by tgale | Jan 7, 2013 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Uncategorized
Happy New Year to all! As I, Mary Anne, contemplate 2013, intuitively, I feel good. I feel this year is going to be a year of plenty, a year of reaping the rewards for all the hard work we’ve put into our efforts. If you ask me why I feel this way, I can’t...
by tgale | Dec 17, 2012 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Uncategorized
What is the appropriate response by organizations and leaders when a tragedy like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurs? As leaders, what can or should we do? Some might say “do nothing; keep everyone focused on their work;” others might say...
by tgale | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Leadership Development, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips
This over-the-top, short video is one to get you going this Monday morning. Take a minute to view it and then answer the questions below as you start this week. If Mike’s a 10*, how would you have rated how you woke up this morning? (*Using a scale of 0-10)...
by tgale | Oct 1, 2012 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Transformational Coaching
Who hasn’t wished to win the lottery or for someone or something to make it all better? As usual, Seth Godin has something short but valuable to say about the Wishing/Doing Gap. “It would be great to be picked, to win the random lottery, to have a dream...
by tgale | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Personal Development
Active Listening requires a disciplined effort to silence all that internal conversation while we are attempting to listen to another human being. (The Servant: A Simple Story about the True Essence of Leadership, by James C. Hunter) The skill of active listening...
by tgale | Aug 13, 2012 | Blog, Enneagram, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Sales and Sales Management
In working with organizations, we have found that teaching sales professionals the Enneagram gets the fastest return on investment than any other organizational effort. Without a doubt, more sales enables organizations to grow and thrive. When sales professionals...