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2011-09-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

Remembered!

2010-05-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

Roderick Goodman

9/11

2009-09-11T14:18:00.000-07:00

September 11, 2001, a day we will never forget!

Senator Ted Kennedy: February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009

2009-08-25T22:33:00.000-07:00

Our hearts go out to the Kennedy family for the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

-Rest In Peace-

2008-01-29T15:13:00.000-08:00

Coaching 101

Today's coaching lesson is: Masterying your Destiny

BE x DO = HAVE

Working backwards, everyone can set goals for what they want to HAVE in life . . . we all know that to HAVE new things we have to DO new things, but what most don’t realize is that we have to change our Identity, to BE a new person in order to do new things.

2008-01-24T15:38:00.000-08:00

Coaching 101

Today's coaching lesson is: "Victim's" vs. "Victor's" - Above and Below the line.

In life (and in business) there are two elements that segregates the "Victims" and the "Victors" of business. Its a very simple concept actually. There are those who spend a great deal of their time blaming others and then there are those who take total ownership and responsibility. Lets identify the "Victims" and "Victors".

There is a fine line that is drawn with those who feel like victims, meaning that they feel that the whole world is against them and don't want them to succeed. The "victims" have a tendency to blame others for mistakes that were made, always has an excuse as to "why" certain events happened, and denying any wrong doing (irregardless if it were them or not). We call these folks "victims". Typically, these folks consider themselves to be victimized for the rest of their lives. Watch out for these folks. They are very influential and know how to influence others, making it difficult to re- cultivate the rest of the team in a more positive environment.

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VICTOR'S

Ownership

Accountablility

Responsibility

-------------------- <= Fine line

VICTIM'S

Blame

Excuse

Denial

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This example (seen above) is known as the OAR/BED chart. The purpose is to help you understand where you need to be to succeed in business. Either professionally or personally.

In the example, Ownership, Accountability, and Responsibility are what it takes to be a very good leader and developing a solid team. In the end, you and your team will be "victorious" in what you set out to accomplish.

In the example, Blame, Excuse, and Denial is were folks reside when they don't know how to take responsibility. These folks like to call themselves "victim's" and are always preaching to others how bad they have it. If you have people like this on your team, coach them out of it!

When I'm coaching others and I hear folks starting to use the "blame game", I tell them that they are "below the line". When they hear that, they immediately shift themselves to be "above the line".

2008-01-23T17:08:00.000-08:00

Coaching 101

Today's coaching lesson is: 6 Key Components for building a Successful Team.

If you are a CEO, Business Owner, or Manager your often faced with "ensuring that you build the right team to get the job done". This being said, often times, managers say that they know "how to build" the right team but if you ask them for the key factors, they often fall short on what it really takes to build a strong team. Here are the key points to successfully building a strong team.

1) Strength in Leadership - Leaders aren't just born, they're aged over time. Meaning, to be a good "Leader" you must first master to "Follow" in order to be an effective leader. Leading is an art form and should be taken very serious. Employees look to leaders to guide them both professionally as well as personally.

2) Commonality of Goals - A strong leader works with their team(s) to build a common goal that everyone can adhere too. If half of the team has there own objectives (outside of the other team) just imagine the damage that the team could place on the company. Everyone needs to be aligned!

3) Understand the Rules of the Game - Very simple. The company has a business objective. The rule of the game is to ensure that you and your team knows the direction of the company and you are to run your goals in parallel to the strategic intent of the business objectives.

4) Plan of Action - Always have an "Action Plan" in place. Study it, memorize it, practice it, preach it, and execute it. No plan, no attack. No attack, no victory. The company relies on you to have an action plan, so DO IT!

5) Support the taking of Risk - Risk taking can be scary and can be devastating, if the wrong plan (or no plan) is in place. Exercise caution and share ideas with peers. Taking "risk" can also be very rewarding, if properly planned out. Just because its a risk, doesn't mean that its bad.

6) 100% involvement/inclusion - My philosophy is 100% participation equals 100% success. Get involved and stay involved. Those who don't get involved are usually the first to point fingers and blame others. This last point will lead to my next blog were I will write about being "Victorious" or being a "Victim".

I hope this information is useful for you. Check back with us for the next "Coaching 101" lesson.

Definition of Blog!

2005-07-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site.

2005-07-20T20:14:00.000-07:00

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