Posts Tagged ‘Performance’
Why do people hire a coach?
There are many professions where having a coach is critical to the person or team’s performance and success…professional and amateur athletes and athletic teams, singers, musicians and actors. More and more we are finding business leaders and their teams hiring a coach. Why do people hire a coach? To improve technique and performance To receive…
READ MORE...Could this be your holiday wish list or New Year’s resolution?
The month of December is always an interesting time. Form some it is a frantic, hectic time, trying to get projects or money leftover from the budget spent. For others it is a quiet time, one of reflection and planning for the year ahead. At the start of each year most individuals create a list…
READ MORE...The Critical Four Decisions
As a Coach that has been certified by the Gazelles organization, I have worked with clients using a method developed by Verne Harnish that is referred to as the “Four Decisions”. In business, “Gazelles” are growth firms, they are job generators that will do the most to get our national economy back on track and…
READ MORE...Growing Your Business: Tipping the Scales in Your Favor
Growth in any economy is possible by understanding how you rank your marketplace and then taking steps to shift more customers towards you, that is sales growth. In my prior leadership roles at McDonald’s and Burger King, I often visited restaurants to see how they were performing and provide guidance and coaching to help them…
READ MORE...Are your managers Coaches?
It is said that employees don’t leave companies, they leave mangers and I believe that. We have all known this for a while. Lately I have been asking people how they were first trained to be a manager. The most common answer is “I wasn’t”. Most of us began managing people the way we wanted…
READ MORE...Personal Strategic Direction Questions
Ask yourself the following questions, remember to be honest with yourself when answering. When you have finished writing your answer read them. Is that the life you want? If so, go after it. How important is balance of life? How do you balance personal and business life? If you had unlimited resources (money, time, people)…
READ MORE...Prepare yourself for stress!
When you are a business owner or a CEO, the job can come with some significant pressure. Everybody expects the business leader to be there for everyone and everything. You are supposed to be all things to all people and no-one is really interested in the fact of whether you are having a bad day…
READ MORE...…We’re Having a Great Year!
A few months ago, many companies and many industries suffered tremendous losses of customers, sales and profits. Many, but not all companies and industries have bounced back, if not all the way back, at least well on their way. But not necessarily all companies in those industries…Why? What we need to realize is that, customers…
READ MORE...Gaining Time
Time management is a skill that takes time to develop and perfect. It’s also is a skill that is different for everyone. If you’re like a lot of people you spend your days in a frenzy of activity but achieve very little because you are not concentrating on the right things. As an entrepreneur, you…
READ MORE...Goals are a Great thing!
Setting goals gives you that feeling of accomplishment and the ability to check another item off your list. It is also a crucial part of business, helping us to keep track and measure our progress. But when you think about reaching those goals does it include an actual reward? Research has shown us that more…
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