Watching movies and practicing NLP, you may as well kill two birds with one stone. Here are 10 tips: Do the actors eye accessing match what they are saying? What predicates does each actor use the most? Is it consistent, and is the script accurate to you? What about psycho-geography, (deliberate) pointing and gesturing? What does it tell you about the character? Stop the movie, pretend you are now meta-modeling one of the actors on something they just said in the movie. Do the characters use the Milton model a lot? How so? Is the movie itself properly 4-tupled? How about stories the actors…
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10 Inspiring Coaching Quotes That Rock Your World
Coaches Training Blog14 May 2013 | 9:00 amInsightful and profound coaching quotes can serve as a great source of motivation and inspiration. Most people have a few favorite quotes and Google makes it easy to find new ones for insight, encouragement, and inspiration. Great quotes can rock your world and move you to new heights of achievement and success. It is amazing [...] -
The Art and Process of Leading Transformational Change
thoughtLEADERS, LLC15 May 2013 | 10:02 amToday’s post is by Maureen Metcalf – a thoughtLEADERS instructor and author of The Innovative Leadership Fieldbook. and the newly-released Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Maureen: Sarah was the Vice President of Marketing for a Fortune 100 company when we met several years ago. She was known throughout [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more. -
The 15 Profit Rules by George Cloutier
Paul Simister's Business Coaching Blog29 Apr 2013 | 9:28 amThe 15 Profit Rules are revealed in the book Profits Aren't Everything, They're The Only Thing by George Cloutier. -
Why Buying Email Lists Suck But May Pay-Off
Paul Simister's Business Coaching Blog9 May 2013 | 8:54 amSending emails to a bought email list is bad practice and can give you a bad reputation. However under particular conditions, it can make you money.
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Paul Simister's Business Coaching Blog
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Why Buying Email Lists Suck But May Pay-Off
9 May 2013 | 8:54 amSending emails to a bought email list is bad practice and can give you a bad reputation. However under particular conditions, it can make you money. -
The 15 Profit Rules by George Cloutier
29 Apr 2013 | 9:28 amThe 15 Profit Rules are revealed in the book Profits Aren't Everything, They're The Only Thing by George Cloutier. -
Contribution Margin Is The Real Income Of A Business
29 Apr 2013 | 4:45 amThe contribution margin is the real income of a business and serious mistakes can be made if too much attention is given to sales revenue. -
Small Business Turnaround Coaching - Helping SMEs Back From The Brink
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Intentional Business Planning & Gap Analysis
26 Apr 2013 | 2:58 amIntentional business planning is a better way to think about the future of your business and what you intend to make happen. It links to your objectives and will gain more commitment.
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Twitter Chat Archive : 5-16-13
16 May 2013 | 6:15 pmClick Here to read this week’s GoGirls Twitter Chat (#ggchat) compiled by Deborah E of @socialwebcafe You're reading Twitter Chat Archive : 5-16-13 by Madalyn Sklar's Blog - Social Media Coach & Music Marketing. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Madalyn on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. -
Looking To Get Your Music Heard Around The World?
10 May 2013 | 7:00 amWhen it comes to marketing your music, it’s all about working it. Networking. Getting exposure. Seeing results. And let’s face it. We need all the help we can get! Enter the good people from The Indie Bible. Their resources have been helping the independent musician for over 14 years. I can attest to “The Bible” as being one of the best directories on the market with invaluable information serving the needs of musicians of every genre, all over the world. You can now get your hands on The Ultimate Indie Bundle. It’s 4 directories in 1. It’s the Indie Bible… -
Twitter Chat Archive : 5-9-13
9 May 2013 | 7:15 pmClick Here to read this week’s GoGirls Twitter Chat (#ggchat) compiled by Deborah E of @socialwebcafe You're reading Twitter Chat Archive : 5-9-13 by Madalyn Sklar's Blog - Social Media Coach & Music Marketing. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Madalyn on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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BFG Coaching | by Brian Giardino
3 May 2013 | 8:05 pmExecutive Teaching Is An Up-And-Coming Job Executive teaching is becoming widely used in recent times equally internally inside organizations, as well as coaches come from the outside to coach managers as well as key personnel. Basically it is just a set of education programs which can be taught to people within company organizations that can help them become better market leaders and administrators. There are many options available that can be located online that handle executive coaching and there are lots of different schools that will teach men and women the skills they should succeed… -
IT"S HERE!!!
3 May 2013 | 7:57 pmOne more week to go and we are off on our amazing weekend away!! I have finalised all the details for our stay and pretty much have everything ready to go! Now to pack my personal stuff lol. This weekend is going to be a weekend of fun, learning, a bit of relaxation and life changing for many of my attendees if not all of them. Some will walk away re-evaluating everything they believed about being in business and some will walk away with a refreshed look on it and the gust of wind under their butt to move and shoot as much as possible. Then of course there is some that will take what is… -
Business Consultant Can Take Your Company Higher
3 May 2013 | 5:58 amOwning a successful business is the goal of every business owner. It is human nature to demand the best and keep on struggling until he finds it. But the quest doesn’t end here as there are no limitations to how large a business can grow. Today with modern technology within our reach, businesses have evolved. There are no practices seen today that were once a part of the olden business models. Ethics however are the same but they can be termed as refined and modified, yet the idea remains quite the same. There are many challenges faced by business owners today mostly due to their personal… -
How to get more leads.
