting to know your data you can learn a lot about what is going on as well as what works and what doesn't.In the olden days of the Internet (and still today) you got your web site's "statistics" from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Many… -
GoGirls Interview with Lisa Bianco
2 Jan 2010 | 7:18 amby Madalyn Sklar What drives your music? When did you first know you had to do this thing called music or bust?What drives my music is that endless need to create. That feeling that if you don’t “let it out” you can’t live. I enjoy the process of writing songs. I get that weird feeling that “this cool little riff or chords is gonna end up a song”. It’s an intuition that can’t be explained. The universe treats you well on those days (lol). The first time it was “music or bust” was really when I picked up the guitar. I played flute and piano since the first grade up until… -
Is Your Music Career Stagnant?
29 Dec 2009 | 12:47 pmby Madalyn SklarIt's that time of the year where we need to look back, evaluate, assess and look towards the New Year. 2010 is going to sparkle for you! When it comes to promoting your music in bigger, better and broader ways it's all about having a plan in place. Take a moment and think about what your goals are for 2010? Think about where you want to be in the next 3 mos, 6 mos and year. If you map out a plan on paper with your thoughts, ideas and goals you will have a much better chance of achieving the success you want and deserve. Most people just don't… -
Madalyn's Interview with Ryan Michael Galloway
16 Dec 2009 | 5:56 amby Madalyn SklarI've known Ryan Michael Galloway for years and not only is he an extremely talented musician but he's also a great resource for indie artists. He's written some really helpful books and hosts a nightly video blog. --MadalynFirst off, I’d just like to say that I have always been very appreciative of what you’re doing, Madalyn—both for women in music and for all the rest of us musicians. I particularly like the women-oriented focus, because I think that women in rock have not been well supported until you launched your efforts. Still, I haven’t heard you give advice…
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The Coach Connection Blog
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Why The Mainstream News Media is losing readership and/or viewers
27 Jan 2010 | 1:25 pmThe Mainstream News Media has been losing readership share for a number of years. Newspapers and magazines have been closing ... -
The Funky Chicken or The Mashed Potato?
16 Jan 2010 | 7:00 amYes, I know – they sound like menu selections from a really great diner, right? Can you picture the black ... -
Water: Are You Drinking or Sinking?
12 Jan 2010 | 6:57 amAll of us relate differently to water. I say “relate” because each of us has a different relationship with water ... -
Life Coaching Referral Services Study Results by Rey Carr
6 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pmRey Carr wrote the following report to a popular personal coaching group in response to a question by a coach ... -
Publishing my book has been a struggle
21 Dec 2009 | 6:12 pmI have been writing my book entitled “Go to Play Every Day and Call it work for the past 4.5 ...
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AllBusiness.com - The Executive Sales Coach
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Coaching Questions Managers Use To Get People To Recognize The Cost of Self Sabotaging Behavior
3 Feb 2010 | 8:35 pmLike most people, most managers I meet simply do not like confrontation. As such, they have tendency to avoid it at all costs. Now, I’m a huge advocate of motivating people by uncovering what drives them personally by tapping into their individuality, and then motivating them by pleasure, their goals, their dreams and their personal vision. While this is my preferred way of coaching and management, the unfortunate truth is, sometimes this isn’t enough for some people, especially ... -
Where Should Coaching Fall as a Priority for Any Sales Manager? Part Three
26 Jan 2010 | 11:35 pmIn this final part of a three part series, I answer the question, "Where should coaching fall as a priority for a sales manager and why?" I will tell you with great certainty; there is no single activity that will drive more sales and produce better results that would be considered more important than effective coaching. As such, it is the most important priority for every manager and the greatest gift they can give to their team and quite frankly, to themselves. So, why should coaching be a ... -
Fourteen Questions, Observations and Potential Pitfalls to Address to Ensure the Long Term Success of Your Internal Coaching Program - Part Two
22 Jan 2010 | 1:35 amFailed coaching initiatives certainly do happen frequently in many organizations for a variety of reasons. The main reason is that, quite frankly, coaching is more difficult than most managers realize. Granted, there are a many moving parts and variables which come into play that would determine how effective the coach is, how valuable the coaching is, and whether or not all sales managers or even a specific sales manager needs to, or for that matter, has the opportunity to transform into more ... -
Should All Sales Managers Be Sales Coaches? Part One
20 Jan 2010 | 7:30 pmOn LinkedIn the other day, I was directed to a question about coaching. That questions was, "I’ve heard various opinions about the importance of coaching. I’ve even heard some philosophies that argue sales managers shouldn’t be coaches at all? Where should "coaching" fall as a priority for a sales manager and why?" Over my next three blog posts, I will be providing some deeper insight and more clarity around these pressing questions. -
Reaching Year End Sales Goals – The Coaching Conversation Every Manager Needs to Have With Their Salespeople
18 Jan 2010 | 1:35 amIt’s the third week in January. Do you know where your goals are? At this point, a good number of managers have already set their 2010 sales goals for themselves and for their sales team. While some level of goal setting activity has taken place or a declaration has been made by the manager how important it is to "do better this year," it’s the deeper conversation that follows the goal decree which I often find missing within sales organizations that needs to be facilitated by ...
