Business Coaching Blog
Business leaders, owners, managers all know that continuous improvement truly never ends. You’re either getting better or becoming stagnant.
We seek to aid that continuous improvement with our business blogs. Topics include leadership, management, strategic planning, best practices, and more.
How to create effective leadership
What exactly does effective leadership mean? Soft skills? 5 Levels of leadership? Getting projects organized? Getting a team in place? A book you read, a class you took, a workshop you attended? And a host of other "answers" that don't put the question into focus. To...
Why you are no good at delegation
Oh crap, I know all about delegation. I delegate all the time. And I've read a book on delegation. So, how come these tasks weren't done!? I walk the floor all the time. I tell them what I want. Why aren't they stepping up? I travel to all the offices and tell them...
What can I do? It's a dilemma.
What can I do? I ran into a person I know over lunch the other day and struck up a conversation. The conversation happened at one of the food carts near my office. "How are things? I asked truly interested." "Oh...okay. I'm slammed though." "What do you mean?" "I've...
To do list — How to prioritize
I knew how to prioritize. I did it all day all the time. It's easy. "You build a to do list and tackle it." Easy. Nick complained there so much to do all the time. He couldn't get ahead. Everything was important. Nick would get new actions that "he had to get done...
[You are invited] Get unstuck workshop
You are invited to "Get Unstuck: your business, your staff, you." A complimentary workshop. Learn more >> In the workshop you will learn: The key reasons a business becomes stuck How staff gets stuck What to do when you just don’t know the next step What...
Never good enough
What's the point in the complaint, "it's never good enough for you." When I coached, we set up drills to build control for the athletes. The sport? Competitive club ski racing. High speed, precise, on-the-edge, yet fluid skiing. A series of sprints. The various drills...
5 steps to avoid sucky meetings
Avoid sucky meetings. Get better at running meetings. Lisa ran the weekly meeting. The first 10 minutes always started out with jokes and banter then slowly settled into a routine. The meeting lasted 45 - 60 minutes. Actual topics were covered in less than half the...
7 essentials for a Manufacturing Business Plan
When was the last time you, personally, tackled your manufacturing business plan? Hiring a consultant to develop one for you does not count. The plan is his not yours. A manufacturing business plan really needs to be yours. No one else. Having a good up-to-date...
7 key Leadership Traits you need
Have you ever wondered if you have the right leadership traits? Me too. Here are some leadership traits I've heard over my career. Be highly knowledgeable. (knowledge is power). Put in the time. Do the due diligence. Be a strong decision maker. Have charismatic...
Strategy execution — 7 must knows
The meeting was about strategy execution, at least that was what I thought. Matt walked into the office dressed very nicely. Matt and his partner had researched and written a beautiful strategic plan. Matt presented the target markets, the areas of focus. The target...
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