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Casual Articles - You, Your Team, and Your Coach
There are various ways to market your website on the internet however, they have a single purpose and that is to get SERPS ranking. SERPS stands for search engine result pages. These are the pages that come up with you do an internet search. The higher ranking the site the lower the page number and the higher the site is on the results listing.Article marketing is a great way to raise your ranking and get SERPS that can help you increase your website traffic and your ranking. Article marketing is about creating content that is informative, interesting and relevant to yo
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at t
If there was a single thing that business tends to fall victim of, is it how cash flow is managed and controlled within a business. In fact It is believed that most businesses that stopped trading could have survived with their current level of trade had their cash flow been in better shape. Here are some common issues.Seasonality.Most business will have busy times and quiet times throughout their year based on the type of business they are in.However time and time again, I see sales forecasts that are exactly the same month after month which are based on
Some points are so obvious it seems silly to even mention them but experience suggests that, just as common sense is not really so common, we can be blindly oblivious of what seems obvious.
1. You can not influence the direction of a body at rest! When you sit in your car at a stop sign, with your foot on the brake, turning the wheel back and forth produces no results. The idea here is to understand the importance of getting started. It doesn't matter if we start in a totally wrong direction,if we are in motion we can change direction, a little or a lot, slowly or quickly as things begin to happen, but we must first be in motion!
2. You can not become the person you want to be while remaining the person you are!
Leo Tolstoy once said, "Everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to change himself."
To effect change we must accept change - even hunger for change.
In order to get the motion started and to help you determine its direction you coach will need to ask the management team a lot of questions, such as:
What's going on in your business right now that:
Worries you?
Makes you nervous?
Scares you?
Angers you?
Disappoints you?
Embarrasses you?
Pleases you?
Makes you smile?
Makes you proud?
Makes you feel optimistic?
What happened in the past year that should not have happened?
How much did it cost the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
How could it have been avoided?
Have steps been taken to make sure it can't happen again?
What didn't happen in the past year that should have happened?
What was the cost to the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
What could or should have been done to make it happen?
Is it salvageable - can we make it happen this year?
Have we taken steps to make sure we won't make this mistake again?
What are the overall greatest concerns and challenges envisioned by the management team - for the organization as a whole and by department?
It's important for the coach to make sure that he, and each team member, is aware of the perspective, attitude, and concerns of all involved parties.
The question now becomes:
Where do you, as individuals, as a team and as an organization want to be in five years?
And then:
What must happen in the next twelve months to make this a strong possibility?
We need to look at:
Resources in terms of: Equipment, facilities, people and training
Production in terms of: Volume, speed, quality efficiency and costs
Products in terms of: Improvements, to be discontinued, developed, or added
Marketing in terms of: Expansion of existing markets, development of new markets, advertising effectiveness, sales, pricing, and customer service.
People in terms of: motivation, attitude, quality of work life, training, knowledge,numbers and relationships
Management Resources in terms of: leadership skills, coaching skills, resource utilization skills, interpersonal skills, intuition, innovation, etc.
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at th
When is being nice hurting you? I have written before about how the job search process can be filled with rejection and how you can turn that around by being nice to yourself. This article is about the line some people cross into being soft on themselves and hurting their job search.It is 11am and well shucks it is too late to call on someone now about work. I’ll have lunch, and presto it is 2pm and you would not want to bother someone at this time of day. You will find yourself falling in the same trap that many novice salespeople. You keep adding hours to the day that
2. You can not become the person you want to be while remaining the person you are!
Leo Tolstoy once said, "Everyone wants to change the world but no one wants to change himself."
To effect change we must accept change - even hunger for change.
In order to get the motion started and to help you determine its direction you coach will need to ask the management team a lot of questions, such as:
What's going on in your business right now that:
Worries you?
Makes you nervous?
Scares you?
Angers you?
Disappoints you?
Embarrasses you?
Pleases you?
Makes you smile?
Makes you proud?
Makes you feel optimistic?
What happened in the past year that should not have happened?
How much did it cost the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
How could it have been avoided?
Have steps been taken to make sure it can't happen again?
What didn't happen in the past year that should have happened?
What was the cost to the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
What could or should have been done to make it happen?
Is it salvageable - can we make it happen this year?
Have we taken steps to make sure we won't make this mistake again?
What are the overall greatest concerns and challenges envisioned by the management team - for the organization as a whole and by department?
It's important for the coach to make sure that he, and each team member, is aware of the perspective, attitude, and concerns of all involved parties.
The question now becomes:
Where do you, as individuals, as a team and as an organization want to be in five years?
And then:
What must happen in the next twelve months to make this a strong possibility?
