Inc. magazine writes about complacency & a sense of urgency in their current online edition. In this great article, Harvard Business School professor John Kotter, author of A Sense of Urgency and Leading Change, talks about how to lead during a recession Here's an excerpt: John Kotter got … [Read more...] about John Kotter’s Urgent Message for Leaders & Entrepreneurs
Top 10 Leadership Blogs for 2009 Announced
One of the best ways to improve your marketing efforts is to watch and read what others are doing online. But this can be confusing, since promoting your executive coach services isn't the same as selling cars, or real estate or even life coaching. How are the top people in your industry marketing? … [Read more...] about Top 10 Leadership Blogs for 2009 Announced
How to Get More BAM! from Your Business Blog
Recently my tennis pro, Woody Yokum, asked me to keep my left hand on my racket a little longer than usual as I brought my racket back for a right forehand. This helped me get more shoulder rotation. Then I unleashed my stroke and hit the ball. BAM! The ball flew faster and harder than I'd ever … [Read more...] about How to Get More BAM! from Your Business Blog
Complacency: It’s Everywhere…
Combat Complacency to Make Change Happen “Bad business results are both a blessing and a curse. Losing money does catch people’s attention, but it gives less maneuvering room. With good business results, the opposite is true; convincing people of the need for change is much harder, but you have … [Read more...] about Complacency: It’s Everywhere…
Are You Complacent? (And don’t even know it?)
You would think that bad business results would be enough to shake people out of complacency, but complacency is much more common than we think. In the current economic climate, you might assume that workers would be too worried to be complacent. But that’s not true. Author John Kotter, author of … [Read more...] about Are You Complacent? (And don’t even know it?)
Executive Coaches Use Video Marketing
I've been experimenting with short video posts as a means to connect with blog and website visitors. Soon I'm going to offer a marketing video option to executive coaches. Video clips are very powerful to show your expertise along with your personality. Since executive coaching is such a personal … [Read more...] about Executive Coaches Use Video Marketing
Tough Times Call for Disruptive Innovation
“It’s an environment the likes of which managers have never seen—a Great Disruption in which the old rules for success become recipes for failure, and ‘doing more with less’ will not be nearly enough to survive.”—Scott D. Anthony, The Silver Lining: An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times, … [Read more...] about Tough Times Call for Disruptive Innovation
1/3+ of Companies ARE Hiring!
August 2009 Sherpa Coaching News: A summer 2009 survey from Sherpa Coaching tells us that change is in the air, for better or worse: Nearly 30% of firms surveyed have reduced spending on training and development 40% are standing pat In spite of a down economy, 30% of firms surveyed are … [Read more...] about 1/3+ of Companies ARE Hiring!
What’s Needed Next? Transparency & Trust
We need a better way to evaluate our business leaders, assert James O’Toole and Warren Bennis in a recent Harvard Business Review article (“A Culture of Candor,” June 2009). It’s no longer prudent to judge American corporate leaders’ performance solely on the extent to which they create wealth for … [Read more...] about What’s Needed Next? Transparency & Trust
Executive Coaching Survey: High Results
I recently researched the executive coaching field for a white paper I wrote for a client, and discovered a survey on coaching effectiveness I'll share with you here. This is from the Institute of Executive Coaching in Australia. (Armstrong, Melser, Tooth 2007) The Institute’s ongoing … [Read more...] about Executive Coaching Survey: High Results