Are you a supplier to or partner of your clients? Had an interesting coaching session with a professional services client yesterday in which we discussed this question. I’d never used Partick Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team framework in the context of a ‘seller/buyer’ relationship…
At times we can be our own worst enemy can’t we? We immobilise ourselves with some of the self-talk in our heads. We worry about stuff that might not even be true!!! FEAR – False Expectations Appearing Real. A colleague of mine once said a…
Worth watching Jim Collins (of Good to Great fame) explaining the Stockdale Paradox. Very pertinent today. The people who prevail in the end aren’t the pessimists or the optimists but the positive realists….those who have unwavering faith that they will prevail coupled with the ability…
The philosophy with which I operate my coaching business is centred around a very simple equation called R+R=R+R. Results + Relationships = Retention + Referral. If clients are getting good results and doing business together is enjoyable (ie the relationship is strong) then you create…
I’ve been watching a client consistently implement some excellent disciplines in their business and their lives recently. And it’s a great example to illustrate this picture on my office wall. The disciplines they are implementing are actually very small bite-sized things they do on a…
How often do you genuinely intend to do something, then sit on it, ponder it, kick it around, chat with others about it, get busy with other stuff and then, in the end….not do it?! Jim Rohn said that there is a Law of Diminishing…
We often teach that in business one of the most costly phrases is “I know”. People have said before “I know. I know. I should stop doing X” or “I should start doing Y” and then don’t do it! So if you had aspirations of…
Are you a supplier to or partner of your clients? Had an interesting coaching session with a professional services client yesterday in which we discussed this question. I’d never used Partick Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team framework in the context of a ‘seller/buyer’ relationship…
Interesting conversation with my coach Rob Pickering yesterday. The topic for discussion was a mantra we share at ActionCOACH….. “you don’t grow a business. You grow people and they grow the business“. So here’s the thing. I 100%, categorically, unequivocally, as-if-my-life-depended-upon-it believe this. I really…
For those who struggle to prioritise and manage their relationship with time here’s my take on Stephen Covey’s 4 Quadrants of Time Managament. Let me know what you think.http://lnkd.in/gfYdY8h
