Empowerment is another key trait of great leaders. True leaders make their associates feel emboldened and powerful, not diminished and powerless. It is one of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Habit 4 is “Think Win/Win”. The win/win paradigm shifts the emphasis from the traditional authoritarian supervision (i.e. top-down) model to a cooperative […]
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Building a Foundation for Leadership
Developing leadership skills will enhance your career even if your goals do not include attaining a leadership position Do you want to advance in your career or in your organization? Do you aspire to move to the next level, to gain greater responsibility, to be a leader? Leadership is not just a position. In order […]
Become Known As A Good Listener
Empathetic listening is foundational to effective sales and leadership. Listening is a foundational skill. It is a skill developed and practiced by an effective leader as well as by an effective sales person. Are you a good listener? Really? If you asked anyone this question, I’m pretty sure that the answer you would get is […]
Abolish Negative Self Talk
Are you plagued by negative self-talk? Do you start off your day with anxiety over an event that is looming on your calendar? Or do you feel that you are just never going to succeed – maybe you should just give up and go in a different direction? At the end of the day, are […]
Creating Your Resume – Some Necessary First Steps
Before you put pen to paper and start to list your job history, start by preparing your mindset for a positive and successful journey. Begin with a blank canvas (or sheet of paper) and develop the first 2 habits of Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. The 1st Habit is: “Be […]
Time Management – Don’t be a Victim
Time management is a universal problem in our fast paced, technologically advanced, super-connected world. At some point, nearly everyone feels stressed-out and overwhelmed. Sooner or later, our attempts to control time by multi-tasking and making detailed schedules exhausts us. How can I better manage time is inevitably a question that comes up in coaching conversations. […]
Achieving Your Goals – Turning Inspiration into Accomplishment
How did the last year go for you? Were you inspired after your morning coffee but got to the end of the day without acting on that inspiration? Did you resolve to make a change, to advance your career, or to achieve a higher level of success in your business and then find that it […]