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4 Steps to Develop Your Unique Speech and Voice Brand - by Lynda StuckyCommunication Without Fear - by Lynda Stucky5 Cool Tricks To Increase Your Self-Confidence When You Speak - by Lynda Stucky- 3 Activities to Take Your Business to the Next Level - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Hugh StewartRegardless of where you are in your business, you want to continue to grow. Even if your business is good, you want to move it to great. In this blog, I discuss the 3 activities that I believe can achieve that. • Create a Language • Design a System for Incredible Experiences • Create a Forum ...
Views: 982 - How a business transition plan enhances selling your business - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Andrew RogersonA transition plan that allows the business owner to sell the business for the highest price possible in the shortest amount of time to the most qualified buyer is generally the top of the wish list for most business owners. Because the business owner lives and breathes their business they ...
Views: 1060(6 votes) - Don’t Blow Your Cool - Make Better Decisions in Real Time - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2010 from Mary Lee Gannon,Leaders transform vision into reality by rallying their team around more than just a well articulated idea – by truly engaging them in the strategy to get there. Execution of the strategy is where most leaders and businesses fail because the variables that affect strategy are not static but ...
Views: 1333(4 votes) - It is important to discover your Clients Core Values - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from wulston aldermanWhat I aim to achieve in this essay is to determine what Core Values are, and where they come from. I will describe how the Client will live their life according to those values, or not as the case may be. Also what the consequences are for the Client if their values are not in alignment with ...
Views: 5379 - What is Your Unique Ability? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Beth FrankMy company, the Confident Solutions Coach, works with entrepreneurs to develop systems in their business. I spent the last five years learning how to do this in my own business, and it is really fun to go out there and help other people get this done. The first thing you have to do is ...
Views: 1877 - What Do You Stand For? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Rand GolletzSomeone once said that "if you don’t stand for something, you'll DO just about anything." My hero, Jim Rohn, once said that the foundation for having a successful life is having a personal philosophy. I agree with both of those assertions. Having "rules of the road" for our lives can help us to ...
Views: 3838(1 vote) - 3% Provides What Your Customers Need - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Beth FrankThe 3% Rule Chances are your customers have 97% of the things they need in their world to get their mission accomplished, to get their dangers overcome, their opportunities achieved, and their strengths deepened. Your job is to help them by assembling your creativity and your skills ...
Views: 841 - Program Development, Implementation & Evaluation - Top 10 Areas to Address - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Sharon MikrutIn the nonprofit field, the development of a new program generally begins with receiving some type of grant award. Of course, nonprofits can develop programs without being awarded a grant, but the money needed to create and implement any type of program will need to come from a philanthropist or ...
Views: 1510(3 votes) - Step Up Your Leadership: 4 Steps To Giving Powerful Feedback - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from Laura WatsonI have adopted a great belief from my husband; “feedback is the breakfast of champions”. At first, I didn’t “get it”, but I have learned that receiving feedback is a powerful gift for personal and professional growth and that giving feedback effectively, makes for more effective leadership and ...
Views: 1591(4 votes) - Why Doubling Your Memory is Hot Stuff - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Doubling Your Long-Term Memory Leads to Longevity Did you know your brain is always using multi-senses, not just one, for comprehension? When we are listening to anyone speaking to us (giving a lecture, or movie dialogue), our brain is using a variety of senses, not just our ears, to ...
Views: 1310 - Success & Happiness3 Questions for Lifelong Happiness - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Glenise AndersonYou already have everything you need to create a wonderful life for yourself. You know everything you need to know to be your own best friend, a gentle guide, a teacher and a helper to yourself so you can be truly happy and fulfilled. You can learn how to become your own psychotherapist for ...
Views: 799 - What Drives Your Customers? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Beth FrankIn my last blog, I wrote about the importance of identifying and working with the right clients. Once you’ve identified your correct clients, you must understand what drives them. There is a Dan Sullivan concept called DOS. DOS stands for Dangers, Opportunities, and Strengths. D is for ...
