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Bigger vs. Better

Bigger and better are in the news a lot this week because the new iPhone has people commenting on the things they like or dislike about a larger iPhone. For your business, this is a good way of thinking about your marketing… How do you do something that is bigger? New clients? Bigger projects? Or, […]

Coaching Isn’t Just For When You Are Down…

You can need and use a coach when things are going well. That’s the big misperception about coaching, that you only need a coach or a consultant when things have gone off the rail. But you really should be checking in with a coach or mentor in an ongoing timeframe.

When You Do Free Things…

Free is both a blessing and a curse…and it has been this way for a long time. So I get it, I am late to the party on this topic. But what I hate seeing is consultants and businesses telling me that they are going to do some free work or pro bono work in […]

Yesterday I wrote about how I can help a business… Now, I know that not everyone is going to hire me…unfortunately for you its just not possible. Since I can’t be everywhere at once, I wanted to share a few tips with you to help you get the most out of your consultants… * Find […]

How I Help…

Recently I was asked about what my work in organizational development does to help people…and I thought that was a good question because most people don’t really have a good answer. I’m not one of them. As an organizational development consultant, I have one primary driver and that is to improve my client’s condition. Simple. […]

What Is Coaching?

I am often asked about coaching….its on my website so it is a fair question. Here are a few of the things I tell anyone that is curious about my coaching: * It begins with where do you want to go * The objective is the key * Any good consultant is a coach * […]

Process Improvement Isn’t…

One of the wheels of my expertise is process improvement…and because it is an easy thing to misunderstand, I am going to explain a bit about it here. Process improvement isn’t about strangling every last imperfection out of a process…oh no, just the opposite, it is about making sure that the essentials are in place […]