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 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 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 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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Coach Andrea’s Intro Your mind is very powerful. You know how when buy a new car you start seeing that same car and color everywhere?  Were those cars all hiding in their garage a week ago or has your perception changed?  You have expanded your awareness, changed the way you look at things, and the things you look at have changed. This week Simon Tyler applies this concept to the areas of your life where you don’t like what you see. Quote of the Week “Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is there adequate perception of the world.” ~ Hans Margolius If [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro The good news is you can learn to be a top achiever! In this week’s Tip, Chris Widener shares 6 traits you can build and develop to become successful. He also notes you don’t have to be born with these attributes. How many do you already possess? Quote of the Week “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand.” ~ Woodrow Wilson The DNA of Top Achievers! By [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro After many years of being prompted to write my own Tip, I am sticking my toe in the water this week.  Periodically, I will be sharing my thoughts and learnings with you. Last week’s Tip was from the perspective of a person who has a boss and improving the working relationship with that boss.  This week’s Tip focuses on your behavior, beliefs and assumptions as the boss and how they can get you in trouble. Quote of the Week “Contrary to what I believed as a little girl, being the boss almost never involves marching around, waving your arms, and chanting, ‘I am the boss! I am [...]

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Coach Andrea’s Intro Whether you own your own company, manage others or are an individual contributor, you have a “boss.” Your boss may be your board of directors, your clients, and/or your manager.  No matter which category applies to you, this week’s Tip provides a great checklist for making your boss love you! Quote of the Week “Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.” ~ Eugene S. Wilson Seven Ways to Make Sure Your Boss Thinks You’re Doing a Great Job By Penelope Trunk Know your boss’s priorities. If your boss [...]

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