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.
Strategic planning — 5 best practices
Responses from business leaders about strategic planning I've picked up over time. Take note, these statements and attitudes hinder you as a business leader. "I don't need strategic planning, I'm action oriented. I get things done." "Let's get things done, then if...
I'm overwhelmed as a leader — 5 steps to control
"I'm overwhelmed as a leader." Emails are stacking up. Phone calls keep coming in. Demands on time and decisions pile on. Issues constantly pop up. There's just not enough time. Oh, yes. I know these scenarios only too well. At one point I would keep adding to my...
Monday morning quarterback — 5 ways to tell if you suffer this ailment
What exactly does it mean to be a Monday morning quarterback? It means you know what someone should be doing. What the play is. What the task is. You might even be able to describe the task in detail, exactly how some else should be doing it. It falls under the...
Making decisions — why is it hard to get right?
In case you are wondering, we're not talking about the easy, routine decisions. Why write about the easy case? The easy decisions that have been made with small variances over a long period of time are not the issue. The decisions where you know the various outcomes...
Employee motivation — Who cares?
"Why would I care about employee motivation?" People can only motivate themselves. Besides they are professionals, adults, and need to deal with their own issues. Okay. This attitude believes that people are well adjusted, always in control and always rational beings...
The laziest excuse of all–I'm too busy
THE lazy excuse we love to use. "I'm too busy, I can't get to it." This lazy excuse takes different forms. Your request is not important "..too busy is simply code word for either not interested or simply a means of not being able to manage your life correctly...
7 steps to get people to step up
You've got a business and you want to get people to step up, to take responsibility. How do you get people to step up? A quick story. Michael walked into his office and wanted to offer Neal an opportunity to step up and take on more responsibility. Michael thought,...
Why do managers fail?
Tough question, "Why do managers fail?" The curious thing is that managers often fail right after successes. Why is that? Is the Peter principle alive and well? The Peter principle states that "managers rise to the level of their incompetence." Managers are promoted...
Getting things done with the right tools
Getting things done in a systematic way saves time, especially when you are busy. Period. I started asking myself and others, "What are the best tools to use while getting things done?" There are so many productivity tools out there, how do you know what works? Which...
Prioritize or not, it is up to you
Plan, Prioritize, and Perform. The phone rings again. Another request pops in from a partner to prioritize something new he wants me to do. During the call, two more emails come asking me to do something. The owner just left and wanted this other task completed by...
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