Views: 790(1 vote) - Deborah Huyer Answers Follow-Up Questions from “Death of a Dinosaur: The End of the Annual Performance Review” - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Deborah HuyerLetting go of the cheese I am asked, “Can companies keep the annual review while they move to a coaching process and culture?” For those of you who have read “Who Moved my Cheese?” you can’t get your new cheese until you let go of your old cheese, so that answer is – no. This is true for ...
Views: 1477(3 votes) - Executive In Life (Part One) - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2010 from Peter StoneExecutive In Life (Part One) In your life, you are the Executive involved, or maybe not. If you are feeling challenged, fulfilled and in balance between your personal, work, family, and relationships; if you are feeling fulfillment from all of your efforts, then you are, indeed, the executive ...
Views: 1685(3 votes) - You Must Be Present To Win - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2010 from James "Mac" McPartlandAn Introduction to Shimon Peres... We have all heard of the importance of having the right attitude, staying positive, and looking at the brightside of things. This advice, for the great majority of us, is easier said than done. Why is that? We all want to do well, feel good, enjoy ...
Views: 1747(2 votes) - How's Your Capital These Days?Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Jacqui DobensI had an experience recently that I would like to share with you. While speaking with a friend in a casual conversation I was asked my opinion. I immediately shifted out of friend mode and put my trusted adviser hat on. I noticed that my listening intensified. I became more present than in the ...
Views: 1191(5 votes) - Mentoring Beyond the Basics a New Approach - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Dr Amicitia (Cita) Maloon-GibsonRecently, I read several articles on mentoring as I prepared for a session with one of my new mentees. Prior to reading the articles I gave a self-assessment worksheet to the Mentee to complete prior to our session. As I refreshed my skills to prepare for the task as a mentor, I reflected on the ...
Views: 1162(1 vote) - Overcoming “Game Day Conditions” in Business - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from john brubakerThe elements and field conditions are always a factor in athletic competition. Athletes are often under the mistaken perception that these conditions not only enhance or impair their performance but dictate it. Beliefs such as: green grass, clear skies and no wind “help” your game and rain, mud, ...
Views: 1168(4 votes) - “Death of a Dinosaur: The End of the Annual Performance Review” - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2010 from Deborah HuyerThe annual performance review has become a dinosaur because it has failed to change and evolve much in the last 50 years, while everything around it in business has. 50 years ago we had secretarial pools, carbon paper and mimeograph machines for making copies. Everything was sent “snail ...
Views: 1771 - What Is The #1 Real Tool To Stop Procrastinating? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoI am reading for the second time this wonderful best selling book from Napoleon Hill published in 1937 and entitled: “Think and Grow Rich.” (the book is available at Cheap’Shop, the Act2be.com online store of ONLY self-improvement materials). In the chapter 8 of this original version, Napoleon ...
Views: 1232(1 vote) - Strength Through Adversity - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from James "Mac" McPartlandBill Kazmaier, better known to anyone who meets him as “Kaz”, was for a period of time one of the world’s strongest who ever lived. In a most incredible feat of strength at the age of 25, Kazmaier won the American Power Lifting and the International Power Lifting Championship’s in 1979. He ...
Views: 2517 - Success in the City: Leveraging Your Brilliance - Part Two - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Karen LuniwMost people don't know they possess brilliance. But they do. We all have brilliance. Many times it goes untapped. Even business owners leave much of what they have to offer untapped. Why? Oh, you know, those nasty cousins - Doubt and Fear, oh yeah, and the other cousin, ...
Views: 1178(3 votes) - 5 Reasons Women Make Great Salespeople - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from liz wendlingFive Reasons Women Make Great Salespeople By: Liz Wendling Why do so many business women spend more time hoping or praying for sales rather than just learning to sell? Because the mere mention of the word sales brings up fear, dread and anxiety in the hearts of many! Countless female ...
Views: 1875(1 vote) - Employee Engagement and Motivation -- Two magic words that will multiply team performance - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Mark BuchanI was with my mentor today and we were talking about his time in management and he was relaying a story to me that left me stuck for words. In fact the message was so basic that I may have disregarded it completely. He was telling me that he had just taken on a new role in a large ...
