Is it Your Responsibility, or Somebody Else’s Problem?
Have you ignored “some else’s problem” lately? As you go about your day, do you notice opportunities not just for big interventions, but for little ones as well? Do you take responsibility?
Coaching
Can A Great Coach Take You to a Championship Level?
What might we learn from Coach Urban Meyer and The Ohio State Buckeyes’ performance this week? Can a great coach take your team to a championship level?
You Are a Change Leader
Change leaders are a unique breed. To an extent they are born, not made. There are certain skills necessary to be successful and they can be developed!
What Do Successful Entrepreneurs Want This Christmas?
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! What do successful market leaders want for Christmas? I’ve spent significant time on the road and the phone this year talking, walking, and working with entrepreneurs. I thought you might be interested to learn want the want in their life in 2015 and beyond….
How Entrepreneurs Can Get More Time Out of Their Holidays
I love the holidays, it’s my favorite time of the year. I thought I would share three of my favorite tips to help you enjoy the holidays. I know you’re busy so let’s get started.
How Can Serving Entrepreneurs Find Their Best Clients?
How do you increase the average sales transaction for your growing business? It’s funny, we coach clients on the different ways we can grow a client’s business, but fail to apply the same thinking to our own businesses. Before I get any more notes from people saying, “My clients would…
Can You Create Enough Value for a 7 Figure Coaching Client?
How do you create enough value so that a client pays you seven figures or beyond for coaching them for a year? I chose this amount because of a recent article I saw in Fortune Magazine, The Advice Issue, on stands until November 17. Tony Robbins is on the cover…
Why Are Businesses Delusional & Blind to Customers Needs?
Business owners are delusional about how well they are doing in delivering exceptional experiences to their customers. They create systems and processes from their experience of what makes sense to them and not from the perspective of their customers. Entrepreneurs know what products or services they are offering but are…
The Secret to Luck
When I graduated from college back in 1991, I had already been working as a communications manager for a medium-sized company ($75 million) for two years. Mind you, this was during a heavy recession: while many of my fellow graduates were looking to become looking at temporary positions as waiters or bank tellers, I was fortunate to be earning an above-average salary and had already accumulated a considerable amount of experience. You might say that it was luck. But was it?
3 Ways Leaders Can Identify and Remove Their Blind Spots
My extended family lives over 15 hours away, which makes for a long road trip for our family to visit them. We always complete the trip in one day. I can’t tell you the number of times I use my rear-view mirrors to navigate the road on those trips. I…