2 May 2013 | 3:11 pmI was thinking about this today. So I went to the Google and typed in just that “how to get more leads” and in 36 seconds a list About 930,000,000 results containing the words or the topic. Try it for yourself and you will have at your fingertips millions of ways to get more leads. You can buy them; you can read about them, you can optimize your website to get more of them. You can cold call; you can ask your friends or customers for names that you can call on. You can do many things to get more leads, but what is the right one? I don’t believe there is any one right way to get more… -
Don't be Fashionably Late When Networking
2 May 2013 | 12:36 pmWhen it comes to business/professional networking, cocktail party arrival rules do not apply — get there early (not fashionably late). Arriving early at a networking event or meeting is a much better strategy than getting there late. Early in an event, people will not have settled in to cliques or groups yet (most amateur networkers talk to who they already know — bonus tip: don’t do that). It’s easier to find other people who aren’t engaged in conversation yet. As an additional benefit, if you help the event organizer(s) set-up for the event, you better believe…
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The Art and Process of Leading Transformational Change
15 May 2013 | 10:02 amToday’s post is by Maureen Metcalf – a thoughtLEADERS instructor and author of The Innovative Leadership Fieldbook. and the newly-released Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Maureen: Sarah was the Vice President of Marketing for a Fortune 100 company when we met several years ago. She was known throughout [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more. -
Why it’s Important to Deliver Tough Feedback
14 May 2013 | 2:02 pmToday’s post focuses on the importance of providing clear and direct feedback to members of your team. It’s an excerpt from One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy here). Taking risks on people is important but leadership requires more than that. The other side of the [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more. -
5 Steps for Turning Your Organization into a Thought Factory
8 May 2013 | 10:03 amToday’s post is by Mats Lindgren, CEO of Kairos Future and author of 21st Century Management – Leadership and Innovation in the Thought Economy (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Mats… “Mission: Get some ideas.” That was Dagens Media’s (Today’s Media) front-page headline on September 12th 2012. The article in Sweden’s leading trade paper for [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more. -
Lead Like Your Mom
6 May 2013 | 4:01 amNo, this isn’t a “your mom” joke post. Today I’ll share some thoughts on how to lead like your mom. I’m picking this topic today because it’s a gift for Mom’s birthday (and it’s cheaper than flowers… have you seen FTD’s prices lately?!?). That’s one of my favorite photos of her over there on the [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more. -
How Partnering with Your Competitors Can be Good for Business
1 May 2013 | 10:33 amToday, Erin Schwartz of 123print.com discusses the benefits of cooperating rather than competing with your competitors. The traditional approach in business is to regard competitors as enemies. In keeping with that philosophy, when a competitor succeeds, wins a customer, or lands a deal, the result is lost business opportunities for you. However, that old attitude [...] This is only the beginning of the thought... Please click the article headline above or go to http://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/blog for more.
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Friends
13 May 2013 | 8:39 amYesterday was mother’s day and across the world, most children were rightfully showing gratitude to their moms. Why do we all love our moms? The obvious reasons are that they gave birth to us and cared for and nurtured us without any expectations. They did so out of an inexplicable and joyful sense of love. The bond that is created from infancy to early childhood to teenage years through adulthood is immeasurable. Nothing makes moms happier than hearing from their kids, and knowing they are happy, safe and healthy. The relationships we have with our parents, for most of us, sits atop the… -
Listen !!
6 May 2013 | 6:29 amIn reading several human capital magazines and online forums in the past few months, there seems to be a growing recognition of the epidemic of poor listening skills, especially at leadership levels. I was recently asked if there was a connection between listening skills and EQ. Yes! All of us know that listening is important. It is how we make sense of the situation we are in and the action steps we have to take. Listening, one of only five sensory mechanisms we have, is also important because if done correctly, allows the other party to continue to be engaged with you either at that moment… -
Emotional Bipolar II
22 Apr 2013 | 6:31 amLast week I introduced the concept of being emotionally bipolar. This is the idea of being very strong and courageous in some situations with certain people, and being weak and fearful in others. The key in both is the emotional safety that you feel. My argument was that since you already have demonstrated strength and courage, and therefore have these attributes, then by simply altering your emotional temperature or of that of the situation, you can in fact proactively create more emotionally safe environments that then allow you to perform at higher levels more consistently. Changing your… -
Emotionally Bipolar
15 Apr 2013 | 7:05 amI had a wonderful conversation with a good friend last week discussing a condition I have labeled as Emotional Bipolar. This applies to people who are exceptionally emotionally intelligent in one dimension of life, and inexplicably, totally inept in another dimension. An example is someone who is incredibly warm, loving, empathetic, and caring at home but an absolute monster (no empathy, no compassion, no self awareness, no self regulation) to work for or with at work, or vice versa. Or it might be situational and a lot more subtle where specific situations or certain people cause someone to… -
Female EQ
8 Apr 2013 | 8:44 amI have blogged about Male EQ before and it’s time to turn the focus on women. Last week I saw an interview with facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on her book Lean In. I know many of my readers will disagree with me on my take on her central premise. Therefore, my qualifier to this week’s blog is that as a minority myself, I am all for equality in all dimensions of life and have been a fierce advocate against all forms of discrimination in our society. That said, I think Sheryl has it wrong. She gave an example of kids in a playground and how if a boy were assertive in his demands, he is…
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The Invisible Mentor
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Virtual Literary World Tour Arrives in the US Part II
17 May 2013 | 2:27 amIn Part I of the dystopian literature theme we talked about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. A used book store owner recommended that I read The Giver by Lois Lowry, and after doing so I bought the other books in the quartet – Gathering Blue, Messenger and Son. As an active reader, The Giver disturbed me more so than other dystopian novels. This one of the most complete book summaries I have done and by reading the summary for each of the books in The Giver quartet you do not have to read the books. The Giver by Lois Lowry The Giver by Lois Lowry is another dystopian novel. -
Virtual Literary World Tour Arrives in the US
16 May 2013 | 4:33 amThe Virtual Literary World Tour arrives in the US in a place called Dystopia. I wrote yesterday’s blog post in preparation for today’s. I have read just under 25 children’s and young adults’ book for the Virtual Literary World Tour, and I can honestly say that it has been an enriching experience. Next week we will start the official country Tour, and the starting point is in Canada where I reside. If you have been reading this blog for a while, you will know why I am doing the Virtual Literary World Tour, but why should you really care about books by authors from… -
Dystopia: Why Are People So Passionate About Dystopian Literature?
15 May 2013 | 7:37 amDefinition of Dystopia According to About.com, “A dystopia is society that is broken down, unpleasant, or in an oppressed or terrorized state. Unlike a utopia, a perfect world, dystopias are grim, dark, and hopeless. They reveal society’s greatest fears. Totalitarian governments rule and the needs and wants of individuals become subordinate to the state. In most dystopian novels, a tyrannical government is trying to suppress and control its citizens by taking away their individuality…. Dystopian governments also ban activities that encourage individual thinking.” Utopia vs. Dystopia A… -
Interview With Natalie Panek, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineer
14 May 2013 | 2:31 amMini Interview With Natalie Panek and Bout of Books read-a-thon At a Girl Geeks Toronto event I conducted an impromptu interview with Natalie Panek, a mechanical and aerospace engineer. Avil Beckford: Tell me about yourself. Natalie Panek: I am an adventurer, next generation space explorer, and advocate for women in science and technology. Avil Beckford: Please share your thoughts on mentors and the role they play in your life. Natalie Panek: Mentors are like powerful tools. I was always on the lookout for female mentors when I realized that I had a lot of experience so I could be a mentor… -
The Hero’s Journey and Your Career Journey
13 May 2013 | 5:31 amThere are several stages to the hero’s journey (Refer to Joseph Campbell’s book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)). The hero is called to go on a quest – an adventure – which he can refuse to go on. But more often than not, he reluctantly goes on the quest. While on the hero’s journey, he encounters many difficulties and challenges that push him to the limits. A mentor may assist him in overcoming the difficulties and challenges by advising him on what path to take. The experience transforms him. The hero can return home and teach…
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NeuroBusiness, Leadership and Business Change
17 May 2013 | 4:08 amOn Wednesday we chatted about the unconscious mindware that directs we humans to avoid change. Now let’s focus on how we can lead successful and inspired change in ourselves and our organizations. The Density of Attention Neuroscience teaches us that when we apply our attention to a specific process or belief, over time our unconscious mind will install a new mindware program that automates that process, belief or thought pattern. This is called attention density. Just as we change a habit through focus and repetition over time, we can apply attention density to bypass our aversion to… -
Fear, Pain and Business Change
15 May 2013 | 4:00 amChange is not a happy experience for many of us. Whether it’s changing a personal habit, a professional belief or a business change that impacts our thinking about our markets and products – we resist change. Even when change is obviously a good idea. So many of my turnaround clients needed business change. With change, they wouldn’t have been turnarounds. Yes, there were changes; layoffs, reorgs, less people doing more, less free food, smaller spaces and other fear-driven reduction programs. But the changes that would have resulted in longer term, growth differences, in… -
3 Steps to Ideal Innovation
13 May 2013 | 4:00 amHow often do you invest in a technology, feature, product packaging, advertisement or whatever so that you can keep up with a competitor? I understand. It’s human nature. As kids, we ask for things because our friends have them – and the following continues. That’s partly because our mindware (software) is programmed to follow others as part of our herd instinct. It’s also because we are pattern-creating beings. From the moment we’re born, our begins creating mindware programs to automate our responses to our world. Unfortunately, we create automated patterns that become outmoded… -
Your Unconscious Mind: At Your Service
9 May 2013 | 1:05 pmI know that many of believe that the unconscious mind is representative of the darker side of we humans. Probably because the scary movies, games and novels portray that evil lives in the unconscious. Plus our unconscious does harbor all of the less than helpful instincts, limiting beliefs and negative behavior patterns that bring out the dark side, the very dark side, in we humans. The truth is that our unconscious isn’t the dark side. It’s actually simply following our lead. Our unconscious mind is programmed to serve us. Whether it be recalling a memory of that first big sale… -
The Game of Blame
3 May 2013 | 4:00 amOne of the distractions our Unconscious Mind (UM) uses is the blame game. When something threatens the status quo of our UM, it will often use distraction to avoid that threat. Especially when we’re running old comfortable programs. Why would our UM want to give up those comfie old programs in the face of a threatening change? We’re not wired like that. We are wired to look for the problem, threat or other negative in our experience. It’s only natural that our UM leverages that wiring when it feels the need to distract. We’ve all played the Blame Game. After all,…
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10 Essentials of Great Leadership
5 May 2013 | 4:59 pmAs a former divisional COO at a Fortune 500 company who started literally in the mail room, and over the last 10 years as an executive coach, I’ve lived, practiced, studied, observed, and reflected often on the essence of great leadership. Here are ten themes I would categorize as “essentials” -- that whatever will be my next opportunity to lead, I hold them as daily reminders to help me be at my best. 1. Leadership means showing your people why they should care about your mission. Make sure they are fully on board with it, and they're more likely to give you great, rather than simply… -
How to Practice Leadership in Disagreement
25 Apr 2013 | 7:17 amFostering candid debate is critical for effective leadership. Absent that, the quality of your own leadership will be limited, as your team will give you what you want to hear, rather than what you need to know. In my executive coaching practice, I notice many leaders imagine themselves open to being challenged or contradicted. Yet in practice there are two issues: 1. many people working for a leader tend to avoid conflict and/or “yes” the one in charge, and 2. the supposedly open-minded leader may have a blind-spot tendency to go on offense or defense when challenged, sending the… -
Leading Well: 10 Ways to Keep Good People from Caring Less
21 Apr 2013 | 8:29 amEvery person who truly cares about the quality, volume, and overall mission of his or her work is a tremendous asset to any organization. In my experience as a coach and c-level executive, I learned the hard way how important it is to select people who care, and de-select people who don’t care. That’s basic leadership – surround yourself with an amazing team. Once you’ve got the right team, what’s next is an even more important leadership lesson: It’s not the leader’s role to motivate, engage or otherwise try to make people care.It’s your job instead to treat people well, and… -
Your Cluelessness is a Goldmine!
15 Apr 2013 | 8:11 amWhat we can’t see about ourselves, but is obvious to others around us, can be pure treasure. What you may find there: Useful strengths, and self-limiting behaviors – the ones that hold you in a pattern of even slightly less than your best. They are usually plain to those around us, even though politeness or fear on their part can keep them from sharing them with you. For example, here are four leader profiles, each successful by conventional standards, knowledgeable in their field, skilled at doing their job, and leading good people: 1. The leader who is stuck on transmit, talking so… -
Future Leader Strengths Needed Now: Sustainability, Virtualization & Crisis Continuity
11 Apr 2013 | 7:18 amI'm not a "futurist" -- although I've always thought that would be a great job. Even so, as I coach leaders across many organizations and industries, I can't help but notice three under-invested areas in how we develop our emerging leaders. Sustainability, virtualization, and crisis continuity are discussed often. With few exceptions, they tend to remain reactive or status quo among most organizations. Worse, they are under-served topics in leader education and development worldwide. Yet, they will not be ignored, and will demand greater share of mind and wallet for leaders in the years…
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The Practical Leader
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Breaking the Manager-Employee Dependence Spin Cycle
15 May 2013 | 10:00 pmDuring last week’s first public workshop (these sessions are usually run in-house) of The Extraordinary Coach in Calgary, the lights came on for a manager from a technology company. Like many managers — and especially those in very technical organizations – Dave viewed coaching as directing, advising, and training his direct reports. Since he was promoted because of his deep technical expertise, he defined his role as the top technical problem solver in his team. That commonly held view — by both him and his team members — put Dave into this spin cycle: Dave… -
A Common Misconception Hampering Leadership Skill Development
13 May 2013 | 10:00 pmIn recent keynote presentations and workshops with HR and leadership development professionals, more and more participants have been embracing the approach of building on strengths. When presented with the powerful evidence and logic of strengths-based leadership development, most people are convinced. But it’s tough to let go of deeply ingrained practices and “conventional wisdom.” One participant recently sent me an e-mail after a session with this comment: “There is certainly value to building on strengths. However, I rarely notice mention of key competencies… -
Six Essentials to Creating an Extraordinary Culture
8 May 2013 | 10:00 pmHow would you describe the organizational culture of your dreams? What are its essential elements? How would people treat each other? What core values would shine brightly every day? If you could eavesdrop on members of your team describing their workplace at a family gathering or social event, what would you hope they’d say? We often lead exercises like this during executive planning retreats. We’ll then gather all the descriptions together and cluster them for key themes. This collage becomes “snapshots of our preferred future” and provides an ongoing and energizing… -
Demanding Leaders are Much More Effective – and More Likable
6 May 2013 | 10:00 pmLeadership likability has many meanings. And the implications go much deeper than whether a leader has lots of “Like” button clicks. Zenger Folkman’s research shows that leaders who score high on the Likability Index are also rated as being highly effective leaders by their direct reports, peers, manager, and others. These ratings correlate to sharply higher employee satisfaction and engagement, sales, customer service, safety, productivity, quality, and profitability. In their latest Harvard Business Review blog post, I’m the Boss? Why Should I Care if You Like Me?,… -
How Constructive is Your Criticism?
