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Tools & frameworks for leaders.

Field notes on coaching, strategy, and leading well — written by Jay and selected colleagues.

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Manufacturing Leadership: Benefits of an Industrial Coach

What Makes an Effective CEO? Automaker and business magnate Henry Ford once said, “Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die.”  Leadership development is important in all businesses, and that includes manufacturing. Factories and other industrial companies rely on streamlined processes to train their employees, manufacture products, ensure worker safety, organize inventory, and…

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Small Business Coaching: Fees, Services & Benefits

What Is a Business Coach? A business coach helps executives transform and grow into effective leaders who build teams and, in turn, build better companies.   Business coaches can help companies of every size at every level. From C-suites responsible for hundreds of employees to startups with just the owner on payroll, I’ve had the privilege…

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A Good Leader Encourages

Are you an encourager or a critic? A good leader encourages, motivates, and influences. Here are 6 principles for encouragement.

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Executive Business Coaching for Startups and Entrepreneurs

Executive business coaching for startups & entrepreneurs gives individuals the skills they need to succeed in their businesses. Learn how coaching can help you.

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Team Coaching for Small Businesses & Startups

What is Coaching for Small Businesses & Startups? Building a business or a startup is no small task. From developing products or services to delivering them to the client, there are plenty of bumps in the road that you can encounter along the way. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges that small businesses and startups…

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The Enneagram in Hiring & Recruiting

What Is the Enneagram? The Enneagram is a personality “mapping” system that identifies nine different, interconnected personality types. In contrast with other popular personality assessments, the Enneagram focuses on people’s motivations instead of behaviors.  The Nine Enneagram Personality Types Type One: The Reformer Type Two: The Helper Type Three: The Achiever Type Four: The Individualist…

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