How can serving leaders be more effective growing their communications strategy? As serving leaders we need to leverage our time and activity to be more successful in our lives. It’s the fourth quarter of the year and my partners and clients want to know if it’s time for them to…
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Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Hiring Vets!
I’d like to honor our vets on Veteran’s Day! To all of the vets who read this blog on a regular basis, thank you for your service to our country. How can entrepreneurs gain from the coming wave of military retirement? In the next 12 months, between 250,000-400,000 service members…
Continue Reading....Can a CFO’s Financial Agility Provide Your Business an Edge?
How creative is your CFO? What are the keys to creating a successful financial capability in your growing organization? What skills does a great CFO bring to the table? I’m reading an interesting book called Think Agile: How Smart Entrepreneurs Adapt in Order to Succeed by Taffy Williams. You can…
Continue Reading....Can Appreciative Inquiry Help You Build a More Creative Solution?
What’s the one hallmark skill of most breakthrough organizations? Why do some organizations continue to expand and grow no matter what the economy is doing? I believe successful organizations are better at helping their clients solve their bigger challenges. I wondered can Appreciative Inquiry help your team build more creative…
Continue Reading....How Do You Expand Your Vision of the World?
How do you take your vision to a higher level? What do you need from a coach if you hope to begin connecting the dots and seeing the bigger picture? Over the past 20 years, I’ve helped my clients develop their intuition and show them connect the dots. This becomes…
Continue Reading....How Can Serving Entrepreneurs Become More Creative?
I spend significant time working with clients on their strategic thinking. Many of my best clients are CEOs and Managing Directors who are paid for their decision making abilities. As their coach, I am challenged to help them make their best decisions. How can I help them move from their…
Continue Reading....How Do You Build a Forward Leaning Board?
Earlier this week we talked about the many changes going on in corporate boards. I believe it’s critical for entrepreneurs to have the right people on their leadership teams. I always remind my clients and partners they should be as critical in the selection of their board as they are…
Continue Reading....How Do You Give Great Coaching?
If you’re a manager, and we all are, how do you give great coaching? What needs to happen to provide your team a needed edge in our constantly changing markets? I have found there are several keys to providing leaders great coaching.
Continue Reading....Can Great Feedback Provide Your Organization with an Edge?
Over 50% of our team members today feel disconnected from the managers for whom they work. Can feedback provide your privately held business an edge? How can you create stronger relationships with your best team members?
Continue Reading....Why Serving Leaders Should Use Richard Branson’s Great Hiring Process
I was given a book written by Sir Richard Branson called Business Stripped Bare. It was a great gift, but like everything I get from clients, it got me thinking about what makes Richard Branson such an extraordinary entrepreneur in so many different industries. It got me thinking, what he…
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