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Your Only Job
Your Only Job By Coach Colle Davis If you are in sales and good at selling, you bypass or override other people’s objections to get the deal. It is your job, you love it, and in most cases, it pays well. If a prospect allows you to give them a presentation, they are already looking for …
Labor Shortage? Hire Old People
Labor Shortage? Hire Old People– by Coach Colle’s Office Colle bias reveal: I am an older gent. Many of my clients are also older, meaning over 45, and I’m drawing from over three decades of executive coaching experience; older is a better value proposition. When you have openings and want to shorten the transition time …
Stop Giving People Choices
Stop Giving People Choicesby Coach Colle Davis As a leader, stop giving people choices. By doing so, you will prevent them from struggling with decisions that most people are not trained to make. Instead of providing people with a choice, offer them a time frame to complete the task you want them to do. An …
Is Your Boss Salvageable?
Is Your Boss Salvageable? by Coach Colle Davis Do you want to salvage your boss? Is your boss even salvageable? Are they worth the time, effort, and expense of bringing them into line being a caring adult and an effective leader? These questions come up too often, though they are seldom stated aloud. They arise …
Building a High-Value Bench
Building a High-Value Benchby Coach Colle Davis I have a confession to make. In the three-plus decades I have been an Executive Coach, my focus has been helping each client achieve their outcomes as quickly as possible. Focusing on their goals meant they were moving up in their company or out of their parent organization. …
Interview Skills and Tricks
Interview Skills and Tricks– by Coach Colle Davis The person who interviews you for a prospective job may have been through their typical interview process hundreds of times while you may have a couple of dozen interviews in your entire working career. The interviewer is far better prepared and holds all the cards, but wait, …
Are You a Good Victim?
Are You a Good Victim? – Coach Colle Davis Think for a moment about the last time you played the part of a victim. In other words, a time you complained to elicit sympathy about the state of your business, your marriage, or your unfulfilled life. What was your desired outcome? You will be hard-pressed …
Are Psychotherapists Incompetent or Frauds?
Are PsychotherapistsIncompetent or Frauds? by Coach Colle Davis Talk therapy is so overrated. In four decades of formally helping people, I have only met two licensed and certified therapists (note the spelling of the word, ‘THE RAPIST’) who were professional enough to get results within a few weeks. Plus, I have worked with therapists …
Puma or Fear Reduction Process
Puma or Fear Reduction Process by Coach Colle Davis This process allows you to alter how you think about someone you dislike. It can also change how you think and feel about someone you fear or would love to intimidate. You are about to learn a method that will reduce your uncomfortable feelings about a …
The Forgiveness Exercise
The Forgiveness Exercise by Coach Colle Davis The pain from traumatic experiences can be debilitating. After many years of working with clients suffering mentally and physically from trauma and psychological pain, I have seen how this Forgiveness Process has reduced and impacted the effects on people’s lives. One of the heaviest pieces of emotional baggage …