1 May 2013 | 10:00 pm“Constructive criticism” becomes destructive criticism when it’s poorly delivered by a leader with a very low negativity/positivity ratio. My March blog on The Best Positivity/Negativity Ratio for Peak Performance discussed research on balancing positive to negative statements for optimum personal, team, and organization performance. CNN recently featured an article on how leaders can most effectively deliver negative feedback. The article reported on the University of Michigan Business School’s study of team performance correlated to the frequency of praise and…
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Thought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life
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5 Reasons Men Avoid Being Your Friend
30 Apr 2013 | 4:51 amThought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaMost of you reading this right now read my articles on a regular basis and are aware of my philosophy of becoming friends before lovers. If you aren’t aware of my stance on friendship, here are two articles to read that will give you the foundation “The One Relationship Mistake You Don’t Know You’re Making” . In many cases, if a man can’t be a friend to a woman he certainly can’t be anything romantic. For… -
How to Love the Job You Hate
26 Mar 2013 | 3:15 amThought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaHave you ever heard someone say, “I hate my job?” Perhaps you have been guilty of speaking those words yourself. I want to caution you to be mindful of the words you speak and understand the power behind what you say. The dictionary defines “hate” as an intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility. However, there is a spiritual element to it as well. Hatred allows a seed of bitterness to be sown in you and affects your ability… -
5 Ways to Know if Nagging is Killing your Relationship
12 Mar 2013 | 6:01 amThought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaNo man enjoys being nagged by a woman. No woman ever wants to be called a nag. However, in spite of the best attempts by some of the most mature men and women, many relationships end up having to deal with this ineffective cycle of communication! Why does it happen? What does she really want? Why does it drive him absolutely insane? How is he contributing to the problem? The Bible says: “It is better to live in a desert land than with… -
6 Things Everyone Should Understand About Love
5 Mar 2013 | 4:14 amThought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaLove is the reason we are all here on earth. God sent his son, Jesus, to restore fellowship between God and man. The fact that He sent His only son was an example of His great love for us and His desire to restore us. God birthed us all with a love tank that needs to be filled by Him and a tank that needs to be filled by people we interact with on earth. Through His love, we are able to love unconditionally. If we attempt to love… -
Are Men Afraid of Rejection?
12 Feb 2013 | 4:52 amThought Leader, Relationship and Life Strategist - Quentin McCall - Knowledge 4 Life - Acclaimed Life and Relationship Strategist and Knowledge 4 Life FormulaI remember being in high school and everyone always assumed it was easy for me to talk to women, because I had the attention of many of them. Little did anyone know, I was deathly afraid to approach women and got nervous anytime I had to. Even today, I would get nervous at the thought of approaching a woman. I am very introverted. So, anything requiring me to talk to people is usually something I avoid, but I force myself in terms of…
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Global NLP Training Blog
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NLP Technique: Changing Personal History in 10 Steps
16 May 2013 | 11:26 amThis article assumes previous training in anchoring, or at the least understanding the concept of anchoring really well. Application: when a client feels unresourceful over a “somewhat” (not trauma) yucky experience. Associate client into the past context or otherwise let them access the unresourceful state and how that codes in their brain. Set anchor 1 with hand 1 on top of the knee. Break state, test anchor. Let the client pick a resource that would be helpful or overpower that situation at hand. Pick a time in the past where the client had this present. Set anchor 2 with hand 2 on… -
Watching Movies and Practicing NLP
8 May 2013 | 2:37 pmWatching movies and practicing NLP, you may as well kill two birds with one stone. Here are 10 tips: Do the actors eye accessing match what they are saying? What predicates does each actor use the most? Is it consistent, and is the script accurate to you? What about psycho-geography, (deliberate) pointing and gesturing? What does it tell you about the character? Stop the movie, pretend you are now meta-modeling one of the actors on something they just said in the movie. Do the characters use the Milton model a lot? How so? Is the movie itself properly 4-tupled? How about stories the actors… -
Most Common Mistakes Learning the SWISH Pattern Part 2
3 May 2013 | 5:15 amSee: Most Common Mistakes Learning the SWISH Pattern Part 1 11. Not checking if the client understood what they had to do. 12. Not understanding that there is a positive intention in place for the client to keep the problem (secondary gain.) 13. Not enough rapport. 14. Not enough information gathering to know if the SWISH pattern should be applied. 15. Telling the client to white the screen, creates resistance in a client who usually by default would black the screen. Or vice versa. The NLP Practitioner is to tell the client to blank the screen. 16. Involving unicorns, rainbows and… -
Most Common Mistakes Learning the SWISH Pattern Part 1
27 Apr 2013 | 4:55 amIn this article 10 common mistakes new NLP Practitioners make when they just have learned the SWISH pattern. Students initially getting the process, let themselves be thrown off by the confusion of someone else in the room. Students make either both images associated, or both dissociated. While the image of the habit is associated (you look through your own eyes), the image of what you wish to become is dissociated (you see yourself.) The dissociated 2nd image is not powerful enough to override the associated first image. The practitioner keeps trying a size and brightness swish (70%… -
MBTI Supercharged Workshop Former Students Only
1 Apr 2013 | 2:25 amName workshop: MBTI Supercharged Location: Webcast (video & audio) Date: Thursday April 25 Time: 6.30 Amsterdam, 12.30 PM Miami, 9.30 AM Los Angeles. Maximum number of participants: 24 Duration: approximately 2 - 2.5 hours Cost: $60 (non-refundable in case of your cancellation or technology issues on your side.) Included: workshop and training materials Registration: indicate you wish to register for this workshop, and which year, location and month you trained with us at info@globalnlptraining.com. Only students should enter this course who have previously been trained at MBTI, as the…
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Innovation Speaker
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Walking on the Edge with Innovation
6 May 2013 | 5:31 pmInnovation thrives on a diet of news ideas. It needs new views, fresh thinking; a different perspective from across the organization, from the center to the edge. According to John Hagel and John... Visit our Innovation-Innovation coach website today! http://www.innovationcoach.com/ -
Sustainable Innovation Meets Disruptive Innovation
23 Apr 2013 | 10:53 amWhy is success so hard to sustain? In order to succeed, everybody should be involved and engaged in innovation. Innovation should be broad; from innovations in the product or offering, to... Visit our Innovation-Innovation coach website today! http://www.innovationcoach.com/ -
The Hidden Value of an IP Portfolio – Just ask Dell
8 Apr 2013 | 9:40 amValue creation is the performance of actions that increase the worth of goods, services and businesses. It benefits customers, who receive improved products and services, as well as shareholders of... Visit our Innovation-Innovation coach website today! http://www.innovationcoach.com/ -
Interview with Jim Blasingame on The Small Business Advocate Show
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Net Result, Net Reward: Engineering Sustainability
26 Mar 2013 | 4:41 pmHow does your company engineer sustainability? Do you track new product sales objectives? Is your NPD pipeline as robust as you’d like it to be? Do you reward people who contribute good ideas... Visit our Innovation-Innovation coach website today! http://www.innovationcoach.com/
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Corporate Class Inc.
