Change to Achieve Success By Colle Davis “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their mind cannot change anything.” – Bernard Shaw. You are in charge of your success. Yes, luck plays a big part (see Fooled by Randomness by N. N. Taleb for more on this). Your ability to be flexible, accept …
Extract Accurate Information: Turn on Spotlight and LISTEN Colle Davis, a Senior Level Executive Coach The din of life dulls the mind’s ability to separate the noise from the signal, the real message. When you’re talking, you stop listening. When listening, you gather information to serve the person talking. Extracting the maximum amount of usable …
Engage Employees or Lose Them – by Colle Davis In today’s competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent is critical for business success. One of the most significant factors influencing employee turnover is manager behavior. This article explores why focusing on people-centric leadership is essential for building engaged and productive teams. Indeed’s Career Guide offers …
Hiring and Retaining the Best and the Brightest Colle Davis, a Senior Executive Coach 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 to transition and assimilate into their new …
How Much is Your Opinion Worth? By Coach Colle Davis In this era of spin and fake news, it is 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 …
Do You Have Human Skills? By Colle Davis In today’s rough-and-tumble world, the high-value outcome is to get the deal, win the argument, get your way, or prove a point. The aim is to show others that you or your company are number one in some narrow and specific arena. Human skills work best when …
Instant Trauma Relief or ‘Lizard Brain Training’ – by Colle Davis Everybody loves technology. Today, I’m offering you a trick to short-circuit being ambushed by negative feelings. Think of it as a quick psychological reboot. This ‘Lizard Brain Training’ offers instant trauma relief and it’s fast, easy, and has no downside. I developed this technique …
The Jester and the Advisorby Colle Davis Using rules, laws, coercion, brute force, and other means of controlling people or systems requires too much energy to sustain. When the energy cost is high enough, the system breaks down and resets itself to allow more flexibility. The reset process is seldom easy, quiet, or smooth. The …
Wake Up. You Are NOT IMPORTANT TO OTHER PEOPLE – By Colle Davis Shocking news: The most important person in every conversation is the other person and NOT YOU. How important are you to the other person? (Include your spouse in your consideration of this question.) How important is your product, service, or concern to them? SPOILER …
Are You a Psychopath? Or, a Stoic? – by Coach Colle Davis Psychopathy and stoicism are two rare and very different conditions that appear so similar they are often mistaken for each other. Psychopathy is a psychological condition, and stoicism is demonstrated by a person practicing a philosophy. Psychopathy is a disorder, and stoicism …