Business
Coaching and Consulting: The New Paradigm
Quite often I run into business owners who know they are in need of assistance but are confused whether they need a coach or a consultant. Often they are not sure what the difference is between the two or they don’t know which one would be appropriate for their situation. The difference between consulting and…
Read MoreMarketing that Works – Four Critical Trends for High Impact Marketing
As a business coach, I often see that implementing effective marketing approaches presents itself as a major challenge for many clients. Today’s marketing trends are changing at a vast and rapid rate. This can make it even more challenging to find and make the most of the valuable trends while they last.
Read MoreFive Tips to Scale Your Business to Grow and Maximize Value
Scaling your business for true growth is essentially what all business owners strive for. You want to increase your revenue quickly and simultaneously keep your costs and use of resources down as you grow. You want to optimize, not duplicate your efforts. You want to increase your performance even under increasingly mounting operational demands and…
Read MoreTime Management: How to Completely Save Your Day
Time and tide wait for no one – Anonymous In an era where productivity rules and the ability to be efficient is of paramount importance, it is easy to see why time management is imperative to success. What’s harder to understand is why it exists as a universal problem. Every business owner or executive seems…
Read MoreThe Art of Business Planning
Setting aside time to plan is rarely at the top of a small business owner’s priority list and is almost never considered an urgent task. Creating general quarterly or end-of-year goals can be an easy task that only takes a few moments of our time, but seldom does this type of ‘goal-setting’ drive us to…
Read MoreSuccess: A Mindset
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson Most of us are looking for growth in nearly every aspect of our lives. But what has the most impact on our…
Read MoreYour Power Circle Equals Your “Power Network” – Not All Network Contacts are Equal
As business professionals – entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and corporate executives – we move quickly to grow our business. It’s seldom we have time – or the choice – to consider with whom we spend our time. We busily navigate through our day picking up friends, colleagues, and associates along the way without much time for reflection…
Read More8 Questions to Help You Move Forward in Any Transition
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Lao Tzu As a business coach, helping clients manage their many business and life transitions is a critical role! Seriously, as business owners we go through transitions many times…almost monthly and life transitions can be almost as frequent. Think of…
Read MoreBest Summer Business Reads
As leaders and business owners, I believe reading can take us and our businesses to new levels. Maybe the following quotes are the best way to express my feelings: “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”- Harry S. Truman “Some people will lie, cheat, steal and back-stab to get ahead…and to think,…
Read MoreThrough the Eyes of the Customer: Get Authentic Feedback that Counts
Getting authentic and valuable customer feedback is absolutely essential to the growth and success of your business. Although, getting this information is not always that easy. Here we will discuss the difference between traditional and modern models of obtaining customer feedback as well as provide you with valuable tips for retrieving this information as easily…
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