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Online Business Mentoring Is Anyone's Key To Success
8 Feb 2010 | 10:38 amIn life or an online business we all learn something new due to the right mentoring. I remember when I was 15 and getting me drivers license I learned how to drive a standard through the help from my Sister, Mom and Dad. Playing pole position was not enough to properly learn how to drive a standard car. Same exact principle lies with operating and building a successful online business. Problem most online business entrepreneurs experience today is that they realize that they need a new way to possibly supplement or even replace their current income. So they do a lot of searching online for… -
Are you a business owner OR do you work for yourself?
5 Feb 2010 | 2:10 amIt’s an interesting one isn’t it? I’ve just got back from doing the school run and I bumped into a friend I hadn’t seen for a while. We were busy catching up on gossip, family etc and the subject soon got around to work. I explained what I was now running two businesses, told her a little bit about them. Then Sarah started to tell me about her work news and she used an interesting “I now work for myself”… It got me thinking. Sometimes people decide to sack the boss and go it alone ‘to work for themselves’ and often the reasons for doing… -
48 Days Instant Podcast 01/28/10
3 Feb 2010 | 3:03 pmShould I learn to love failure? Links Referenced in this episode: Hire Me HeadBlade Radio Publicity Introduction Hate my job with a passion. Hate my boss. Affecting every aspect of my life. Short with wife and kids. Somewhat withdrawn from friends. I’m 39 years old. I just completed a stress test for chest pains (results are fine). I am getting a better understanding of who I am. I just feel like I need an outside perspective from a professional. I have a book about 10 mistakes to avoid before buying your next car. How can I increase traffic and sell my books in bulk? How can I market… -
How was January for you?
2 Feb 2010 | 2:16 amYesterday was a blast! I spent the day on the phone to clients on my Business Transformation Programme who were updating me with their results for the month of January and I was absolutely blown away by all the sessions. Their results have been absolutely amazing and it’s been a truly humbling experience for me seeing how the vision they had for their business last November is becoming a fantastic reality in January. In just two months, they have been able to transform their businesses and have two of them reported that they had the best December and January ever since being in business! -
1 Feb 2010 | 5:24 am
1 Feb 2010 | 5:24 amAs the UK’s largest Business Mentoring organisation we offer 4 comprehensive mentoring packages to help you grow your business at every level. Whether you run a small start-up business or already have a highly successful business and want to increase your existing sales and profits in your current market or expand globally, Rockstar has the right mentoring opportunity for you. Lots of our social media fans and followers have asked for a breakdown of each of our mentoring packages. So today’s post explains exactly what Rockstar can offer you and your business. Whatever the size and…
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Business Experiments in the Test Kitchen of Life
8 Feb 2010 | 4:57 pmI am just back from a weekend in Toronto with my dear friend and business partner Tanya (hereto forw -
Some "Oneness With All Life" Could Do You Good!
8 Feb 2010 | 3:05 pmDo you find yourself worrying? Do you sometimes catch yourself feeling guilty? Do you long for a future of your design and feel despair about the ways things are? If so, you might truly benefit from our reading excerpt selection featured at our February Optimal Level meetings, Oneness with All Life by Eckhart Tolle. For information about our meetings, send email to Info@OptimalLevel.com. -
Team Development - What's Your Strategy?
