leadership team

How to Turn a Good Leadership Team into a Great One

  The enemy of becoming great is being good. That is the reason we have many good companies, not great ones, good schools, not a great ones, and good management teams, not great ones. Most organizations, institutions, teams, and individuals…
Unleash the Power of a Compelling Vision

Unleash the Power of a Compelling Vision

Vision One of the most popular buzzwords in business.  It has been discussed in management literature, offices, and boardrooms around the world. Yet I think it remains one of the most misinterpreted and underused concepts in business. Here’s…
clarity

Questions Every Professional Should Answer for Clarity

In the field of effectiveness, Peter Drucker coined the term “knowledge worker.” The toughest job of a knowledge worker is to define his or her “work.” Knowledge work can be described as one whose main asset is knowledge. For example,…
plan for 2015

What is Your Plan for 2015?

I am amazed at how many professionals start the New Year without established personal or career goals. Many people have New Year’s resolutions, yet they avoid setting clear intentions for their personal/career life and when they do they avoid…
How to maximize your coaching experience

Maximize your coaching experience to create lasting, positive change

  Two months ago, I hired a coach, Gerry Rose, to help me make positive changes. Over the last three years, my business has been good. Now I want it to be great. I want to strengthen my brand and boost my revenue while having fun. Like…
how to get more done without stress

How to Get More Done Without Stress

  How often do you say, “I don’t have enough time to do all the things I want to do”? When you focus primarily on better results, there is a tendency to compromise the quality of life. There is a powerful answer to that dilemma:…
reducing stress

8 Quick Ideas on Reducing Stress

  Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed with the multitude of demands in your life? Here are 8 thought-provocative and powerful perspectives on getting back to a fulfilling life with purpose, intention and focus: 1. Having a focus is a…
reducing stress

Seven Ways to Promote Your Professional Services

You are convinced you have a valuable professional service to provide. But how do you convince potential clients that you are worth  their investment or time and/or money? Follow these seven steps and you will attract more leads and turn them…
reducing stress

"Stand Out" Book review from Greg Voisen

One of good friend of mine, L. Greg Voisen wrote an article about me and my book "Stand Out". It is interesting to see how others perceive me and there is always something I can learn from. Below is his article. Years ago I was attempting…
reducing stress

Interview with Bailey Gardiner: Advertising and Public Relations Agency

Seven Tips from a Leadership Coach I got interviewed by Indra Gardiner, who is the CEO of BaileyGardiner Creative Agency, a leading PR and Advertisement Agency in San Diego. After one year of working together in a coaching, Indra asked me seven…
reducing stress

The Seven Principles of Motivation

Written up in Simon's new book STAND OUT! Personal Branding Strategies for Business Professionals, this is Nido Qubein’s “Seven Principles of Motivation.” 1) We can’t motivate people; 2) All people are motivated . . .
reducing stress

Welcome to a World of Free Agents!

There is a broad shift in power from the organization to the individual. More and more people in traditional jobs – the permanent, year-around, full-time, outside-the-home employment arrangement that is the basis of nearly all American labor and social assumptions – are dissatisfied and want to be in charge of their own lives.