Tag Archives: Business Coach
Law of Influence
In John Maxwell’s book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership he identified “The Law of Influence”, which states that, “The True Measure of Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”
Law of the Lid
In John Maxwell’s book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership he identified “The Law of the Lid”, which states that, “leadership ability determines a person’s level of effectiveness. Without leadership ability, a person’s impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.
Profit from Employee Ideas
By Verne Harnish and Howard Shore As you know, I am proud to be a Gazelles Certified Coach and Verne Harnish, our thought leader, has produced an article that has been the crux of a lot of the concerns our …
Is It Time to Bring on a Business Partner?
How do you know when it is time to bring on a business partner? I just brought on an executive leadership partner, and am so excited for the great opportunities this will bring to AGI. My new partner, Lou Partenza, …
How to Make Your Company More Likable
The latest buzzword in our marketing vocabulary is “likeability.” There has been a noticeable shift in the way companies communicate with customers. Social media and a renewed focus on service put unprecedented word-of-mouth power into the hands of our clients …
6 Essential Business Strategy Tools
Writing a business strategy can be daunting for anyone, even a seasoned business strategy consultant like yours truly. There are so many formats and so much information you could include, and you always end up questioning whether you’ve included too …
3 Ways to Give Underperformers a Kick in the Butt
On every team there are “A” players and underperformers. My guess is, you know who those people are, but may be struggling with how to deal with the latter. It can feel like a complicated problem, especially when you are …
Is Your Sales Training a Big Waste of Time?
Is your sales training offering really helping your salespeople? Is it meaningful to the sales workforce or are you wasting valuable business hours training them on skills that are not relevant to their jobs? I see this sickness in many …
Stop Wasting Time! Avoid These 12 Things
Your time management habits need to be improved. I’m not trying to single you out, but seriously, most of us could improve the way we manage our time. Especially leaders. In my long tenure as a leadership coach and trainer, …