8 Feb 2010 | 8:23 amMost experts in team development agree that teams will go through five different stages. How fast a -
English for academic and professional purposes
8 Feb 2010 | 6:48 amWell, I’ve done it. After years of frustration seeing intelligent adults with good exam grades unable to participate fully in Masters classes or finalise a business deal, I’ve finally gone and obtained an English language teaching qualification so that I can help effectively. This does not mean that I’m abandoning programme design for universities – far from it – but it does mean I can add a service for individuals to my own company website. A network of highly qualified personnel will be used to provide tailored tuition/coaching. There will be no exams… -
Coaching you on your business...created by Wendy Kier
8 Feb 2010 | 5:24 amAs I’m not the best and most creative writer in the world I’ve decided to create weekly voice recorded worksheet. Focusing on a range of topics which will lead you and your business to greater success. Each recording will be no longer than five minutes.. Coaching you on your business If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me direct Kind regards Wendy Kier
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First: what's really motivating you?
4 Feb 2010 | 9:06 amCoaches and therapists often spend a lot of time with their clients reviewing what happened in their pasts. Executive and leadership coach John M McKee says there’s a better way to move forward. ________________________________________________________ As a business success coach, I’m all about return on investment. If someone is making an investment, they should see a solid return on their money. Period. Additionally, I don’t think it’s necessary for someone to spend a lot of time revisiting all their past problems before they can move ahead. As a result of… -
9 Timely Tips for Small Business Owners
21 Jan 2010 | 5:25 pmIs your small business feeling the pressure of a new year that’s starting slowly? In this blog, executive and leadership coach John M McKee provides tips he’s seen used successfully by winners around the world. ————————————————————————————————————————– “John, I need some help and some different ideas! My business is slowing down –… -
Increase Profits with Small Business Coaching
18 Jan 2010 | 1:17 pmYour business may be small, but your passion and dreams are huge. Making all of your effort pay off is a job for small business coaching. The best type of small business coaching is to tap into some of the most successful business experts on the planet. So how are you going to do that? You will find many companies, organisations and individuals out there that claim to be successful business coaches, but rightly so, you should be wary. There are also companies that have earned excellent reputations for the legitimate work they do, KeyBusinessCoach.com is one such business. Key business… -
Cherry Blossom
17 Jan 2010 | 1:11 pm“Don’t miss the chance to make a difference in the world because of the comfort of inaction” Jeffrey F. Rayport Jeffrey the sentiment you laid down in this simple but elegant sentence has moved me to action. I have realised that I am living my life from a place of comfort and inaction, both personally and professionally, and I am missing out on the chance to make a difference to this wonderful world. Today I am taking a leap of faith, and believe me, it is well overdue. I have within me the courage to start a new chapter in my life and I am not going to let myself hid it… -
Monday Motivator
14 Dec 2009 | 9:17 am“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter F. Drucker As the year draws to a close, I am always drawn to take some time to look back over the year. I do this because we humans often zip past our accomplishments so quickly that they are hardly noticed, some goals and dreams are forgotten and I find that people rarely re-assess to determine if what they are working towards is still appropriate to who they are today. By taking a look at these things, I keep my life current and moving in the direction…
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The thoughtLEADERS Blog
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Making Your But More Powerful
3 Feb 2010 | 11:49 amToday's guest blogger is Brian Ahearn who has written here before. Once again, we're talking about buts. Sorry - I couldn't resist acting like a third grader there. Take it away Brian before this goes further downhill... A few weeks ago I read Mike’s article Managerial Miscues: The But(t) Sandwich (Reprise) and told him I really liked it but... The article addressed how people often blow it This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com for more. -
Surprise! You're Getting Fired!
