Executive Coaching
The Marketing of You: 5 Simple Tips to Standout Stronger on LinkedIn
Last week I was talking with J.D. Gershbein (if you don’t know him, do find him and connect), and I was saying that I still don’t understand why people don’t leverage the immense power of LinkedIn and JD’s answer was simple – most people don’t commit. And it’s true, if you don’t commit you will…
Read MoreCan an Image Consultant Boost Your Business Worth?
Life coaches move over – here come the image consultants. Half stylist, half personal presence coach, image consultants are the next big wave of indispensable resources elevating your career success. While image consultants are not new to top level executives, they are becoming more prevalent for the masses. While working with an image consultant may…
Read More8 Ridiculously Simple Tips to Become More Likeable in Business
When all things are equal, people will always choose do business with individuals they like over those that are difficult, forceful or flat-out low energy. Being viewed as likeable can propel your career and firmly position you as a business partner of choice. It will set you up for more powerful collaborations and move others…
Read MoreIs Business Ready for the World of a Contingent Workforce?
What do you think about this prediction? By 2030 only 9% of the US workforce will be permanent employees – meaning 91% of us will fall under the category of contingent workforce. I had been thinking about this and wondering how my organization could move to a place where nearly all of my team was…
Read More7 Questions to Ask Yourself As You Are Goal Setting for 2018
Accelerated success in 2018? Sounds great doesn’t it? Get the right mindset and you’ll attain success? Easy peasy. But no matter what everyone is selling you, you still have to generate actions that will lead you to the right results. If you know me, you know I lead from the corner office, but I never…
Read More10 Tips to Combat Decision Overload at the Office
You have made your way to the top because you are someone who is able to make decisions – so how then is it that something you do so well is actually beginning to suck the life out of you? Think about your brain like your cell phone battery. The more you roam the internet…
Read MoreExecutive Tips: Is ‘Learnability’ on Your Checklist When You Hire
I liked this article that I read on learnability. In it, they define learnability as, “the desire and capability to develop in-demand skills to be employable for the long-term”. While I like the article and agree with the concept, I can’t help but think that this isn’t too dissimilar from looking for someone with initiative. …
Read More10 Excuses Leaders Lean On for Not Letting Go of Employees and 8 Things to Keep in Mind in Order to Say Goodbye
Every top business professional knows the logic behind Jim Collin’s phrase ‘get the wrong people off the bus.’ They also know that one of the key reasons executives are released from their jobs is when they fail to lead the people on their teams to deliver against expectations. So why is it then that one of the most difficult…
Read More5 Things Executives Should to Do Today to Change Jobs and Increase Earnings
There are two kinds of people in the world, the ones who wish they had a better job and the ones who do what to need to do to rise to the next level. The funny thing is that planning for the next level seems to be just as tough for executives in the corner…
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