Posts Categorized: Tip of the Week

Stop Phone Tag

Do you have to call a client or prospect two to three or even more times before you connect with them?  Phone tag is one of those insidious time wasters most people accept as part of doing business.  But you don’t have to! When you apply a systematic approach to communicating with your clients  and… Read more »

The Butler Way

By now anyone interested in college basketball has heard the story of Brad Stevens, 37, the Butler University coach (Now the Boston Celtics coach), who became the third youngest head coach in the NCAA Division 1 history to have a 30-win season and the youngest coach to make the Final Four two years in a… Read more »

The Difference Between Coaching and Criticism

There are those who are afraid of coaching.  They know they need guidance but criticism in the past was not always helpful. There is a major difference in coaching and criticism. Coaching is about encouraging better behavior, practices and skills.  Criticism is about finding fault and correcting specific actions, behavior or practices. Coaching at its… Read more »