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The unique feeling of being born into a family business-it’s hard to describe if you’ve never lived it
I was in an initial meeting with a client last week when he began to share with me all the feelings and emotions wrapped around being born into a family business. Before he got…
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“Listen In”: Shift in Energy When You Start Being Their Coach
Let’s listen in to my coaching conversation with a senior executive at a large utility company early in my coaching career. I was developing my thinking about how when leaders transition to become coaching…
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Tapping Into Renewable Energy
Tamara Woodbury, the CEO of Girl Scouts, Cactus Pine Council says, “One of our greatest sources of renewable energy is the human spirit.” As the coaching leader, that is the energy you are trying…
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A Partnership Like No Other
Coaching is a very unique and special partnership. As a manager, people know that you are fundamentally trying to get them to be in compliance and produce certain results. But, as a coach, there…
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Lou Holtz On “Why Coaching”
Lou Holtz, the famous Notre Dame Football coach, did a wonderful job of answering the “why coaching” question: He writes, “Coaching gives one a chance to be successful as well as significant. The difference…
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Who Is Your Bill Shover?
Bill Shover is a coach and central character in my story and made an indelible mark on my life. In fact, he is still an important influence. The truth is, when I was a 12-year…
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Family Business Coach – Fundamental Rules to Harmony
Family businesses run the whole range of very dysfunctional to top notch business. What makes a family business go one way or another? There are some basic fundamentals that are essential in running a…
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Family Business Peak Playbook™ – Genuinely appreciate each other for who they are
One of the most common sources of frustration I encounter with the family businesses I coach is the nagging feeling of not being appreciated. You would think this issue resides most commonly with the…
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Coaching Embraces Transparency and Access to Information
Look at the media, internet, etc. We pretty much know all there is to know about everybody. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, it’s all right there to see. Part of the story that a coaching leader…
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Leadership and Competition
Opportunity for a New Form of Leadership By now we have a clearer picture about the world in which we lead. In every crisis is an opportunity. People are looking for teachers and a…
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The End of Leadership!
The end of leadership is a pretty bold statement! If you look around you will see some very dramatic changes in the world. I believe that our traditional leadership structures are falling away and…
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Why we avoid difficult conversations
The most common challenges that we see in teams and organizations is the avoidance of difficult conversations. The top reasons people avoid difficult conversations: #1. They are afraid they might open a big “can…
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