Business Coaching Blog

Because you will... Build trust that you know what you are doing. Give direction to yourself and your team. Build leverage with key partners. Put order in your days and priority lists. Become more effective. To do this takes preparation, a lot of work, homework and...

You will... Create confidence in your team, your senior managers,your boss, your board,your customers, your partners. A side benefit is it solidifies your thinking and confidence in where you are taking your business. Demonstrate that you have your act together. Give...

Set aside time weekly, if not daily, to do active business planning. Most of us are far too busy working "in the business" to take time to work "on the business." Getting clear about your vision for your business will go along way to get you focused on "doing the...

CEOs Cyan Perry and Darwin Mendyke Mentor, Phil Bride (middle). ...seven other young entrepreneurs, secured money from a local investor panel last week. See the the full article on OregonLive. All eight young entrepreneurs are part of Beaverton Chamber of Commerce's...

Here are few highlights: Unlimited Vacation Days Flex hours Sport Celebrations where the whole company is encouraged to participate Volunteer Days Opportunities to Do Meaningful Work on-site with customers or partners Company Cruise for everyone, yes everyone The...

Know clearly what you want and why. "Why in the world do I need this just to get people to do their jobs? Besides, I don't have time." Consider that delegating tasks requires alignment to be effective. The best way to get people aligned is to be outrageously clear...

Only 4 spots available. It doesn't matter if you know how to fly fish, have the equipment, or not—we'll get you set up. It does matter if you have business issues you want to tackle, bring it. Contact me, Phil, right away at 503-753-9971 or...

The mobile app captures a speech, helps improve public speaking skills, stores your speeches, and indicates whether filler words are used—umm, like, uh. Good luck to Snigdha at the "Western Regional Competition in Frisco, Texas, on May 8 and 9, where she will compete...

It can be too much for us to consciously think through all our activities. So we form habits, habits of thought and habits of activities to get us through the day. We view the world through these habits, perspectives and attitudes. The question is, do our habits help...

Skills, abilities, and directions all became fair game for this big re-think. I thought through how I put into practice everything I had been writing about, working on, and showing others. Planning became the centerpiece. To do lists then became one of many tools and...