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Follow An Expert
Follow an Expert by Colle Davis Several years ago, I saw an excellent example of following an expert. I was invited as a guest for a weekend at Sebring Raceway in Florida. One of my hosts, Jim, was a sports photographer specializing in auto racing. He built his career taking pictures of new drivers, sending …
Conduct your own New Leader Assimilation (NLA) Program in house.
Buy our online report and conduct your own New Leader Assimilation (NLA) Program in house. The New Leader Assimilation Program introduces your new leaders and their staff to each other in a half-day (4-hour) or less. This NLA Program shortens the time frame for relationship building from many months to a few hours. This easy-to-follow …
Need to Change Jobs? Or, Are you Just Restless?
Need to Change Jobs? Or, Are you Just Restless? -by Colle Davis 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 grow restless as time passes, and you become increasingly uncomfortable. Nothing we do seems to fill …
Non-Scary Risk Taking
Non-Scary Risk Taking by Colle Davis Today’s MyCoach’s Notes creates surprising and often immediate results. Are you READY? “The bigger the risk, the bigger the rewards.” This statement carries some implied acceptance that one is willing to take risks. What is not said is that taking risks of any size that don’t work will still …
Next Exit Syndrome
Next Exit Syndrome – by Colle Davis Picture the following scenario: You are driving down the freeway, and suddenly it occurs to you that you must have missed your exit. You ask yourself, “How is that possible? I was paying attention and have been on this road many times before, so how could I …
MyCoach’s Notes: What Do You Bring to The Table?
What Do You Bring to The Table? – by Colle Davis Visualize yourself standing before a metaphoric mirror and ask your image, “What do you bring to the table?” If you’re reading MyCoach’s Notes today, you already have a deep set of skills. It’s my guess you have talents, abilities, and contacts you’ve built up …
Women Are Great Leaders
Women Are Great Leaders by Colle Davis It’s true, woman are great leaders. Paying women differently (usually less) when they are more qualified and make excellent leaders is a travesty. Make sure your company is not guilty of this type of discrimination. Recruit, train, retain, and pay women for leadership roles, and reap the benefits …
MyCoach’s Notes: Coffee Bump
Coffee Bump -by Colle Davis Coffee is not my thing; however, my wife and our best friends are all coffee lovers. They need their coffee, mainly in the morning, to feel awake and alive, but they may also indulge in a second cup at some point in their busy days. Therefore, I enjoy making coffee …
MyCoach’s Notes: “True work is love made visible”
“For True Work is Love Made Visible” – Kahil Gibran by Phyllis Davis After 52 years as a full-time entrepreneur, actress and creative artist, this Fredrich Nietzsche quote has always held a profound truth for me, “We have art so that we might not die of reality.” I am in the entertainment industry. I am …
MyCoach’s Notes – Power Listening
Power Listening by Colle Davis By learning to become a listener, you tailor what you say so that others will listen to you. This concept is not as complicated as it sounds. Be patient. You’ll understand it in two minutes. Another way to say this is, ‘reading the room.’ The audience may be one person, …