Views: 2247(4 votes) - THE ELECTRIC ENERGY OF EFT: Why Not Energy Medicine - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Ruthi BackenrothIs it useful to describe EFT as energy medicine? To many people the phrase energy medicine suggests a religious or alternative lifestyle. Lots of websites associate energy medicine with spiritual healing. Since many mainstream searchers of alternative healing are not comfortable with the ...
Views: 1633(1 vote) - Your Future Depends on Who You Select - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2010 from Dan CoughlinNews Flash #1: As the recession recedes, companies will start hiring more employees. News Flash #2: The people you choose to hire will be the single most important factor in the future success of your career. Of all the things you will do at work in the next six months, hiring the right ...
Views: 1311(4 votes) - The Key to Becoming Unstuck: How to create healthy habits, and achieve great things - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from Racheal GovenderThe Key to Becoming Unstuck: How to create healthy habits, and achieve great things Have you ever had times when it just felt like you are STUCK! No matter what you do to move forward, you can’t! No matter what we’d like to achieve, we just can’t get to a place of developing better habits. ...
Views: 2266(3 votes) - Choose Business Management Colleges for Executive Business Management Courses - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2010 from Yogesh KumarBusiness management Colleges are on the rise with most big companies and industrial giants searching for candidates who have passed out from renowned B-schools. This is more due to the fact that the Indian economy chart shows a consistent rise and is a booming industry. This has given importance ...
Views: 1520(1 vote) - How To Enthuse a Sales Team That Is Not Paid On Commission - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoWhat is the best way to motivate a sales team without them relying on commission as the reason to unleash the best in them??? Sales is one of these professional careers that people enjoy mainly because you don’t get paid in a fix payroll but on a commission basis. However, there are still ...
Views: 2426(1 vote) - What is Executive Coaching? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2010 from Deborah HuyerBottom line … It can be lonely at the top ! Executive coaching gives you the opportunity to examine your choices as a leader in a confidential and candid setting. Imagine having an objective and committed partner to work through the issues that you are facing. The coaching process is not only ...
Views: 1219 - Be Your Own Communication Coach - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Paul BurgessCommunication is at once easier and more challenging than ever thanks to the availability of high tech devices and programs that can keep us connected to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Now might be a great time to map out a personal communication strategy and review whether your time and energy ...
Views: 1898(1 vote) - Business re-Engineering taken to a new Level - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Zirk BothaThe Business re-engineering model launched today by Business Change Strategist Zirk Botha is expected to start a new era in Productivity benchmarking. Zirk Botha started his professional career as a Naval Combat officer where he excelled. He was appointed as the captain of a Warship at 23 and ...
Views: 2320 - The Common Businessman Understanding of Competition - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Andre ZiziWhat does a common man understand by ‘competition’ Competition for the common businessman is understood as wanting to outdo another business. Wrong! My philosophy is clear, I don’t believe that we can gain our psychological power by either leaning on others or trying to outdo others and ...
Views: 2060 - Finally! A Plan to Get Your Next Job - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2010 from gladys stoneYou're out of work and want to get back as quickly as possible and are willing to be as aggressive as need be. You've heard this a million times, "Make looking for a job, your full-time job". The question is how? You've got a goal, now here's a plan to get that new job: 1. Target ...
Views: 1141(2 votes) - WHAT DOES GOOGLE SAY ABOUT YOU? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2010 from Cheryl Palmer“In a(n) . . . ExecuNet survey about reputation management and Internet presence, 86 percent of executive recruiters say they routinely scour online sources for information that goes beyond a candidate’s résumé. Nearly 7-in-10 search firm consultants say that executive job candidates’ prospects ...
Views: 1012 - Becoming An Inspirational Leader with Executive Leadership Coaching - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Matthew FerryExecutive Leadership Coaching removes all the barriers to inspiration. When the leader is inspired, the energy of that inspiration pours through and energizes the entire company. Results naturally skyrocket. Executive leadership coaching is a powerful tool for creating that energy and ...
Views: 1035 - Disciplined and committed to change - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Matheo GalatisThe powerful leverage a person can access through partnering with a coach "A decision is not enough" A new year begins and for some it has already ended. You have given yourself new tasks to do, take on new challenges and decided that this year things will be different and you are committed ...
