One of the most over-used words in the business, executive, political, athletic and entertainment fields is the word leadership. In this blog I’m going to focus strictly on leadership in its relationship to business executives....
Whether I’m working with a small to mid-size company in an active growth phase or a family-owned business dealing with very complex profitability and succession issues, or an executive transitioning from one major corporation to another within their sector, I always try to include some...
I'm often called on to participate in corporate mediations involving 50/50 business partnerships which are no longer profitable or viable. A lot of the companies I provide Executive Leadership Services for are 50/50 partnerships. What’s ironic about this business model is that almost all 50/50...
I provide executive leadership services for many vibrant, growing companies in the Southern California area. As many of these companies are still in development their primary leadership positions are held by the founder or founders of the company. It just makes sense. If it’s your...
Many of the companies I work with are growing, vital enterprises. As they increase their range of business, their productivity and profitability they find that their project management software is insufficient to manage this growth either on the sales end, in the production side, or...
Many of my clients are young, growing businesses. These companies have reached an initial level of achievement in business development and profitability. They are now adding a management level and other talent in the area of sales and marketing to their team to accommodate the...
As an executive leadership advisor I’ve noticed that often times in business people whether they are C-suite executives or middle managers are hesitant to say things that really need to be said in the business environment. Whether those things involve profitability of the company, interpersonal...
Often times as coaches we are asked to provide additional services once an executive leadership engagement has begun. There’s nothing wrong with this, in fact it works well. Many executive leadership coaches are talented in a number of areas and more importantly many companies are...
Wow, that’s a catchy phrase. “Doing the best job means the job is done.” What does that phrase mean for executive leadership coaches? Essentially, it means that success in an executive leadership engagement working with a company to help improve their performance, profitability...
I’ve noticed in coaching senior executives at many companies that they often assume their middle management employees are doing well. While they meet with them in formally structured corporate settings, many executives never take the opportunity to check in more informally with their middle management...