1 Feb 2010 | 4:06 amHave you ever met someone who was fired from their job? Betcha fifty bucks they said "Yeah, I never saw it coming." For some reason getting canned always comes as a shock to people. They're clueless as to how bad they're doing and how close to the door they are. Makes you wonder... are YOU close to the door and you don't even realize it? Put your hand in the air if that question made you This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com for more. -
Managerial Miscues: "The But(t) Sandwich" (Reprise)
27 Jan 2010 | 1:33 pmEvery once in a while history repeats itself. Those who fail to learn from it are doomed to repeat it. This post is in the spirit of that truism. Today I heard about someone receiving the infamous "but" sandwich form of feedback. Given that, I can't help but post some thoughts I shared way back in January 08. I'm also posting it for the benefit of the thousands of new folks who read this This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com for more. -
Hate Your Job? Then Shut Up and Quit
25 Jan 2010 | 4:07 amDo you find yourself frequently muttering "I hate my job" every day when you wake up? Have you been saying that for more than a month straight? Are people starting to avoid you because you're a downer to be around? Then it's probably time to shut your face and quit your job. Yep. Time for another provocative post that's a slap upside the head for some of you just like the 10 Reasons Your This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com for more. -
Hiring Debacles: Interviewing Dr. Jekyll and Hiring Mr. Hyde
18 Jan 2010 | 4:05 amYou’ve probably made a hiring mistake at some point in your career (and if you haven’t made one yet, you eventually will). Why does this happen? You don’t know how to read the “inner” candidate. I've talked about aspects of this dynamic before and explained why it's critical to clean up a mess when you make one. This post is more about avoiding the mess in the first place. How does the This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com for more.
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Professional Development
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Take Emotional Temperatures
8 Feb 2010 | 7:05 amI received the feedback below from a participant in one of my workshops. “I liked Dr. Justice’s advice to take a personal emotional reading once a day. Instead of once a day, I have tried to apply this concept multiple times a day so that I won’t hinder positive conversations\meetings that I participate in. I also find the advice good for ascertaining the emotional barometer of people I interact with so that I will know how to respond and/or proceed in a conversation.” I realized that taking an emotional temperature is not something I have discussed in this blog,… -
Accelerating Growth
1 Feb 2010 | 7:37 amLast week I spoke at two conferences across the US. I got to meet many folks in the human capital space – both from the industry as well as consultants, coaches, and trainers. I spoke about Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and why now–during this decade–and in the context of all the changes I wrote about last year (recession, globalization, tech, and generations), EQ is the right competency to focus on. One of the more frequently asked questions I get is whether we can actually increase our EQ. The answer is an unequivocal YES. Unlike your IQ or personality traits that get… -
Emotional Hangovers
18 Jan 2010 | 8:15 amI spoke at 2 events last week and was struck by how much dialogue/questions arose once I introduced the concept of emotional hangovers. What is an emotional hangover? Think of a traditional hangover after a night of drinking – the next day, we feel a headache, we are dehydrated, and we are tired. It is not a stretch to assume that our ability to perform at our best during this hangover period is compromised. Now juxtapose this with an emotional hangover. Some negative experience has occurred in the broad spectrum of negative experiences — from a negative experience such as your… -
High Class Problems
11 Jan 2010 | 1:10 pmYears ago, I went to my boss and shared with him a serious problem we were having with our business. It was the kind of problem that comes with growth and success. I was literally stunned by his initial reaction. My boss said to me, “This is the kind of problem we want to have… I call it a High Class Problem.” He then proceeded to tell me that one of the best ways to be highly engaged and excited about your work is to solve high class problems. High class problems are problems that occur because you solved most of the initial problems. High class problems are the problems of… -
Motivation to Perform
4 Jan 2010 | 1:03 pmWhat can we learn from sports about motivation, performance, and success?
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A Brighter Tomorrow Counseling, Coaching, Consulting
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COFFEE TALK! TOMORROW 9pm EST!
2 Feb 2010 | 6:57 amJoin me! For the 2nd Show of COFFEE TALK tomorrow 2/3/2010 - Sign up here! The Resume Writing Series!- In person and telephone interviewing Skills- Social Networking to land your next job!-Basic Resume Writing (yes, there's a write and a wrong way of doing a resume/c.v.) -
If you missed my 1st Episode of COFFEE TALK tonight...
20 Jan 2010 | 8:39 pmCheck it out by clicking on the TalkShoe Link at the top of this blog! FREE SHOW!Topic: Turning New Year's Resolutions into CHALLENGESand then LONG TERM GOALS!Subtopics: Time Management, Procrastination, Using S.M.A.R.T. goals, Goal Setting, and feelings of being overwhelmed...Looking for help with 2010 CHALLENGES???I'm here to help with tips and coaching advice!Who is affected?Time is a GIFT!What are you doing with your time??? -
Have you seen this??? Effects of Stroke Victim
17 Jan 2010 | 8:44 amDr. Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD discusses how it "feels" to have a stroke. Dr. Taylor is a brain science researcher, advocate, and National Spokeswoman for Harvard Brain Tissue Reasarch Center. I share this presentation with my students during our brain anatomy lessons each term and wanted to share her unique way of describing the BRAIN and how it functions or does not function depending on the situation! She paints an EXCELLENT picture to her audiences around the country about how our human brain works and what happens when something goes wrong and the effects the trauma of being a stroke victim… -
What is a "tweenager"?????
