Leadership & Coaching

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Leave quickly and quietly and no one will get hurt…

Leave quickly and quietly and no one will get hurt…

Vacation and rest in general have become a bit of a foreign concept to me in the six years as a business owner and far more absent over the past 3 months as I have been consumed with a recent... (Continue reading)

Innovative Thinking Requires a Work Break

Innovative Thinking Requires a Work Break

Many of us hear the word vacation, and we automatically think of a million reasons why we can’t take a one. We get stressed at the idea of leaving our work behind for a week, and about the problems we... (Continue reading)

Are You Managing, Coaching, or Enforcing

Are You Managing, Coaching, or Enforcing

Too often today, managers – whether supervisors, directors, or even owners – see their role as the creator and enforcer of rules. “Be on time…,” they tell their employees, “or I will have to write you up.” “Be a team... (Continue reading)

Are you a Strategic Leader?

Are you a Strategic Leader?

Strategic. Planning. Planning – putting thought into the next step, next day, next year, next expansion. Strategic – is most often associated with the military. Generals plot and study maps, cultures, people, plans of attack, and every other detail available... (Continue reading)

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

“To build a durable, long-term business, the entrepreneur will eventually have to abandon the rules that got him/her started.” –HBR 1999 Successful entrepreneurs tend to build their business in a somewhat protected niche that allows each customer to be... (Continue reading)

Lead Passionately!

Lead Passionately!

I have been so looking forward to writing this article because as a leadership and life coach, one of my favorite clients to coach is the one who is trying to discover their passion. They’ve gotten “stuck” and want... (Continue reading)

Coach, Consultant or Trainer?

Coach, Consultant or Trainer?

“I don’t know which we need; I only know we need help…” “It’s frustrating trying to figure out who we should be working with…” “I don’t think any of these will solve the whole problem…” “Doesn’t anyone do what... (Continue reading)

Protecting your Leadership Asset

Protecting your Leadership Asset

The election is over for another four years. The economy is still in a state of flux. The end of another year is fast approaching. You met all your goals and stuck to all your New Year’s Resolutions from... (Continue reading)

Productivity and Workforce

Productivity and Workforce

Over the past twenty years, companies, and particularly American companies, have emphasized growing productivity as the means to greater profitability and growth. Yet, in most cases, the growth in productivity has been the result of staff reductions and putting greater... (Continue reading)

The Brand of your Leadership

The Brand of your Leadership

As a leader, what role do you play in the marketing and branding of your company? Let us ensure we are on the same page by first understanding what constitutes branding. According to Martin Roll, CEO of Venture Republic,... (Continue reading)

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