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A Great Business Quote from Ralph Nader
- Originally posted 4/25/2012, revised 7/18/2023. The Quote: “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” Which, of course leads to the question you should be asking yourself; Am I, and the systems in my business, division or area of responsibility focused on developing leaders? If not, why not? It is often said […] Read More
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Arrogance and Incompetence – The Deadly Elixir of Poor Performance
- This Blog was written by my good friend and colleague ActionCOACH Kevin Weir (republished with permission). The Peter Principle tells us that a person will rise to their level of incompetence. This may be true in all sorts of endeavors. However most individuals, when they reach this level, willingly ask for assistance or will be […] Read More
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The Top Six Misconceptions About Business Coaching
- Business and executive coaching is an increasingly popular tool that many entrepreneurs and business owners are turning to in order to improve their performance, gain competitive advantage, and achieve their goals. However, despite its growing popularity, there are still many misconceptions about what business and executive coaching is and how it can benefit individuals and […] Read More
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What Can We Learn About Business from The Boston Pops – Part 2
- Originally posted 7/31/2014, revised 4/1/2022. About two weeks ago I went to a wonderful Boston Pops concert at Tanglewood. While enjoying the concert, my mind wondered to business, and I had two Blinding Flashes of the Obvious (BFOs). My first BFO was the subject of Part 1 of this post, that a well-run business is like […] Read More
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Would I Fire My Client If I Owned His Company?
- Originally posted 10/10/2014, revised 1/6/2022. During a coaching session the other day, one of my clients asked me a very interesting question. To paraphrase his question –> given his shortcoming number one, and shortcoming number two, and etc., “if you (meaning me) owned my (meaning his) company and I was your employee, would you fire […] Read More
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It Is Not Too Early To Begin 2022
- Originally posted 12/4/2014, updated 12/8/2021 As the end of 2021 approaches a little introspection is in order. As a business owner, some of your fundamental roles include: coaching planning setting goals interviewing and hiring training creating managing How are you doing so far this year regarding your time in these areas? Ask yourself a few […] Read More
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Getting Through Those Conversations You Don’t Want to Have
- Originally posted 12/2/2015. I was recently reading a great article in Success Magazine by Shelley Levitt about difficult, delicate and distasteful conversations. Several of the points in the article bear repeating with emphasis. But first some background. Many managers, leaders or entrepreneurs work very hard at avoiding these kinds of conversations. This is a big […] Read More
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Three Mini Blogs
- Originally posted 3/2/2016. Effective Delegation – Step 1 I’ve been rereading “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. In 7 Habits, an important distinction is made between “Gofer Delegation” and “Stewardship Delegation.” I realized that in my ongoing series of blogs on the subject of Effective Delegation I failed to make […] Read More
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2016 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 1
- Originally posted 4/7/2016. I must say, the Business Excellence Forum (BEF) gets better each year. There were more than 500 business owners, executives, team members and business coaches in attendance. With that many attendees, there were plenty of formal and informal exchanges of ideas and best practices. This year’s forum had some amazing keynote speakers […] Read More
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2018 Business Excellence Forum – Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2
- Originally posted 4/4/2018. While reviewing my notes for this blog, I noticed that I omitted two Elizabeth McCormick BFOs from Part 1 When things get hard, ask yourself “Do I Want This?” CAN Communicate – Positive & Proactive Aviate – Take Action Navigate – Clarity Elizabeth McCormick was followed by Chris Voss, CEO of The […] Read More
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