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Leadership Toolbox: Effective Communication
14 May 2013 | 7:30 amA good leader can express his or her ideas, knowledge, opinions and strategies effectively. A good leader also does not work in isolation of others, but rather communicates and collaborates with fellow colleagues and employees. Communication skills are an essential component of your leadership toolbox, as a leader not only needs to foster connections and value others who work toward the same organizational goals, but also needs to be convincing and clear about his or her unique contributions. Additionally, communication is one of the three core pillars of Executive Presence. -
Business attire for women on the move
9 May 2013 | 9:14 amFrom zipping around the city from client meeting to partner lunch, to traveling cross-country or cross continent on a regular basis, business often requires women to be on the move. For women who need to look their professional best and want to maintain comfort through long hours and distances, this can pose a challenge. Not to worry: You can still look chic after spending days on the road or hours on the go, with a few extra wardrobe considerations. Treat your feet In choosing shoes that will take many steps, make sure you have support – with a proper insole. These can be… -
Why New Hires Need Business Etiquette – and How They Can Get It
6 May 2013 | 8:15 amBookmark this on Delicious The transition between university life and a professional workplace isn’t always seamless. Adjusting to a major shift in workplace culture, protocol and dress takes time and effort. That said, with training, seminars and resources, recent graduates and new hires can be well equipped to jump right in to a professional environment –and your company can help them to do so. Why do new hires need business etiquette? For those who have been working professionally for years, many aspects of professional life come as second nature. But for those just entering the… -
I’m already a top executive. Why do I need Executive Training?
29 Apr 2013 | 9:47 amBookmark this on Delicious If you are satisfied with your career, have secured your dream job, or have worked your way into a senior management position, you have reason to be proud – these are all major career accomplishments. Be wary, however, of thinking that once you have “made it,” there’s nowhere else to go: everyone, even highly successful and accomplished executives, always have more to learn. There are many reasons why top executives, senior managers, VPs and CEOs can still benefit from executive training programs and seminars, even if the objective is not to move up in a… -
Office Etiquette: Do or Don’t?
25 Apr 2013 | 8:41 pmBookmark this on Delicious Most days at the office, basic practice and common knowledge help us to navigate situations and keep our days running smoothly. In certain situations, however, there can be a fine line between “do” and “don’t” for best protocol. What can help in these moments? Reflection, perspective, patience – and the tips below for added insight! Have you found yourself in any these situations? What are your tips for best protocol? Phone calls in open offices For those working in open concept environments or cubicles, taking phone calls in earshot of several…
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Content for Coaches and Consultants
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Add Meaning to Conversations with Power Questions
5 May 2013 | 4:46 pmAsking good questions may be the most important, yet least developed, skill for personal and professional success. One popular belief holds that we win friends and new business by being clever and quick on our feet, and that our brilliance—saying just the right thing—is what attracts others. But knowing the right question to ask is actually far more valuable than having a ready answer. Good questions can help you: Open your mind and fuel conversations Reframe and redefine a problem Challenge underlying assumptions Force us to examine new perspectives Innovate for the future Forge… -
How To Make Great Leadership Decisions
21 Apr 2013 | 10:45 amThe normal state of your mind is that you have intuitive feelings and opinions about almost everything that comes your way. ~ Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize laureate in economics We are quick to pass judgment and make snap decisions. The smarter and more educated we are, the more overconfident we are about our conclusions. Humanity doesn’t have a good track record for decision-making. Businesses are even more notorious for failed product launches, mergers and acquisitions. Clearly, our brains are flawed when it comes to making sound choices. We are easily biased, prone to influence from… -
Making and Breaking Habits
1 Apr 2013 | 4:33 pmMany people believe it takes 21 days to master a new habit. Wishful thinking! Self-help books and motivational gurus have promoted the 21-day myth for at least 50 years, with little research to validate the claim. In a 2009 European study, participants took a full 66 days to adopt a new habit. As much as we’d like to think we’re in control, making conscious decisions, many of our behaviors are automatic. We deny this reality because it’s much nicer to believe we’re disciplined beings who continuously exercise free will. A Texas A&M University study reveals how strongly habits rule… -
Brain Fitness for Leaders
18 Mar 2013 | 4:17 pmWe’ve known for some time that leaders require higher levels of emotional intelligence as they pursue career advancement. There’s now accumulating evidence that cognitive fitness is becoming a focal area for high-achieving leaders. Until recently, busy executives could find few guidelines for increasing mental fitness on the job. There are thousands of books about the brain’s function, but only a handful focus on how leaders can harness its powers. Neuroscientists began to understand the brain’s intricacies after conducting imaging techniques in the 1990s. But how can the… -
Become More Mindful: Are You Living on Autopilot?
8 Mar 2013 | 5:43 amAre You Living on Autopilot? A pattern of behavior can become so habitual that one barely notices anymore what it prompts one to do. One feels automatically, thinks automatically and acts automatically. ~ Martine Batchelor, Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits (Wisdom Publications, 2007) More than two-thirds of us are living and working on autopilot, according to even the most conservative estimates. Neuroscientists attribute this phenomenon to the brain’s ability to conserve energy. To avoid depleting valuable reserves, the brain chooses the path of least resistance. It…
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Innovative Influence (Suzi Pomerantz's Blog)
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Radical Conversations coming May 21-25!
2 May 2013 | 7:29 pmYou want to make a difference? Now’s the time! And we’ve got the place and by the way, it’s FREE! For the sake of creating a rockin’ better world, I’m joining a group of 15 thought leaders and evolutionaries to start a powerful conversation about creating a new kind of world together. Will you join in and co-create this with us? What will this world look like? Who will we have to be to create it? It’s crucial for your voice to be heard. You could be the tipping point in the conversation! Join me at ‘Radical Conversations 2013′ is a Virtual Conference running May… -
Overwhelmed? Author Patty Azzarello has the answer: Don’t do all your work!