12 Jan 2010 | 5:15 amIt's a term that professionals use to describe the developing child from the ages of 10 and 14 years of age. Here a fellow blogger - "The Pocket Psychologist" writes a post about tweens here.What are the developmental milestones and crisis stages for children in this age range.Does your "tween" fall into this category of "typical" or "atypical" behaviors? How can you recognize it maybe time to ask for some professional help for your tween?Could be a possible COFFEE TALK session in the future! Comments/Thoughts...PLEASE post at the link below!Thanks for your input! Your input does help me - so… -
Procrastinator? 7 Ways to Push Procrastination Aside and Elevate Your Game!
7 Jan 2010 | 12:11 pmFind my 2010 Challenge Article Published Today at Ezine Articles! Click on the "pink" Expert Author icon above!
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Profitable Growth
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To Tweet or to Sell or If You’re Blogging How Can You Be Closing!
Five Tipping Points for You to Decide. There is a real divide between business people who swear by and swear at Web 2.0. To Social media “moguls”, even questioning Web 2.0 is so old-school! They say, “Unless you get known and seen on your blog, their blogs, tweet about it and post on LinkedIn and Facebook, you will [...] -
You Must Understand, We All Wear Many Hats Here
If you run or work with a small business, how many times have you said or heard the phrase, “We all wear several hats” to explain how work gets done? In these times, everyone is working harder and doing more with less. But in this ADD world of constant distractions, when are multiple hats more [...] -
Letter From The Editor: Trust Everyone; Trust No One; But Always Trust Yourself
In 1918 US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson said, “The first casualty of war is truth,” but in 2010 I say that the first casualty of our great recession is trust. In this dubious recovery, many business owners tell me they plan to expand their businesses if they could only trust: Their customers to pay on time Their [...] -
ModCloth: From fashion passion to profit
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Time To Focus On Predictable, Profitable Growth: Open Letter To Credit Officers
An Open Letter To Chief Credit Officers Dear Chief Credit Officer: If your objective is to protect your bank’s assets while providing credit to stable companies with positive cash flow, then making good lending decisions right now must be very difficult. Certainly, your portfolio companies have cut direct costs and overhead to the bone. But how good are [...]
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An Executive Coaching Perspective
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The Courage to Look Closely
9 Feb 2010 | 4:30 amYesterday was the first day of International Coaching Week, an annual global celebration of the coaching profession that is held during the first full week of February by the International Coach Federation. As I reflect, I would say that coaching has had a seismic impact on my clients this year. Looking up from what is right in front of them and out to the horizon, they have made tough career transitions, improved business relationships, met strategic objectives or achieved work-life balance (finally). Some were feeling stuck, overloaded, overwhelmed and ready for a change of pace. Others… -
Everything You Need To Know – And More
19 Jan 2010 | 2:47 pmI took some time off over the holidays and I disconnected from all things electronic. Actually, I cheated a few times. But I was (mostly) digital-information free for almost three weeks. That left me with some extra time on my hands. I loved it. I hated it. Guess what I discovered that I already kinda knew? I love to read. There is so much fabulous, fascinating stuff in print in the world that there is no excuse for not knowing how to do just about anything. Well, there is that little matter of ‘not enough time’ – but once you have that tackled, the rest is easy. Which… -
Holidays Approaching Like a Freight Train?
