As you may know, as an executive and leadership coach, I’ve been working to build and grow my business for two reasons: To help as many people as I can to gain the confidence to build a meaningful business or build a meaningful career. I want to help those people avoid the mistakes I made […]
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A few years ago, I had a client who came to me with a problem he was having with one of his managers. This manager created chaos every time he gave her a project to lead. In this situation, she was about to start an extended absence for maternity leave. My client wanted to
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Clients who come to me about a disconnect between how others see them and how they see themselves are struggling with communicating an effective personal brand. Recently, a potential client came to me for a consultation on how others see him. He explained that he had been having problems securing funding for his business, hiring
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For many of my clients, when I ask them, “what does success look like to you?” they’ll give me any number of answers. Some examples of success include excellence in business, taking care of and rewarding your employees, mindfulness, self-awareness, overcoming adversity, internal drive and motivation, or even just doing better today than yesterday. The
Leadership Development Coaching to Create Powerful Change in 2017 Welcome to the New Year! After a holiday season full of industry parties, networking events, family gatherings and a general slow-down of business, it might feel good to just get back to work and a regular schedule. It’s also a great time to look back, particularly
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If you find your leadership style is keeping you playing small, you might want to consider upleveling in any one of these areas. A leader isn’t just someone who says, “Follow me.” They must also have a viable plan, a great deal of personal influence, and the work ethic to keep ahead of a group’s
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If your efforts at communication come from a place of fear and reaction, you’ll struggle to get ahead. Many years ago I worked with a young client who really wanted to move up in the organization, but was having a hard time being seen as a professional, or “management material.” She received feedback from her
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