by tgale | Sep 30, 2013 | Personal Development, Uncategorized
The Truth About the War for Talent by Seth Godin It’s more of a skirmish, actually. Plenty of recruiters and those in HR like to talk about engaging in a war for talent, but to be truthful, most of it is about finding good enough people at an acceptable rate of...
by tgale | Sep 9, 2013 | Leadership Development, Personal Development, Uncategorized
Years ago Steven Covey in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, got the business community thinking about the skill of empathy when he introduced the fifth Habit: Seek first to Understand, then to be Understood. Then several years later Daniel...
by tgale | Aug 26, 2013 | Sales and Sales Management, Uncategorized
We were recently reading Daniel Pink’s book, To Sell is Human, and we came upon this excerpt: “One of the most detestable words in the lexicon of sales is “up-selling.” You go to a sporting goods store for basic running shoes and the sales person tries to get you to...
by tgale | Aug 11, 2013 | Leadership Development, Uncategorized
This inspiring 7-minute TED video, Every Kid Needs a Champion, is inspiring on many fronts but for those of us who work day in and day out with employees, there is a powerful message to be gained. Similar to teachers, we show up each day and work one-on-one and in...
by tgale | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Transformational Coaching, Uncategorized
A couple of years ago a client, Todd Jackson of Jackson Design and Remodeling, casually mentioned that business is a game of Chess not Checkers. That casual comment struck me as pretty important, and I’ve been pondering it for the past couple of years. Last week, I...
by tgale | Jul 28, 2013 | Leadership Development, Uncategorized
Inspired Leadership requires SELF MANAGEMENT. This second characteristic of Inspired leadership is defined as the ability to manage one’s internal states, impulses, reactions, responses and resources. Have you ever encountered a leader who was described as...