23 Dec 2009 | 8:09 amI had a coaching conversation recently with an extraordinarily competent and typically under control VP. She said that she felt like she was racing to the finish line. End of the year, end of the decade, holidays heading toward her like a freight train. Reports to finish, strategy meetings to attend, performance reviews to complete, gifts to buy, meals to plan, family events to negotiate. The list was dizzying. “At least…” she began, wild-eyed “At least I can log in from home while I’m off.” Really? Really. She’s not unique. It’s the thing… -
Finding a Place to Start
12 Nov 2009 | 6:57 amI cleaned the garage this weekend. With great enthusiasm I began the job by marching everything out into the driveway to be inspected in the blinding light of day. Then, I swept out the refreshingly empty garage and went back to the driveway to ponder my stuff. The first part was easy, sorting the trash from the good stuff. It was the not-so-sure pile, the keep-it-but-fix-it pile and the maybe-someday-I’ll-use-it pile that caused me the most distress. There was a point when I wanted to give up; to just walk away and call it a day. But, I was too far in to quit and not far enough in… -
The Leadership Parade
2 Oct 2009 | 7:20 amI’m not crazy about crowds. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, lost in their own little worlds, all headed in different directions. Heads down, earphones firmly planted, texting, talking, checking email on their mobile devices. Together but separate. Here, but not here. I love parades. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, completely focused on what is going on around them, all headed in the same direction. Heads up, completely engaged, facing forward. Together. Here. A spectacular phenomenon is occurring on our planet. Individuals now have the capability and the capacity to…
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Confidence Connections
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Schoolyard vs Workplace Bullying
28 Jan 2010 | 9:55 amRemember the schoolyard bully? Who could forget the grip of fear when witnessing or suffering the assault of a bully! The bully created terror in our hearts by grabbing control of us. The bully used intimidation, humiliation, verbal threats and physical attacks. The bully had groups of followers who enjoyed the limelight created by the bully’s prowess. Everyone else cowered for fear of becoming the next victim. Cowering made sense since no one from the school administration was going to step up to stop the bully’s reign of terror. Sometimes they thought the target deserved it. Sometimes… -
Workplace Bullies: Should You Ignore the Behavior?
27 Jan 2010 | 9:38 amOftentimes suggestions on how to handle bullying include something like this: Ignore the bully. Bullies are looking for a reaction and lose interest if they aren’t given the satisfaction of getting one. But this advice is ill advised. It feels intuitively right, which is why we see it suggested, but it is not grounded in wisdom, experience or research. Many years ago I was working on a research project to assess the incidence and prevalence of sexual harassment. I had the opportunity to ask some open-ended questions about harassment including asking women who reported being… -
Stand Up! How to Respond to Bullying, Aggressive Behavior & Unpleasant Situations
26 Jan 2010 | 9:20 amThere are quite a few suggestions for handling difficult situations including breathing, counting to 10, lavender oil, and meditation. Okay, fine but really not so fine. Difficult situations require a Response to the Problem Plan with two stages: Focus, and Action. Here are guidelines for each stage. Read more…. -
Good Post on the History of Workplace Bullying
5 Jan 2010 | 12:45 pmHere’s a piece on the history of the workplace bullying concept. While this author is heavily associated with the Workplace Bullying Insititute and thus overweights credit to the Namies, it’s still a good overview and worth understanding how change happens – awareness, lobbying, academic interest, social action for social justice, etc. Take a look – http://newworkplace.wordpress.com/ -
Kathleen’s Response to Workplace Politics and Workplace Policies
17 Dec 2009 | 12:15 pmI wrote this response to an interesting blog post wherein the author seems to confuse bullying with workplace politics and workplace policies. Keep in mind the power of bullying to do harm and the power of accusations to do both harm and good! What I know to be true is when folks escape bullying situations; they’re joyful to be out. When folks leave political situations, they have an analysis of what’s happened that’s rarely about creating an escape. Read more….
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The Invisible Mentor
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Talent, Born Or Made?
9 Feb 2010 | 2:30 amThis post was inspired by a fascinating story I read in The Skinny On Success: Why Not You? by Jim Randel. The author relates a story in Geoff Covin’s book, Talent is Overrated. In the book, Hungarian psychologist Laszlo Polgar wanted to test if talent was born or made. He ran an ad for a wife, but the twist is that their children would be raised to be champions in a field unrelated to their parents’, that neither had an aptitude for. Schoolteacher Klara responded to the ad and agreed to the terms. Laszlo and Klara decided they would attempt to create chess champions since… -
The Skinny on Time Management: A Book Review
8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 amI received an advanced copy of The Skinny On Time Management: and other life challenges and a regular copy of The Skinny On Success by Jim Randel in the mail to read and review. I had never heard about the Skinny On series until someone contacted me to find out if they could send me copies in the mail. Proper time management is critical for personal and professional success, and most of us are looking for that magic bullet that catapults us to success. Today, I am reviewing The Skinny On Time Management, and on Friday, The Skinny On Success. I have been keeping up with the interviews but… -
Lessons From Beauty And The Beasts
5 Feb 2010 | 2:30 amOver the weekend I read several versions of the fairy tale Beauty And The Beast. I am rewriting the story from the perspective of the beast. What I like about this task is that I have never read the story told from the perspective of the beast, so I have some room to be creative with the story. How might you approach your work from a different perspective and mindset? Having read so many versions of the story can create a dilemma if I allow it. In one version, Beauty’s father the merchant had three sons and three daughters, in most of the versions there were only three daughters. In one… -
Do You Dare To Live As If You Were to Die Tomorrow?
