Immediately post second world war W Edwards Deming went to Japan to create order from the crisis that was the Japanese economy.
In Japan he found fertile ground for a set of ideas that had been around since the twenties.
“Quality doesn’t cost, It pays”
What Deming taught the Japanese was largely common sense.
1. Make sure that people [...]
Executive coaching is an investment for you and your business and you need to understand what returns you will get. How exactly will you benefit from it?
On a practical level, much executive coaching nowadays is carried out by phone, so there is no time wasted in travelling to meetings. A phone call can simply be [...]
Nobody in business can fail to have noticed the recent rise in the number of coaches and consultants offering their services. But how do you go about finding a coach who will give you a return on your investment? Executive coaching might be an option for you if you are running your own business or [...]
“Don’t shoot… We’re on the same side.”
Contrary to popular belief, a corporate coaching session with your employees is not the beginning of the change process. Our studies and consulting indicate that, 90% of the time, employees already have a clue that a problem or challenge is on the horizon. Furthermore, some employees have already resolved [...]
With the growing number of expert business people, consultants and coaches keen to make money from multiple streams of income I thought I’d share a WARNING to help you spot genuinely useful information from dangerous scams.
There’s a very simple seduction trick that is deadly powerful when it comes to parting the masses (whether they consider [...]
Over the years I’ve worked with very many coaches and consultants who make their money by selling blocks of time.
This is great but anyone who’s done it - also knows that when they stop working (and selling time) the money soon dries up too. This predicament is not only potentially dangerous, especially for smaller firms, [...]
Have you ever wished yourself away? I am not referring to leaving your precious life on this Earth; but rather, just wished you weren’t a certain way or did not have some particular qualities and mannerisms that were so apparent to you. I know I have.
In the past, I’ve had a very difficult time when [...]
Most of us find coaching employees to be an effective, even enjoyable, approach to leadership and management. Coaching provides a way to help team members grow and develop, while achieving business objectives. But occasionally, we encounter a team member who has an excuse for every situation. How can we help team members like this accept [...]
Recently at a Pharmaceutical meeting in Europe, one of the presenters shared the results of a recent study that demonstrated that Managers who were trained in Eight Step Coaching Skills were out selling DM’s who were not trained in the program. This quantitative data seems to support that the cornerstone of success lies in effective [...]
Imagine stepping into the gym for the first time in your life. There are so many machines and gadgets. What do you do first? Is this one safe? Are you using it right? There are so many questions to ask about trying to get physically fit as well. How much should you push yourself? How [...]