Many managers struggle with learning how to create a simple employee training strategy. On paper, their training strategies and methods might seem straightforward. In practice, however, training can often set new employees up for failure before they even get started by allowing errors and gaps…
I perform in a musical group. We practice a piece of music approximately six times over three weeks before a performance, and usually by the fourth time through it, it is almost entirely error-free. By the last practice, just an hour before the concert, we…
Executive coaches are like sports coaches: they can help take a player from average to extraordinary. However, many leaders don’t even consider hiring an executive coach until their business is already in trouble. Certified executive coaches have the training and experience necessary to pinpoint weaknesses…
In all my years as a business coach, I’ve met many very accomplished people who are entirely unaware of the power of metrics. If you manage or lead a team, one of the best paths to improving your business performance is to develop a list…
How well do your employees understand your business? I don’t just mean what your company does: I say how their role contributes to your overall success. How clear are you about communicating business strategy to employees? If your people don’t understand how their work…
One of my favorite business books of all-time is the autobiography of Sam Walton, the patriarch, and founder of Wal-Mart. Sam was a brilliant businessman who truly understood what made his retail business successful. At the end of his book, he lists the “Ten Rules That Worked for Me.” All of his observations (and the book) are worth your time, but the one that impacted me is this one…