Enhance your leadership skills with Coaching.

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  Offering Global Certificate in Leadership Coaching (Through LifeAction Coaching, Inc. Alliance With iNTERNAL iMPACTTM ) LifeAction Coaching, Inc. founded by Lynn Zettler,PCC has finalized an alliance with iNTERNAL iMPACTTM, founded by Jane Creswell, MCC and creator of the IBM Global Coaches Network. We're excited to be a part of this … [Read more...]

How do I set goals for my business and employees?

  “Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.”   ~Brain Tracy   Yes, businesses can grow without formal goals, but they may not grow as fast or in the direction desired.  Having focus on what you want and aligning your team behind it is the most efficient and effective way to achieve the success that you want for your … [Read more...]

Employee Conflict

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  Although I’ve lived through my own conflicts with colleagues, direct reports and bosses during my 20 year corporate experience, I now see how these situations arise and play out in other businesses through my coaching clients.  No matter where you are, boss, owner or employee, conflicts  occur.   One of my favorite quotes … [Read more...]

Under the Influence

by David Castillo Dominici

    Look familiar?  Ever feel like you are trying to lead a team this way?   I’ve worked with many clients at different levels of the leadership cycle, from CEO’s to new leaders.  A common theme amongst them all is the challenge of leading by influence rather than through power.  Whether it’s a CEO working … [Read more...]

Eat your own dogfood

by Grant Cochrane

  It's Saturday night and I'm kicking back after a day downtown at the  Superbowl festivities in Indianapolis.  The city looks great, the transportation and customer service was impeccable and the zipline was amazing to watch (didn't want to wait in line for my turn and would prefer a zipline over a rainforest in the Caribbean rather … [Read more...]

Own Fabulous as your brand

  "Yeah, yeah," you're saying.  "I'm fabulous, I hear you, but I don't really believe it and I'm not sure what it will take to believe it either." If you are stuck in this montra, then you need to read something I found recently:  Ellen Lubin-Sherman wrote a 'fabulous' article in TFW magazine last month (Why Women Need to Own … [Read more...]

How to retain your employees. ASK them.

I heard a great presentation yesterday by Ann Clifford of Safari Solutions who gave us some great news about the economy.  As a recruiter, Ann explained that they are typically the leading indicator of whether or not we are coming out of the recession.  Well, business is booming!  Good news. Ann also talked about employee retention and what is … [Read more...]

What is Integrity and the 800 pound gorilla?

To me, it’s what you do when no one is looking, or it may be ignoring the 800 lb. gorilla in the room.  Heaven forbid we talk about that.   Lack of integrity can be the biggest leadership killer.  It sends a message to your team that maintaining transparency and honesty is only valued some of the time.    Now they have to figure out when it … [Read more...]

Can you really have love in the workplace?

Now you may be thinking that I'm going to discuss romantic relationships in the office, but that's not where I'm going.  So if this disappoints you, you may want to stop reading now. What I want to discuss is more along the lines of love, service and contribution in the work place.  I've been reading the book The Case For Servant Leadership by … [Read more...]

Three tips for new businesses

When we walk into a bookstore, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Half Priced Books… whichever you prefer, there is a section for businesses.  Inside that section is volume after volume of advice for small business owners.  Universities offer degrees specifically geared towards small business owners.  With the plethora of information available, … [Read more...]