Coaching

07 Aug

Navigating Success

by Lee J. Colan

 

Have you ever felt like you were trying to follow conflicting directions to navigate to your goal?

In today’s whirlwind of changes, this image might feel less like a humorous sign and more like a daunting reality. We help top notch leaders remove the guesswork from their journey.

With clear thinking and practical tools, our Executive NavigationSM process helps you achieve:

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08 Jun

Leadership Mindset

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

Your team's performance reflects your mindset.

Get your mind right before you get your team right.

 

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This quote is from our new book that will be released in November titled, "The Power of Positive Coaching:  The Mindset and Habits that Inspire Winning Results and Relationships"

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22 May

6 Ways Inspiring Coaches Invest

by Lee J. Colan

 

Although certain types of employee development require a financial investment (e.g., seminars, professional memberships, subscriptions), the best return is generated from an investment of your time and energy. 

When employees know you have a vested interest in their success, tough discussions become easier, issues are addressed rather than avoided and solutions are presented by rather than prodded from employees.

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20 Apr

Ask the Right Quetions

by Lee Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

The fastest way to change the answers you receive

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17 Apr

The Power of a Positive Coaching Mindset

by Lee Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

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19 Jan

Finding Your Sweet Spot

by Lee J. Colan

 

I was speaking with a very successful friend of mine a few years ago. Our daughters were in the same Adventure Princess tribe (yours truly was the Chief). My friend, Brad, is a sought-after physician and trainer within his specialty, an incredibly successful entrepreneur, an excellent leader and a stand-up family man. You could say "he has it all."

After a conversation at a Daddy-Daughter dance, Brad sent me a note with his philosophy on life and work which is rooted in a quote from a 20th century novelist, James Michener. Michener called it The Art of Living:

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12 Dec

Leadership Blind Spots: A Lesson from Seinfeld

by Lee J. Colan and Julie Davis-Colan

 

All the questions in the world will not help your team if you are not listening. You don’t learn when you’re talking; you learn when you’re listening. Excellent coaches are also excellent listeners and learners.

Mark Twain said, “If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.”

If you’re not listening to your employees, you will gradually suffer from “blind spots” – weaknesses that are apparent to others but not to you.

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27 Nov

The Sound of Silence

by Lee J. Colan

 

Most people go to great lengths to avoid silence during conversations. They fill silence with anything, regardless of how meaningful (or meaningless). It is as if silence has its own gravitational force that pulls words from our mouths to prevent a single moment of silence. Of course, we have all experienced those three seconds of silence that felt like three minutes.

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