Every famous athlete, every famous performer has somebody who's a coach. Somebody who can watch what they're doing and say, "Is that what you really meant? Did you really do that?" They can give them perspective. The one thing people are never good at is seeing themselves as others see them. A coach really, really helps.Here, he strikes on one of the key benefits that business leaders experience from coaching - unbiased feedback. We can all use help to see our blindspots.
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I frequently find that the best business wisdom isn’t. That’s because wisdom, regardless of where it originates, tends to have broad application.
In that vein, I was struck a few years back by the insight of a quote by Archbishop Temple, which places the spirit and caliber of our earnest effort over the ends for which we strive. Shouldn’t we be thinking about business this way?
Read MoreHow do you feel when you make a mistake? What about when your employees make mistakes?
In our culture, especially our business culture, we tend to demonize mistakes, and if we want to excel we need to stop.
Read MoreA friend recently forwarded me a post from Bud Caddell’s What Consumes Me blog entitled “how to be happy in business – venn diagram”. If you are in business and you are committed to BOTH your personal satisfaction and your business success (and why wouldn’t you be?) you owe it to yourself to take a look at this brief post. In it Bud shares a simple, but very insightful venn diagram that shows the overlaps between your business strengths (What We Do Well), satisfaction (What We Want To Do) and ability to earn (What We Can Be Paid To Do).
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