24 Apr 2013 | 9:40 pmMy friend Patty Azzarello wrote a great blog post that addresses an issue my executive clients face all the time. I loved it so much she said I could repost it here for you! She has a great tactical tool for how to make sure all the work gets done, even if you are not the one to do it all! With my coaching clients, we often talk about being the air traffic controller who keeps the planes all moving on schedule rather than thinking about yourself as the pilot who has to fly every single plane at the same time. Patty suggests creating a CATCH LIST that is different from your To Do List,… -
The Dimensions of Leadership Presence and Tips on how to do it!
17 Apr 2013 | 7:53 amMy friend Ellen Kandell is a mediator and facilitator who wrote a fabulous bit about leadership presence in her newsletter that just came out. She gave me permission to share it with you here. You can find out more about Ellen here: www.alternativeresolutions.net Leadership Presence Presence refers to the mental, emotional and spiritual resources which are required to witness ourselves in interaction with others. Mark Gerzon, Leading Through Conflict: How Successful Leaders Transform Differences into Opportunities, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2006. Presence is vital… -
New Magazine for Leaders Launches
8 Apr 2013 | 10:41 amAlthough none of my articles are featured in this launch issue, I’m honored to be one of the many authors contributing to a new global digital publication, Me, Inc. My author’s page is at their website HERE. You’ll recognize other authors in the first issue such as Guy Kawasaki, Verne Harnish, Zig Ziglar, and Michael Bungay Stanier, among others. You can access the first issue here FOR FREE: http://meincmagazine.com/issues/april2013/ The magazine is also available on Magzter across Apple and Android subscribers. More about Me Inc. Here’s what the publication says… -
Mastermind calls return to the Leading Coaches Center on May 1 with Bob Burg
2 Apr 2013 | 12:55 pmDon’t miss the next Leading Coaches’ Center Community Mastermind Call! on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 12:00 pm noon Eastern (9:00am Pacific) Topic: Do Go-Givers Really Sell More In Today’s Economy? Featuring Bob Burg, bestselling author of Endless Referrals and The Go-Giver books! We are in for a real treat! For those of you who know Bob, he’s not only a great friend and a fabulous guy, but he’s the real go-giver deal. He embodies the 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success and totally walks his talk with true integrity. I’m really delighted he’s going to…
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Patty Azzarello's Business Leadership Blog
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Want more progress from your team? Change Communicating into Conversation
13 May 2013 | 5:37 pmAwhile back I wrote an article in my General Manager series called “Why people don’t do what you say”. It had 10 steps for improving how you communicate with your organization. Just as a quick summary, here are the 10 points: 1. Create an ongoing communication plan – important words “ongoing” and “plan” 2. Remember, they are not really listening 3. Set Context 4. Discuss what is NOT changing 5. Thank them for the work so far 6. Now…Tell them your content 7. Keep it simple 8. What is means to them, really, specifically 9. Communicate 21 times 10. Create a new social… -
Caring about customer care
6 May 2013 | 3:35 pmComcast vs. AT&T I have had a “Comcast experience” over the past 2 weeks (photo is of their actual “finished” job) which took me about an hour to clean up. (They actually went so far as to put in about 8 cable ties to reinforce the most tangled areas, making it impossible to even shove the pile of wires aside without cutting everything apart.) In addition to the experience itself, two things happened: 1. I learned that a facebook post that includes the words “AT&T”, “Comcast” and “service” generates more activity and venom, and raises more emotional scars… -
Delegating to Build Value
29 Apr 2013 | 2:14 pmEvery month I do a webinar on a topic of business leadership and personal effectiveness. This month’s webinar was on Delegating to Build Value. (1 minute video summary) Get the webinar If you are a member of Azzarello Group, you can download the webinar for free. If you are not a member, you can: purchase the webinar. This is a good webinar to download if you: Are needing people in your team to think and work more strategically Are trying to move your business forward, but some of your people are stuck You are not as good at delegating as you need to be You want to train your managers to… -
Don’t try to DO all the work
22 Apr 2013 | 8:41 pmI was recently looking at my book RISE on my kindle to see what people were responding to, by checking out the “view popular highlights” feature. The most highlighted passage was: Think of your job as figuring out a better way to deal with all this stuff than it is to DO all this stuff and you’ll be on the right track. I wanted to expand on this a bit, as it is such a key concept. The key to success is not to try and do everything and die trying. The trick is to figure out how to deal with an overwhelming workload, and give yourself a fighting chance to get the most important stuff… -
Do people want to help you at work?
17 Apr 2013 | 5:51 pmSuccessful people get help One of the things that I observe over and over again is just how much help highly successful people get from others. What ever they are doing, they seem to have a vast cross-functional team of people at many levels, from many organizations, who are part of an unofficial project team that helps them achieve their objective. I refer to this as your “extra team”. (There’s a section about this in RISE in the Get Help, chapter.) Expand the conversation But there is one key idea that has been on my mind lately and that is: If you need someone to help you, make…
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Raising the Bar Blog
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Do Your Clients Know, Like and Trust You?
7 May 2013 | 6:45 amCommunication is at the heart of good relationships. And, it is good relationships that are at the heart of a healthy practice. Communication therefore is an essential element in building and maintaining strong relationships with your clients. Simply covering your clients over with information is not the same as effective communication. Jared Correia, in his blog post on better client communications, suggests that your clients want to know, like and trust you. That happens through communication. Here are four very specific topics that Correia posits will help you achieve that goal. Client… -
Administrative Professionals Day is April 24th. What's Your Plan?
16 Apr 2013 | 6:45 amAdministrative Professionals Week is April 21 - 27. Every year at about this time, I let you know that Administrative Professionals Day is approaching so you can take time to plan a memorable day for the people on your staff that make your success possible. This year I took a look online to see what others are saying about how to celebrate the day. Not surprisingly, a gift of money was almost universally thought to be best. Money translated to cash, gift cards or paid time off that doesn't count against vacation or sick days. One poster took a different direction, suggesting that after lunch,… -
Fire Prospects Before You Have To Fire Them As Clients
26 Mar 2013 | 6:45 amIf you know who your ideal client is, do you know who it isn't? Even if prospects are thin, it still doesn't make sense to take on the wrong ones. Recognize the early warning signs to save yourself the pain and angst of letting the client go later. Here are ten ways to tell if your hot prospect may be a bad fit for your firm. They ask for concessions on your fees because they can't afford you. If the prospect can't afford you, then yours is not the right firm. Be prepared to refer clients with limited means to colleagues that can work within their budget. They complain that other firms… -
How Well Do You Know Your Best Clients?