We need to look at:
Resources in terms of: Equipment, facilities, people and training
Production in terms of: Volume, speed, quality efficiency and costs
Products in terms of: Improvements, to be discontinued, developed, or added
Marketing in terms of: Expansion of existing markets, development of new markets, advertising effectiveness, sales, pricing, and customer service.
People in terms of: motivation, attitude, quality of work life, training, knowledge,numbers and relationships
Management Resources in terms of: leadership skills, coaching skills, resource utilization skills, interpersonal skills, intuition, innovation, etc.
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at t
After the hard work of planning and setting up a new business, getting together the funding and starting out in business, you need to tell EVERYONE about it! So what’s the best way to shout about your business?Opening Celebration: Make a big thing about the opening of your new business. Hold a party, send out invites, tell the press. Start your new life with a bang! Start a your campaign before you open by building up anticipation. Remember the “what’s an Oprah?” Now who hasn’t heard of Oprah Winfrey?Press Releases: If you have just do
How much did it cost the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
How could it have been avoided?
Have steps been taken to make sure it can't happen again?
What didn't happen in the past year that should have happened?
What was the cost to the organization?
Are there long term ramifications?
What could or should have been done to make it happen?
Is it salvageable - can we make it happen this year?
Have we taken steps to make sure we won't make this mistake again?
What are the overall greatest concerns and challenges envisioned by the management team - for the organization as a whole and by department?
It's important for the coach to make sure that he, and each team member, is aware of the perspective, attitude, and concerns of all involved parties.
The question now becomes:
Where do you, as individuals, as a team and as an organization want to be in five years?
And then:
What must happen in the next twelve months to make this a strong possibility?
We need to look at:
Resources in terms of: Equipment, facilities, people and training
Production in terms of: Volume, speed, quality efficiency and costs
Products in terms of: Improvements, to be discontinued, developed, or added
Marketing in terms of: Expansion of existing markets, development of new markets, advertising effectiveness, sales, pricing, and customer service.
People in terms of: motivation, attitude, quality of work life, training, knowledge,numbers and relationships
Management Resources in terms of: leadership skills, coaching skills, resource utilization skills, interpersonal skills, intuition, innovation, etc.
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at t
All franchise companies should have regional team meetings with their franchisees and in these meetings as for reality based feedback and listen. It is important to keep an open mind even if there are times that bitch session looks as if it is breaking out. You cannot fix the system, streamline operations or improve efficiency of your franchised outlets without honest feedback.You will be surprised as to what you will learn. Recently at a regional team meeting or regional director and the leader of the franchisee club regional group sat down before the meeting and had a
The question now becomes:
Where do you, as individuals, as a team and as an organization want to be in five years?
And then:
What must happen in the next twelve months to make this a strong possibility?
We need to look at:
Resources in terms of: Equipment, facilities, people and training
Production in terms of: Volume, speed, quality efficiency and costs
Products in terms of: Improvements, to be discontinued, developed, or added
Marketing in terms of: Expansion of existing markets, development of new markets, advertising effectiveness, sales, pricing, and customer service.
People in terms of: motivation, attitude, quality of work life, training, knowledge,numbers and relationships
Management Resources in terms of: leadership skills, coaching skills, resource utilization skills, interpersonal skills, intuition, innovation, etc.
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at t
Google will place YOUR listing from Ebay on its first page and in many many cases it will list your product as the #1 item on that page.Can you imagine how many thousands of hits and SALES you could make if your products was listed on both Ebay and Google at the same time?My main concentration has always been to sell my products on Ebay first and then start selling them online later on because I use a different strategy to sell online.I always use Ebay to sell my products first because I don't need a list of people or start an affiliate program or joi
Dependent on the organization, this question and process might be repeated for a ten year outlook.
Even when an organization has been heavily involved in a process of strategic planning and goal setting, the coach must insure that every person with any responsibility towards the achievement of organizational objectives is aware of the objectives and of his or her role and responsibilities and of what personal goals and objectives must be set and realized to insure that he or she, as well as the department, is up to the task.
The essence of good coaching is the ability to ask the right question of the right person at the right time and to do so in a non threatening manner that will produce results - not retreat! The coach's real world experience and understanding gained as a result of talking and working with hundreds of managers in diverse situations allow him (or her) to intuitively relate to your problems, concerns and situation and to suggest options which have proven to work in the past.
Coaching a team of up to a dozen members is, in most cases best done in ninety minute weekly or bi-weekly sessions. Too long a session leads to brain stagnation and too long an interval leads to lack of focus and ultimately to lack of commitment.
Len McNally C.I.M. President of The Leadership Centre
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