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8 Coaching Myths To Avoid In Building Your Team

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, business success and satisfaction is about doing the right things at the right time, which requires leadership and coaching. But coaching doesn’t always work the way you expect. Trevor is a veteran coach who has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs, organizations, and business families across the country.

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Could You Be A Business Coach, Or Do You Need One?

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We all know some peers in business who could use some coaching to unleash their potential and optimize performance, but would you know how to do the job if they asked you for help? In an effort to help myself, I read a new book on this topic, “ The Master Coach ,” by Gregg Thompson. Self-centered members need coaching.

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6 Strategies To Optimize Self-Leadership For Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I expect questions about how a business works, or what are best practices, but I really can’t help you with removing doubts on your abilities, or providing a sure-fire idea and formula for success in business. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

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9 Steps To A Balanced Business – Purpose vs Execution

Startup Professionals Musings

Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. Create a mission that helps people enjoy work more. Part of employee satisfaction is having a well-understood purpose, but they also have to enjoy the execution. A focus on one without the other doesn’t bring personal satisfaction, or financial gain.

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Don’t Let Your Business Dreams Die Full Of Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

The best entrepreneurs relish the challenges, and get great satisfaction from overcoming and learning from adversity. Ask for help from advisors and mentor your team. People don’t usually need to ask for help with their dreams, but no entrepreneur I know has built a successful business alone. The time to get started is now.

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Why You Should Enlist a Business Mentor, Or Be One

Startup Professionals Musings

Some people ask me about the difference between a coach and a mentor. In my view, coaches focus on bringing out the best in an individual’s generic skills, while a mentor adds the element of sharing information about the industry, company, or business unit that the mentor believes is relevant to the mentee.

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10 Unconventional Management Techniques That Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers. Yet top performers are the most responsive to coaching, and can leverage your help much more effectively. Let them go to find a better fit, with real job satisfaction. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/19/2017.

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