5 Mar 2013 | 5:45 amDo you know what keeps your best clients up at night? What their biggest goals or concerns are? Do you know who their biggest competitors are, what they're reading, which teams they root for? If you are not spending at least some time learning more about your best clients (and those you would like to move into your "best client" category), then you deserve to lose them when your competitor takes the time to do what you're not doing. Cultivate Questions How can you learn more about your best clients? Charlie Miller and Ronna Cross of Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C. suggest ten categories… -
What Are You Doing About Your Under-performing Partners?
12 Feb 2013 | 5:45 amYou know who they are. They just never seem to get any traction or have lost the traction they once had. Their billable hours don't match their peers. Their clients are never quite satisfied with the results. Their practice doesn't sustain itself. They're not bringing new clients or matters into the firm. They can't or won't adapt to a changing marketplace. They are tired, burned-out or just plain bored. Time to clean house? While that collection of symptoms may be pointing towards separation, unless you have approached the problem with something other than a stern talking to with the…
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Coaches Training Blog
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5 Reasons Student Success Coach Jobs Are Hot
18 May 2013 | 7:00 amGetting in to college has become extremely competitive, opening the door for a glut of students success coach jobs. Helping students get in to the college of their choice is a rapidly expanding field with plenty of opportunities in the coming years. Student success coach jobs will be available to those who seize this growing [...] -
Job Coach Certification Can Be a Waste of Time
16 May 2013 | 7:03 amJob coach certification, like any coaching certification, can add to your credibility and set you apart from the competition. Since many job coaching opportunities lie with bigger companies providing out-placement services as part of a layoff package, certification may be necessary to get in the door. Certification can also be a waste of time. Here [...] -
10 Inspiring Coaching Quotes That Rock Your World
14 May 2013 | 9:00 amInsightful and profound coaching quotes can serve as a great source of motivation and inspiration. Most people have a few favorite quotes and Google makes it easy to find new ones for insight, encouragement, and inspiration. Great quotes can rock your world and move you to new heights of achievement and success. It is amazing [...] -
5 Tips for Greater Coaching Communication Competence
13 May 2013 | 7:03 amCommunication is a two-way street; coaching communication competence not only refers to how coaches impart knowledge to their clients; it also refers to how coaches receive and process communication from their clients. Communication is definitely not a one-way street; if you strive to be a successful coach, measured by both the number of truly satisfied [...] -
Is Life Coach Accreditation Important?
11 May 2013 | 7:03 amYou have decided to become a life coach; should you be worried about life coach accreditation? If you are searching for advice, you may immediately get confused – some experts say “no”, while other experts say, “yes.” You will find many different opinions if you peruse the Internet. Who is right and does it really [...]
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The CEO Challenge
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Which Comes First … The Business Plan or the Revenue Plan?
10 May 2013 | 5:29 amThat’s right, it’s here! (Were you excited for it or dreading it …) Your organization’s annual off-site planning session is this year’s version of Mission, Values, Vision, Goals and Objectives. These two days at a resort, hotel or private club produce yet another version of Mission, Values, Vision, Goals and Objectives, which seem to be an annual necessity. The myth is if the right words are in the right order and shared with your team, partners and market, you will dominate like no one since Apple – if you just get the words right. Domination requires lots of profitable revenue… -
Great Shot or Great Hunter
25 Apr 2013 | 8:23 amThe difference between a Great Shot and a Great Hunter is like the difference between a Best of the Worst & a Best of the Best Company. I grew up at my Grandpa’s cabin in the middle of the Michigan woods and started shooting when I was about 4 years old. By 10, there was no grown-up I couldn’t out shoot. By the time I was in my mid-twenties with a shotgun, I could shoot 3 clay pigeons at the same time and was qualified by the Sheriff’s department as an expert with the first pistol I ever fired. At 12 years old, I could legally hunt, and I did! As a target shooter, I was… -
If you are comfortable you are about to lose!!!!
10 Apr 2013 | 9:00 amLike any science, “Revenue Generation” has principles that you can embrace and receive the benefits from or you can ignore them and continuously pay the price for fighting the science. Two of those nine principles are: Revenue Principle #4 -You are always in transition regardless of the market conditions! Revenue Principle #8 - Be proactive, not reactive! Every business plays The Revenue Game. Some embrace the principles of revenue science and do very well. Others pretend that revenue is a result of something beyond their control, and if they just keep their head down and work hard,… -
The BO Story – Should they be our Client?
27 Mar 2013 | 11:10 amBIG Opportunity (BO), they spend lots of money on what we do! We are WAY better then who they are buying from, so “This BO should be our Client”! Have you even had that conversation with your team or at least thought that as you once again strategized to win that BO business? Odds are if you have been a sales person or business owner, you can relate. No doubt there are times where you just need to do a better job winning the BO over and earning their business. BUT there are lots of times that just working harder and pouring in more resources is not the smart answer. You can chase… -
Eggs or Elephants?
