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Leadership Coaching
The goal in coaching is winning! The Northwest Coaching can help you and your teams achieve your goals one win at a time. Our coaches tailor instruction to the candidate and their goals. We match each candidate to a coach that has the background and experience that...
Are You a Permissive Boss?
“She asked me for a title and I figured since it didn’t cost me anything, why not?” This was a response from a client I consider to be a great leader. Every leader from time to time simply doesn’t have the energy to deal with every petty request and often will give in...
What to Look for in a Role Model
Do you have a role model? When you find yourself in certain situations or needing to make tough decisions, who’s thinking pattern and/or strategy do you rely on? If you are a business owner and do not have a role model, get one....no, get several. NOW! There are so...
Model the Behavior You Expect
A role model is a person who serves as an example by influencing others. In business, the most important role model is the “boss.” Employees look up to a variety of role models to help shape how they behave and, at work, that person is typically their manager or the...
5 Steps for Staying on Track with Your Vision
Every year millions of business owners create a strategic business plan. They begin with a “vision” identifying what they want to accomplish in the twelve months ahead. They start out strong, making decisions that are focused only on the end goal. A few months go by...
10 Tips to Improving Communication in a Family-Owned Business
Differences and disagreements between family members in business together are virtually inevitable. The constant contact in both work and family settings and the difficulty of separating business relationships from family relationships are just two of the factors that...
Successful People Management Begins at the Top
While the direct manager of any person has a great impact on not only their performance but their development and their satisfaction, the foundation for effective people management begins with the values, attitude, and willingness to invest from the highest levels of...
7 Secrets for Effective Staff Meetings
It’s Monday morning. You are running late. You have a standing staff meeting at 9:00 and today, like so many Mondays, you just do not have time. To cancel or not to cancel? Do you really have anything to say? Does it really matter if you miss one meeting? Yes, it...
