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Need to Change Jobs? Or, Are you Just Restless?
Need to Change Jobs? Or, Are you Just Restless? by Colle Davis, Senior Level Executive Coach| Enhancing Positions and Careers for over 30 years There are times when we find ourselves in a space that doesn’t quite fit who we are. When your routine is mundane, your rewards seem flat, you find yourself growing restless as …
Engage Employees or Lose Them
Engage Employees or Lose Them – by Coach Colle Davis Managers in today’s volatile marketplace should stand in front of the mirror every morning and recite this mantra to themselves ten times, “Pay attention to my people, or I will lose them.” According to research noted in Entrepreneur Magazine May 8, 2017, “Employee engagement as …
Master-Craft Leadership
Master-Craft Leadership by Colle Davis Woodworking is one of my hobbies and tools, and their use is part of the art form. The coaching business is my vocation, and the skills/tools for working with people are the stock-in-trade for my clients. The relationship between woodworking, an art/craft, and leadership, a way of being in the …
The Secret to Winning in Life
The Secret to Winning in Life – by Coach Colle Davis There is a secret for living a fantastic life and only a select group of people know about it. This well-kept secret is not easy to explain well enough to hand to others with ease or simplicity, but I’ll pass along the highlights. …
Coaching is The Success Algorithm
Coaching is The Success Algorithm – by Colle Davis Having pure raw talent, a strong drive and high intelligence will not make you a success in business. These are valuable resources help, but they are not enough in today’s world. You need an edge, an advantage, to help you reach your goals. If you have …
Pushy Bitch
A pushy bitch lives in our house. The pushiness means she gets her way most of the time. Her strategy is to push hard, take risks, accept setbacks, keep going, and she receives the most value for her time. She demands attention, is messy, leaves things laying around the house and is erratic in responding …
Hiring and Retaining the Best and the Brightest in Companies Today
Hiring and Retaining the Best and the Brightest in Companies Today Colle Davis, a Senior Level Executive Coach for 35 years The common refrain from leaders today is, “I only want the best candidate for the job.” True, but that premise has an interesting flaw built into it. How does a company find qualified candidates …
How Much is Your Opinion Worth?
How Much is Your Opinion Worth? By Coach Colle Davis In this era of spin and fake news, it’s a good idea to ask yourself, “What value do other people assign to my opinions?” Do others accept your opines as the Holy Word and hang onto your words as having life-shifting importance? Are your statements and …
The Knight Dismounted
The Knight Dismounted – by Colle Davis The present and future of a former great power. The Knight stopped his horse and sat quietly for a moment. He was a big man, handsome and slightly battered sitting astride a beautiful and powerful war horse. Amidst creaks and groans of metal and leather from his equally …
Wake Up. You Are NOT IMPORTANT TO OTHER PEOPLE
Wake Up. You Are NOT IMPORTANT TO OTHER PEOPLE – By Coach Colle Davis Shocking news: The most important person in every conversation is the other person and NOT YOU. How important are you are to the other person? (Include your spouse in your consideration to this question.) How important is your product, service or concern …
