In this interview, you’ll learn about how you can improve your leadership skills through a simple process that Sara uses. Sara Nay is the COO of Duct Tape Marketing. I loved the story that she shared about raising a young child and how it led her to get more help at work. Highlights from the …
In this interview, you’ll learn about the importance of self-awareness and why it matters so much in business and life. Dan Zavorotny is a co-founder of NutriSense, a company that helps people understand how your body works well. One of my favorite parts of this interview is how Dan uses mentors to help him learn …
Some days are just awful. That’s how this day started. I joined a meeting, and I wasn’t prepared. I was hoping to just sit back and hopefully slide by without contributing. Then the dreaded question came up… “Karl, are you ready?” All eyes turned to me. “Ready for what?” I replied. “Are you ready to …
I had a recent college grad as a client, she struggled with her boss. Let’s call her Emma. Her boss was old school. He didn’t let her run with projects. He had to be in control every step of the way. It drove Emma nuts. She had ideas that she couldn’t act on. I asked …
In this interview you’ll learn about how you can lead people through disagreements. Jon Allman the CEO of Endeavors, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping vulnerable families and military veterans. One of the interesting parts of this interview was how he used prayer to center himself. Highlights from the interview: What Jon was like …
The more I work with leaders the more I hear from them that they hate meetings. One small business owner bragged that he never talks with his employees. This made me sad. We've gone so hard against meetings we are missing a big opportunity to build better employee relationships. We think of great employees as …
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Last month I was working with a client and she told me that she hardly ever talks to her boss. She kept repeating how he lacked self-awareness. My client and her boss mostly communicate through email and an occasional group meeting. She meets with her boss on a one-on-one basis maybe once a month. She …
In this interview with Jake Thompson of Compete Everyday you are going to learn about dealing with fear and how to use it to your advantage. His expertise as a coach, speaker, entrepreneur and an author is an inspiration to a lot of people. Highlights from the interview: How his nine-year-old self would look at …
In this interview with John Eades you’ll learn about great leadership. He teaches leaders how to lean into their strengths and improve their soft skill weaknesses because it helps a leader thrive and grow their culture. You'll also learn how we can utilize our emotions and act upon them in a healthy way. Highlights from …
It’s hard coaching introverts because they often don’t speak out when they need help. If they don’t speak up, it’s harder to help them. Being able to coach someone at work requires that they share what is going on inside of them and letting you into their life. I was recently working with a client, …
