Archive for May 2014

A little while ago I was meeting with a prospective client.  I asked this client one of my favorite questions, “What is your vision for your business?”  She looked at me and said, “I don’t have a vision. What is your vision?”  Nobody has ever turned that around on me before, but I was happy…

Business executives could benefit from a coach for a variety of reasons. Many times the executive is looking to move ahead in his/her career and knows that there are specific areas she needs to improve in order to make that happen. A coach can help an executive identify those areas and work with her to…

The top leadership mistakes often made by entrepreneurs fall into four areas: Identifying too closely with their business Doing everything themselves Forgetting their vision Ignoring leadership lessons The mistake I see most often with entrepreneurs is that they don’t separate themselves from their business.

Authors Sugerman, Scullard and Wilhelm in their book with the same title described, “The 8 Dimensions of Leadership.”  The book lays out a model of eight dimensions of leadership behavior. As leaders, we tend to have natural tendencies in one of these dimensions. These natural tendencies are sometimes called our strengths.

A few months ago I facilitated a leadership workshop for a local chamber group. Many of the participants were small business owners. The energy was just incredible during the workshop.  There were lots of “AHA!” moments. After the workshop, the sponsor came to speak with me. He has owned several businesses in the area for…

Great ideas are everywhere.  There are a lot of great ideas out there.  A great idea fills a need.  It makes something easier for the client, customer, or organization.  In order to develop great ideas, we need to not only be open to them, but also encourage them.  Ask your customers for ideas on how…