Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
From: Mr.Nicola Abraham,
Email: amicablenicola1954@yahoo.fr
Contact from PcmaOnline.com [Note PCMA is a real organization to which I belong called the Professional Coaches and Mentors Association. Somehow the author was able to spoof the contact from field and mail merge the salutation field though Mr. Mike is not a way most folks address me. While I’m looking to add new clients and grow my practice, this is not exactly what I had in mind.… Read the rest
While lots of us are smart – or at least think we are – almost all of us fall prey to the same common mistake of confusing effectiveness and effort. While effort is really important, the fact of the matter is that trying harder with the wrong approach won’t do much to make you successful.
Why is this important?
There are three behaviors as an executive and leadership team coach that I look for: is the situation diagnosed or understood correctly, are the right (e.g.… Read the rest
Save the Whales was founded 1977 to preserve endangered species of whales.
With tongue someplace in cheek, preserving your career network may not be far behind. Act now or your career network too will be endangered
Why is this important?
Because your career network is probably the most important asset you have today for getting advice and help on your current job, as well as your next job.… Read the rest
The are resources to help you manage your day, your week, and even your life are endless. Some are there for you to buy , and some are there for you to engage . Some of the resources are a combination of both , and appear overwhelming enough to make the eyes of the most motivated glaze over.
None will work unless you have the discipline to make them work.… Read the rest
The voice at the other end of the voicemail sounded sincere and the message they left earlier about the possible job sounds great. But is too good to be true just that: too good to be true?
And can you trust the recruiter who left the message?
The short answer is “maybe”. And here’s more.
I spend my work life coaching people and teams to up their performance game, and one of ways to enhance performance is to improve the ability anticipate what’s coming down the pike.… Read the rest
The reader responded simply to the post “How to be Discovered .” “I just want,” she wrote, “to make myself visible.”
There are a few general things to consider and at least four things she might do based on what’s going on.
Here are the considerations that would run through my mind were I coaching her: