Coach Andrea’s Intro Is someone at work pushing your buttons?  Does this lead you to frustration and anger?  This week’s Tip describes a simple process to follow that changes your reaction and the outcome. Quote of the Week “The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes–ah, that is where the art resides!” ~ Arthur Schnabel Business Coaching and the Power of the Pause By Andrea Novakowski Cara was a manager at a Providence, RI consulting firm who could always be counted on to get the job done. She had a hard-driving style that got results, and her boss recognized how valuable she was [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Inspiration, insight, intuition? Are you the type of leader who regularly listens to information that comes to you in this manner?  This week’s Tip by Simon Tyler reminds us that there is a wealth of guidance that can be gleaned by tapping into your own wisdom. Quote of the Week “Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It’s not to have a detailed plan of everything that you’re going to do. You can’t plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it.” ~ Eric Schmidt The Perfect Consultant [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro For those of you who have done the PaperRoom with me, you are familiar with the iceberg analogy that Brian Tracy speaks about in this week’s Tip. The iceberg applies to yourself and others.  The more we become aware of what is below the surface and how it impacts behavior, the more successful we can be in connecting and leading others, and ourselves. Quote of the Week “What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do?” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche People Are Like Icebergs By Brian Tracy It’s not easy.  Individuals are incredibly complex.  They [...]

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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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