4 Feb 2010 | 2:30 amI was watching mind movies on You Tube and in one of the videos I saw a great quote by Gandhi, which I have included below. If you cannot view the video click here. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” I thought what a great quote and decided to share it with you. When you read that quote what does it mean to you? And how can you live that quote? For me, I have to learn how to live more fully, but I have the second part of the quote covered. Anyone who reads this blog regularly know that I am a great supporter of continuous learning. -
The Invisible Mentor Interviews Ron LeBlanc, Chairman of Madacana, Part Two
3 Feb 2010 | 2:30 amToday we present part two of Ron LeBlanc’s interview. Ron loves the concept of the hero’s journey so it’s no surprise that the one book that profoundly impacted his life is Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces. To generate great ideas, he immerses himself in art and hangs out with “great” people. This makes sense because a study by INSEAD business school revealed that networking is one of the five discovery skills for innovation. Tell me a little bit about yourself. I am a 58-year old Canadian and the Chairman of Madacana Holding Inc, a fairly…
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Phoenix Rising
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Twisten Carefully
7 Feb 2010 | 2:58 pmHarvard Business Review ran an article last week entitled 'Let's Tweet About Something Important!' I was yet again surprised by the premise of the article - that the power of social networking is being hijacked by frivolous, not-important-at-all information. We all know there's a lot of noise out there.That's one of the best things about social media - Twitter especially. People can share whatever they feel like sharing. Everything from what they had for breakfast to personal details I'd rather they kept to themselves. But there is also great value found… -
Stuck in a Rut?
3 Feb 2010 | 4:57 pmI sure was!I was in Tahoe last week as four BIG storms brought over ten feet of snow. It was slick as a gut, drifted so deep in places that even Thelma (my F-250 turbo diesel truck) had a hard time getting through. After they plowed the roads, it was still a mess with melting, freezing and lotsa black ice. I skied every day. To get to the hill in the morning - I had to constantly change Thelma between 4-Wheel Drive High and Low. It took 4WD Low (with my wheel hubs locked) to get moving in my driveway and down my side street. Once I hit the bigger street, I had to get out,… -
We Are Responsible
1 Feb 2010 | 6:56 pmI believe we can all create 'fair' lives. I'm a big follower of the Law of Attraction (and Quantum Physics). I believe that we create (or select) what we focus upon in our thoughts and intentions. If I focus on good things - I create them, or select them out of the infinite stream of possibilities. If I focus on what I don't want, or negative things around me - I create, or select, more of the same negative results. I know that my life is created by my focus. Today I realize that all of the really , really tough times were my own personal creation. I had some… -
Is Life Fair?
31 Jan 2010 | 8:05 am"Life isn't fair. Get used to it." Bill GatesI shared this quote the other day on Twitter, noting that it seemed a bit cynical to me. I immediately received an RT from someone who didn't think it was cynical - it was the truth. Life isn't fair. More people agreed - and frankly, I was shocked. I kinda pushed back and one person responded using the earthquake in Haiti as an example that life is not fair - and how could anyone think it was? I think life is fair. Before you jump to the assumption I've never had anything bad happen to me so of course… -
Experts Behaving Badly. Why? Drama Sells!
27 Jan 2010 | 6:14 pmThe great minds of Apple gave us innovation today.Thanks to the iPad, I can access anything I want on the web, watch videos, write a blog post, create a presentation, run a spreadsheet, read my book or magazine and email as I like. I can carry one small iPad onto the plane or in the car and do everything I need to do. Wow -I just lost ten pounds of luggage! Too bad some smaller minds had to show up at the party.As soon as Steve said the name 'iPad' - they started attacking. 'Bad name' screamed the cynics. 'iMaxi' or…
