Introverts as Leaders

January 26, 2010

There are often common misperceptions about the meaning of the term “introvert”.  I hear people referring to a quiet and shy person as an introvert, failing to recognize that introversion and extroversion are measures of energy lost or energy gained by interacting with people.
For example, you can have two leaders who, through the course of [...]

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Use Integrity-Based Business Communications to Speak Up at Work

January 22, 2010

Have you ever had an issue at work and felt paralyzed to speak up about it because you might look stupid or just because you didn’t know how to address it in the moment?
Or, do you feel like a deer in the headlights when someone has treated you badly at work and you know you [...]

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This Friday Help Haiti While Helping Your Business

January 21, 2010

I’ve been devastated by the recent news reports of the horrible impact the latest Earthquake had on Haiti and the people who live there. Besides the donation our family has made, I wanted to do something more and came up with this idea.
If you buy any of my business building products on Friday, the 22nd, [...]

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How to Influence at Work

January 5, 2010

Do you or someone you coach need a promotion?
Ever wonder how to create and leverage your personal brand at work so that you can influence the decision-makers, whether it’s about implementing your ideas, promoting you, or garnering resources for your programs?
A lot of the executives I coach face challenges navigating internal politics. There are [...]

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What are the TOP online resources for executive coaches?

December 31, 2009

I’d like to compile a list of the best, most valuable online resources for executive coaches, but I don’t want to presume that I know what they all are, hence I’m seeking your input.
What is your favorite online resource that supports what you’re doing as a coach for leaders?
Please comment below.
Thanks!

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Can You Relate to This?

December 17, 2009

Do you spend your life in front of your computer screen?  Check out this hilarious video!  Some days I feel just like this!

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Feeling Safe in Your Relationship: How Safe Are You?

December 16, 2009

My dear friend and colleague, Dr. Jim Goldstein, has a new video out to promote his upcoming Powerful Partnerships Couples Course that I wanted to share with you.  What does this have to do with Leadership and Business Development you ask?  EVERYTHING!  If you don’t feel safe in your primary relationship, it doesn’t offer you [...]

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Exciting New Developments!

December 12, 2009

Good heavens, no wonder I’m tired!  Here’s what we’ve been up to:

New store opened:  The Coaches’ Store
New e-book is out: Seal the Deal Networking: How Coaches Connect with Leaders in the Age of Social Media
Launch of the Leading Coaches’ Center! (193 members and counting!)
Build-out of The Clubhouse (the doors are now open for charter members [...]

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NEWS: Executive Coaching Firm Receives 2009 Best of Business Award

December 9, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Innovative Leadership International, LLC Receives 2009 Best of Business Award
Small Business Commerce Association’s Award Honors the Achievement
SAN FRANSICO, December 9, 2009, Innovative Leadership International, LLC has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Executive Coaching Services category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA)
The Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA) [...]

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Leadership Gravity: 12 Behaviors Leaders Can Release to Access Joy

December 8, 2009

Leadership gravity.  What’s that?  A leader’s ability to let go of and drop what’s in the way or limiting progress rather than carry it around too long.
This post was taken from Leading Coach Meredith Kimbell’s fabulous newsletter: Corporate Adventure Leadership Coaching Notes, reprinted here with her blessing.
12 things leaders can release to create more joy [...]

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