Every organization needs at least one person who can help manage conflicts. As one of the hardest-to-find skills and also hardest to develop, conflict management can give you a competitive edge as an employee. Find my new blog on conflict management at the Ace Up coaching platform blog.
The key to getting big things done is to set up expectations through goal setting. We all have goals we think about but never do. To stop thinking about goal setting and start getting them done, you need to first set up expectations for success. Setting expectations with the people around you is the key to motivating action. Here’s how it works. I knew a guy once who wanted to roast a pig in the sand. He’d seen it done—the…
Stories engage emotions, and emotions make things happen. More often than not, great leaders are great storytellers.
Check out my chapter in this new book to find out why a perfect method for achieving authentic branding. No one knows your business better than you do. Your unique authentic branding is your unique value proposition. That’s why you are the most authentic voice for your brand. Using the tools of coaching can help you bring your voice and your ideas forward to create a brand that is truly authentic. Your brand can be the most valuable asset your business…
Everybody negotiates. Avoid these three negotiating mistakes. We negotiate the big stuff, like salaries and contracts, and we negotiate the little stuff, curfews and who will do the dishes. From my years as an entrepreneur and my coach training, I’ve honed my negotiating skills. I’m not supposed to make negotiating mistakes, but it happened to me recently. In the end, even though I got what I wanted, the whole process left me feeling that I was in the wrong. My…