9 (bad) Habits to stop now!
Do an 80/20 analysis of your customer base in two ways–which 20% are producing 80%+ of my profit, and which 20% are consuming 80%+ of my tim
Google Spent Years Studying Effective Bosses. Now They Teach New Managers These 6 Things. The transi
While these six attributes may seem basic, according to a New York Times article, the results are anything but. Google reported a statistica
4 Signs an Executive Isn’t Ready for Coaching
The stigma of asking for or being assigned an executive coach is vanishing quickly. The growth of the industry tells us so. In the U.S. alone, $1 billion was spent on business, personal and relationship coaches last year, according to IbisWorld, up about 20% from five years earlier. And the number of business coaches worldwide has zoomed more than 60% since 2007, according to one coaching association. But while executive coaches have improved the performance of many already-g
What's your motto?
INTJ: I told you, and, as always, I was right. INTP: Too genius to clean my room. INFP: My precious little inner world is too fragile for… everyone. INFJ: I live for my cause, I would die for my cause, and I’ll kill for my cause, if needed. ENFP: If I met Jesus and Satan in a bar, the three of us would be best buddies after a few drinks. ENTJ: Keep up with me, or die trying, or die for not trying. ENFJ: I follow my heart; you all will follow my heart, too. ENTP: Smash my argu
The Importance Of Values: 12 Ways Startups Can Build Their Ethical FoundationUntitled
Companies are forged based on their ethics. Not only are ethical values the building blocks of any startup, they can be critical in determining how a company deals with certain situations and how it handles internal and external issues. Setting a strong ethical framework in place is necessary to ensure that the company doesn’t find itself in hot water later in its life, with potentially devastating effects on its development. But how can a business figure out what values make
Why we don't do what we said we will do?
In my advanced leadership course, we conclude by having each participant share their greatest challenges to success and how we can help them achieve it. In most cases (if not all), the greatest challenge people have is, it's stepping out of their comfort zone. Often times, it's clouded by different emotional or inborn resistance. As one CEO shared with us that why she wasn't holding her senior manager accountable was because "he could be my father". Or, another one shared tha
The Fourth Commandment Of Family Business Succession: Have A Life Outside The Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/07/08/the-fourth-commandment-of-family-business-succession-have-a-life-outside-the-business/#3ad8767a6291 I once met a prominent family business psychologist, and he shared with me a very powerful insight. He often gets called into family businesses to help wIith the family's business succession plan. One of the things he insists on is meeting the spouse of the founder, owner or CEO. If he ascertains that the only reason
Why are the ignorant, ignorant of their ignorance?
You don't know, what you don't know!
The Silo Mentality: How To Break Down The Barriers
The Silo Mentality as defined by the Business Dictionary is a mindset present when certain departments or sectors do not wish to share information with others in the same company. This type of mentality will reduce efficiency in the overall operation, reduce morale, and may contribute to the demise of a productive company culture. Silo is a business term that has been passed around and discussed at many board room tables over the last 30 years. Unlike many other trendy manage
How to create the career of your choice!
So you were hired for your dream job (or so you thought). Only now, you’ve realized that it’s not what you expected it to be. Maybe you were a bit idealistic about the industry and thought the work would be more meaningful than it actually is. Or maybe the working environment doesn’t play to your strengths—you prefer independent work when everything’s based around teams, or there are just too many rules to follow. Now you feel let down and restless, and you’re wondering wheth