Views: 1410 - Are You Prepared to Deliver Your Halftime Speech? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Chris Williams“Where there is no leadership the people fall, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.”- Proverbs 11:14 It’s hard to believe five months of 2010 are already history. As we approach the halfway point in one of the most unique times ever to do business, what message will you deliver ...
Views: 2025(8 votes) - Is your business Ugly? Here’s a Banana For Your Baby… (your business) - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from mark allen robertsHere’s a Banana For Your Baby… (your business) One of the most difficult parts of serving entrepreneurial leaders is telling them a part or their entire baby (their business) is ugly. Some self proposed consulting experts say; “focus on the positives, build on successes” and not ...
Views: 1868(1 vote) - The Benefits of Having a Coach in Your Corner - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Sharon MikrutAlthough coaching is beginning to gain some momentum in the nonprofit field, most nonprofit professionals don't understand what coaching is or how it can be of value to them in their personal or professional life. Also, individuals often confuse coaching with therapy, counseling, or consulting. ...
Views: 2397 - "Authentic Marketing," Part 2: On Actually Caring About People - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Christopher EdgarIt’s become common in business literature to say that entrepreneurs who care about others tend to be more successful. Thus, say business authors, it will profit you to act like a caring person. Say “thank you,” smile, look into people’s left eye, let them do most of the talking, and so ...
Views: 1054(3 votes) - THE POWER OF BEING - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Racheal GovenderFrom the time that we are born, we are taught to DO things! Every time we accomplish something we are rewarded, which gives us such accomplishment that we choose to pursue more opportunities to DO things so that we can be rewarded again! Education and work is also designed to further entrench ...
Views: 1878(4 votes) - ***Self-Awareness: Emotional Intelligence and the Interplay of Mind, Body and Spirit - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Jo Anne Bishop PhD MPAWhy is self-awareness so important in individual growth and development? What is self-awareness? How can we effectively use it to increase self-knowledge, serenity, balance and personal growth? Self-awareness is defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as the "Conscious knowledge of one's ...
Views: 4518(5 votes) - The SECRET Truth Accountability Plays in Success - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Kris CavanaughAccountability: Whether you love that word or hate it, it is invariably one of the active ingredients for personal and professional success. The importance of accountability is proven in corporate situations where the C.E.O.s are held accountable by a Board of Directors. They have to report ...
Views: 1207(1 vote) - The Lost Investment Banker - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Rand GolletzFrank was the CEO of a large investment bank that was owned by a gargantuan New York bank. His boss Charles, the chairman of the bank, called me to coach Frank. (Frank and Charles are pseudonyms.) As Charles described it, Frank had a “rough engagement style,” which is corporate speak for not ...
Views: 1101 - Change: Is it in the right direction? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Racheal GovenderThe only thing that is constant is change - We’ve all heard that saying at one time or another, and are very aware at how resistant we are to change. But an even more interesting question is: How much time do we spend on our reasons for the change, and getting resources to adapt and “power up” ...
Views: 1273(1 vote) - An unconsidered (unexamined) life is not worth living- Socrates - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Racheal GovenderAn unconsidered (unexamined) life is not worth living- Socrates Have you ever gotten into your car or an airplane, without knowing where you are going? Yet, we often do that with our lives; we start a career, relationship, business, etc and then forget to check where we are going, and what we ...
Views: 5122(2 votes) - Find a Business Coach: 3 Steps to Choosing the Right One for You - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Suzanne EvansPeople ask me all the time, "How do I know if you're the right coach for me, and if you're not, how would I go about finding someone?" I have no difficulty answering this question honestly because I feel very strongly that there truly is no competition. There are three important pieces when ...
Views: 969(1 vote) - Being Aware of Being Aware - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Claude WarnerWe all see the world through our normal eyes, but we are aware that there is much more that exists that we can only see through microscopes and telescopes. Similarly, we see the world through our normal perspectives, paradigms, and beliefs, but there is much that exists that we may not be ...
Views: 2799(2 votes) - Philosophical Coaching and Philosophy - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Andre ZiziPhilosophical coaching is connected with modern science in asking fundamental questions about the nature of what we know or seem to know. Philosophical coaching is the butter and bread of freedom of thought prompted renewal of debate about moral and ethical enquiries. The objective is to help us ...
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