teamwork

The Quest for Better Teams

September 22, 2013 By Patsi Krakoff

“Teamwork remains the one sustainable competitive advantage that has been largely untapped.” ~ Patrick Lencioni, Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Jossey-Bass, 2005) Corporations increasingly organize workforces into teams, a practice that gained popularity in the ’90s. By 2000, roughly … [Read more...] about The Quest for Better Teams

The New Groupthink:
The Problem with Teams

April 24, 2012 By Patsi Krakoff

Teamwork demands shared responsibility, but it also demands individual contributions. It fails if team members shelter behind the consensus. ~ Robert Heller, Founding Editor, Management Today A recent survey found that 91 percent of high-level managers believe teams are the key to success. But the … [Read more...] about The New Groupthink:
The Problem with Teams

Just How Important Is “Content Marketing” for Coaches?

Content Marketing is now established as a key success factor for many professionals such as lawyers, doctors and many consultants. If you’re a busy successful coach working with organizations, you probably value your word-of-mouth referrals. But pay attention to your online content marketing because anytime you get a referral, you can bet someone’s going to search […]

Blogging for Busy Coaches and Consultants: Fill-in-the-blanks?

There’s no doubt that the costs of NOT blogging (lack of search engine indexing, hard to get found on Web, weak Internet presence) outweigh any excuse you can come up with. Even if you’re busier than most, if you’re in a service business that depends on creating strong credibility and trust, you need to consistently […]

Your Coach Website: 4 Ways to Stand Out from the Others

How does your coach website stand out from your competitors’ sites? Want to know what you can do to optimize your online marketing to get found, get known and get clients? Here’s why this is important: I’m going to ask you to put yourself in the shoes of your ideal clients. Imagine they have a […]