Uncomfortable Creating Process? Think Of Them As Traditions

What is your favorite holiday tradition? Is it going to a specific place? Singing carols? A particular meal that you make every year? Whatever the tradition is, it brings with it a feeling of happiness and comfort. You look forward to them. Every tradi…

Realistic New Year’s Goals

By:  Cailin McBee 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in modern times.  Now, more than ever, our health should be on the forefront of our minds.  When the New Year arrives, many people make resolutions; but chasing unrealisti…

Three Tips For Getting In The Zone

You’re standing at home plate. Your bat is back and ready to swing. The pitcher throws the ball. It looks like it is coming towards you in slow motion. You aim the bat and take your swing. You connect and the ball goes flying towards the outfield…

Project Confidence in Your Next Presentation

Many of us feel anxious when we’re speaking or presenting at a big meeting, but there’s lots of research on what you can do to look confident and competent in front of an audience. The key is to pay special attention to your body language. Make eye con…

Always Ask Why

In our coaching sessions, we find that people are reluctant to ask why. Poor managers take the question as a challenge to their authority. Good managers know that why clarifies goals and streamlines operations. Asking why is about determining the reaso…

Coaching an Employee to Solve Problems in New Ways

Sometimes an employee gets stuck while solving a problem. They try once and, when they fail, either give up or try again with the same method. You can help a direct report expand their tool set and consider new approaches with coaching. Start off by as…

Make the Most of Leadership Coaching

Executive coaching can be a big boost to both your performance and job satisfaction. But before you start working with a coach, you need to ask yourself whether you’re ready to do the work. To truly reap the benefits of coaching you must be able to tol…

Close The Loops

In the book Getting Things Done by David Allen the author talks about closing the loops. This is an important part of both the GTD method and the Businetiks system. In today’s hyperspeed stressful world it’s a useful lesson for anyone to le…

Improve Your Critical Thinking Skills

To make good decisions, it’s important to think critically. And, yet, too many leaders accept the first solution proposed to them or don’t take the time to evaluate a topic from all sides. To guard against these mistakes, there are several things you c…

Clear Your RAM

You’ve seen it happen. You have too many browser windows open or too many programs running and your computer slows to a crawl. That’s because your computer is trying to keep too many things in its RAM (Random Access Memory). To get things r…