8 Mar 2013 | 7:20 amWhich will get you more Profitable Revenue? Christine Crandell in her Forbes blog asked the question, Customer Experience: Is It The Chicken or Egg? The bottom line question is does a company strategically decide the customer problem they solve first or do they design a customer experience first. The question should be less like “chicken or egg” and which comes first and more like how do the blind men understand the elephant. The focus of this article is on B2B companies and how do they create intentional long-term profitable relationships with customers. One of the questions not asked in…
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CMI
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Open Assessments
13 May 2013 | 10:00 pmThe “ABC” process I’m going to tell you about is designed to give your company both a people and a performance edge. During my clients’ strategic planning meetings, I have each manager stand in front of the room. The managers are then asked to rank—one at a time—their direct reports as an A, B, or C-Player. Now, the group has to be mature, sophisticated and responsible enough for this type of activity. I ask managers to read several articles about the process in advance, so everyone already understands the process. Once the manager ranks employees and explained his/her rational,… -
ABC's Oh Baby Now
6 May 2013 | 10:00 pmA lot of factors impact the long-term success of a business entity, and achieving success is complex. As businesspeople, we cannot control the economy, our competition, taxes, healthcare plans, or national events. However, I think we can agree that the quality of employees within an organization directly affects that organization’s performance. Even with unions, executives and managers do ultimately control who works in the company. Leveraging the “people piece” is essential to enhance a company’s performance advantage. People are one of your most important business assets. By calling… -
Making Green From Green
29 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pmYou look good in green I strongly encourage your organization to adopt a direction towards sustainability. This is not a political statement but one that reflects the reality of the times. Of course, there needs to be authenticity. Just saying you are sustainable by your attempts to recycle is not sufficient. If there is not sincerity in the actions your company takes, customers will see this for what it is: an attempt to take advantage of the latest fad. By the same token, you do not need to be perfect. This is a new direction for mainstream businesses, and there will be mistakes and false… -
Making Green From Green
22 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pmThe field is yours to take Two of our clients have earned the position of being the environmental leaders of their industries. They were not particularly looking for this distinction; it was thrust upon them by the inertia of their industry and competition. It helped that they were proactive and up to date with the best environmental practices. When one of these clients, an asphalt contracting company, modernized its existing facility, the organization paved the parking lot with water permeable asphalt. Because water runs through the pavement, there is no need for drainage, sewers, or a… -
Making Green from Green
15 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pmIn honor of Earth Day on April 22, this month's blog posts will be centered on how to make your business more environmentally friendly. Let’s start this article with a disclaimer: I do not consider myself an expert in business sustainability. However, I probably know enough to be dangerous. In my view, sustainability means your business is conducted in such a way that it can exist without being environmentally destructive. At the very least, environmental neutrality is what your company wants to achieve. An even better aspiration is to positively impact the environment. There are…
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Rebel Brown
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NeuroBusiness, Leadership and Business Change
17 May 2013 | 4:08 amOn Wednesday we chatted about the unconscious mindware that directs we humans to avoid change. Now let’s focus on how we can lead successful and inspired change in ourselves and our organizations. The Density of Attention Neuroscience teaches us that when we apply our attention to a specific process or belief, over time our unconscious mind will install a new mindware program that automates that process, belief or thought pattern. This is called attention density. Just as we change a habit through focus and repetition over time, we can apply attention density to bypass our aversion to… -
Fear, Pain and Business Change
15 May 2013 | 4:00 amChange is not a happy experience for many of us. Whether it’s changing a personal habit, a professional belief or a business change that impacts our thinking about our markets and products – we resist change. Even when change is obviously a good idea. So many of my turnaround clients needed business change. With change, they wouldn’t have been turnarounds. Yes, there were changes; layoffs, reorgs, less people doing more, less free food, smaller spaces and other fear-driven reduction programs. But the changes that would have resulted in longer term, growth differences, in… -
3 Steps to Ideal Innovation
13 May 2013 | 4:00 amHow often do you invest in a technology, feature, product packaging, advertisement or whatever so that you can keep up with a competitor? I understand. It’s human nature. As kids, we ask for things because our friends have them – and the following continues. That’s partly because our mindware (software) is programmed to follow others as part of our herd instinct. It’s also because we are pattern-creating beings. From the moment we’re born, our begins creating mindware programs to automate our responses to our world. Unfortunately, we create automated patterns that become outmoded… -
Your Unconscious Mind: At Your Service
9 May 2013 | 1:05 pmI know that many of believe that the unconscious mind is representative of the darker side of we humans. Probably because the scary movies, games and novels portray that evil lives in the unconscious. Plus our unconscious does harbor all of the less than helpful instincts, limiting beliefs and negative behavior patterns that bring out the dark side, the very dark side, in we humans. The truth is that our unconscious isn’t the dark side. It’s actually simply following our lead. Our unconscious mind is programmed to serve us. Whether it be recalling a memory of that first big sale… -
The Game of Blame
3 May 2013 | 4:00 amOne of the distractions our Unconscious Mind (UM) uses is the blame game. When something threatens the status quo of our UM, it will often use distraction to avoid that threat. Especially when we’re running old comfortable programs. Why would our UM want to give up those comfie old programs in the face of a threatening change? We’re not wired like that. We are wired to look for the problem, threat or other negative in our experience. It’s only natural that our UM leverages that wiring when it feels the need to distract. We’ve all played the Blame Game. After all,…
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Engaging Leadership
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Mentoring from Outside Organizations
14 May 2013 | 4:25 amI have written previously about the importance of mentoring in the work place and the benefits that can be gained from a mentoring program. In a recent article titled Top 5 Benefits of Internal Mentoring, I outlined the benefits that … Continue reading →The post Mentoring from Outside Organizations appeared first on Engaging Leadership. -
Coaching vs. Mentoring: They aren’t the same
8 May 2013 | 7:46 amWhen it comes to the development of your team playing the role of mentor and coach can be beneficial to their development. These two terms are often used interchangeably yet they are different. So what makes them different? Mentoring Mentoring … Continue reading →The post Coaching vs. Mentoring: They aren’t the same appeared first on Engaging Leadership. -
DNA of High Potential Employees
5 May 2013 | 6:59 amI recently worked with an insurance executive and business owner who had a receptionist who demonstrated many high potential behaviors. Within six months he had a career development discussion with her and found that she was interested in doing the … Continue reading →The post DNA of High Potential Employees appeared first on Engaging Leadership. -
3 Leadership Benefits of Self-Reflection
1 May 2013 | 7:27 amAs a leader you evaluate and coach your team members to improve productivity and reach a higher potential. But do you take time to evaluate yourself through self-reflection? Self-reflection allows for an increased awareness of problematic performance traits and the … Continue reading →The post 3 Leadership Benefits of Self-Reflection appeared first on Engaging Leadership. -
From Performance to Future Potential, it’s all about Values
30 Apr 2013 | 9:35 amWhy is it that so many companies continue to bring on employees with the perfect skills but fail when it comes to the perfect values? And what is really surprising to me is that this happens in both small and … Continue reading →The post From Performance to Future Potential, it’s all about Values appeared first on Engaging Leadership.
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Grove Hill Coaching
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How To Get Excited!
1 May 2013 | 1:50 amI recently saw the trailer for the new Pedro Almodovar film whose English title is ‘I’m So Excited’. Looks like the ever so slightly insane, camp comedy who started doing early in his career. I’m really looking forward to watching … Continue reading → -
How To Be Happier
25 Apr 2013 | 11:52 amIn a coffee shop last week, a friend was chatting to another about her current job – “I’m so fed up where I am. I’ve been there for 5 years, I haven’t been promoted and … Continue reading → -
How To Accentuate The Positive
6 Apr 2013 | 1:24 amIn a bid to escape from the bitterly cold weather of late and for some relaxation, my wife suggested going on a spa break in the countryside. This was my first experience and once I’d got past the stereotypical notion … Continue reading → -
How To Find Time For You And Not Feel Guilty About It
24 Mar 2013 | 2:02 amHave you ever felt that sometimes things are getting a bit on top of you? That you maybe have a bit too much going on in your life? At times, it can be really hard to deal with so many … Continue reading → -
How To Smile Loudly
11 Mar 2013 | 9:02 amAnother morning stuck on the Tube today. Lots of people staring at the floor desperately avoiding eye contact with each other as you do in London. A few tuts when the driver announced yet another delay due to another reason … Continue reading →
