Almost everyone keeps a “to-do” list. We begin the New Year with resolutions to start new regimes to make us healthier, wealthier, and, hopefully, wiser. What’s needed is a “to-stop” list of bad habits, when it comes to communicating and interacting with our peers, colleagues, direct reports and … [Read more...] about 20 Common Habits to Stop
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Thanks …Here’s how it works for blogging services
Thanks for your confidence in ordering customized blogging services from Content for Coaches. We don't blog for many people because we believe that blogging should be a personal communications tool. However, for certain clients who are working in the executive coaching and leadership training … [Read more...] about Thanks …Here’s how it works for blogging services
Branding Your Blog: Content Marketing Tips
Branding Your Blog: Tips and Tag Lines Branding is more than finding a clever name for your blog. It starts there, but then you must extend the brand with a tag line, logo design, colors, your photo and bio, and create a consistent profile everywhere on the Net, including Twitter and … [Read more...] about Branding Your Blog: Content Marketing Tips
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
The Language of Leadership: Inspiring Change
“Human communication has its own set of very unusual and counterintuitive rules.” — Malcolm Gladwell What does it take to transmit bold new ideas to people who don’t want to hear them? How can the language you use facilitate enthusiastic, energetic implementation? Transformational … [Read more...] about The Language of Leadership: Inspiring Change
5 Highly Valued Minds for the Future
“The empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” — Winston Churchill In a ruthless, globally competitive market, companies cannot afford the luxury of holding onto more employees than they need. With economic constraints and technological advances, some jobs are being eliminated completely … [Read more...] about 5 Highly Valued Minds for the Future
Content Marketing Matters: Here’s the question…
"Content Marketing" is the Buzz-du-Jour among marketers everywhere, both on and offline. But it really isn't anything new. Smart marketers have been using these "new" writing techniques and content strategies for decades. Direct marketers, in their long sales letters, are expert at this. The … [Read more...] about Content Marketing Matters: Here’s the question…
How It Works
There’s no question that staying in touch with past, present and future clients by providing quality information is an essential marketing tactic. It doesn't matter if you’re publishing a newsletter, blog, or white papers. When you send out regular content consisting of valuable information people … [Read more...] about How It Works
Once Again: Just How Do You Motivate People?
You know you have a talented group of people working for you. You may have personally hired some of them or seen their excellent work in other teams. But all of this talent is meaningless if you cannot raise the bar and motivate people to produce their best work ever, for you and your team, right … [Read more...] about Once Again: Just How Do You Motivate People?