Coach Andrea’s Intro In 50% of my coaching calls and meetings last week, we discussed teams and how to make them even more successful.  Whether you are the leader or the follower in a team, this week’s Tip by Chris Widener provides key principles that if applied will take your team to the next level. They are simple and easy to understand.  An evaluation checklist is provided at the end of the Tip. Quote of the Week “Players win games, teams win championships.” ~ Bill Taylor Secrets of Successful Teams By Chris Widener To be a success is not always to be a success individually. In fact, most of the [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk to a group of highly enthusiastic and energized business owners in Concord, MA.  The time for creating goals for 2012 was upon us. About half of the group raised their hand when asked if they’d already created their goals for 2012.  Congratulations was in order!  Next, I asked if they believed they would accomplish these goals.  Not all of those hands remained raised.  This week’s Tip includes the 6 steps I used to help the business owners in Concord, as well as my clients, answer YES I Can! Quote of the Week “We would accomplish many more things [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro When you delegate a job to one of your staff, why don’t you get back what you asked for?  One way to get closer at hitting 100% on your requests is to be clear in your communication.  Natalie Manor’s Tip this week is a great reminder about creating that clarity. Quote of the Week “The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.” ~ Joseph Priestley Are You Creating Clarity? By Natalie Manor This is crucial to building a confident communication habit.  Make sure that you are clear each and every time you speak and/or write and that the other(s) in communication with you understands [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro This week’s Tip by Nancy Solomon is a reminder to continue to step into your greatness.  You are here in this life to be you! Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine! Quote of the Week “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it – but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes You Were Born to Be Brilliant By Nancy D. Solomon Embedded deep within our souls, in the very fiber of our DNA, is our blueprint for greatness.  Each [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Happy New Year! There are so many articles on the internet about goal setting.  Whether you own your own business or work for someone else, the key for setting goals is choosing what will be most important to you.  What makes the biggest impact for you in your life?  Steve Straus’s article reminds you to be conscious in this process. Elevating Life By Steve Straus “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” ~  Henry David Thoreau The key to this quote is not “endeavor” it’s “conscious.” You can work hard, endeavor, on the wrong [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro During the hustle of December, I can lose sight of my priorities as my to do list grows and grows. Taking a few extra minutes to reset priorities makes a huge difference.  This week’s Tip shares 5 ideas on how to keep your priorities front of mind and get them done. It’s that time of year when you take note of how you did on your goals and determine what’s most important for the upcoming year.  See the Ideas and Information section for a process to capture your accomplishments and set your goals. One of my priorities is to enjoy my family during this holiday season, so [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro During this holiday season, I’d like you to be thinking about what you can do to take care of the people in your organization.  How can you show your appreciation for a job well done and keep people moving forward with the mission and vision of the company? This week’s tip by Jon Gordon provides just such a recipe. Quote of the Week “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” ~ Andrew Carnegie A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture By [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro One of the biggest changes I was involved with as a business owner was selling my business.  The first time my partner and I tried to sell, we were not transparent and all our employees quit during the process.  And did I mention I was 7 months pregnant?  We learned from our actions and the results.  The second time we were successful.  We shared as much as we could with our employees along the way.  Read on for Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch’s suggestions on leading through change. Quote of the Week “Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro This week’s Tip by Art Sobczak is a great reminder to only ask one question at a time. Sometimes, in coaching, I get so excited about what the client is telling me that I can start to rattle off a slew of questions.  And then I remember, people can only answer one question at a time.  Be thoughtful about the question you ask and then listen for the answer. Here in the U.S. next week is Thanksgiving. A very Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Thank you for sharing your ideas, thoughts, feedback, challenges and successes with me. I am honored to be included in your life. There [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Want to build your self-confidence?  This week’s Tip by Graham Jones, provides a quick and easy technique to remind you of what you are doing well. Quote of the Week “Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.” ~ Dr. Thomas Arnold Bennett Ensuring Quick Wins By Graham Jones, Ph.D You will probably have long-term goals related to your ambitions, but have you broken them down into medium- and short-term goals?  I encourage leaders who lack confidence to identify short-term goals because if and when they [...]

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