John Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach and 10-time national champion, said, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.” Inspiring coaches are crystal clear on their purpose to invest in future leaders. This might look like: 1. Letting team members shadow you at a meeting, even if others might…
My dad always had cantaloupe-size calves. He was a hairy man except for his shoulders which were hairless. I never knew why until later in his life. The mystery was solved when he shared this story of one of his early jobs when he returned to New York from Italy at the age of fourteen.…
In The Power of Positive Coaching, we address the importance of your mindset and habits in creating winning results and relationships. This poem by the founder of BI-LO supermarket chain, Frank Outlaw, hangs in our son’s closet and also gets to the essence of the book: Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your…
You must get your mind right before you can get your team right. Your mindset has significant influence on how you perform, lead, and coach. Psychologist Carol Dweck asserts, based on decades of research, that how we see ourselves is a major factor in what we ultimately achieve. You will rise to the level of…
We invite you to an engaging and practical TeleClass series based on our new book, The Power of Positive Coaching. We will personally facilitate these TeleClasses to help you elevate your coaching game and create a coaching culture. Series of three, 45-minute TeleClasses: Class #1 - Power of Positive Class #2 - Building a…
Peter Colantuono was born in the U.S. in 1914. Both his mother and father were native Italians who spoke no English. Like any parent, Marie and Vito Colantuono wanted a better life for their children. So, they headed to America. It was common for immigrants to go back and forth from their home country to…
Recently, I got stuck at LaGuardia airport in New York due to weather that grounded many flights. The timing of my arrival into LaGuardia and my next flight out put me in a bit of a pickle so I spent the night in the airport terminal. At 11:00 pm the terminals close and all overnighters…
I just returned from a fun weekend in Washington DC with my son. I was able to share some favorite things I did while I was in graduate school at George Washington University, but we mostly discovered new favorite sights and experiences together. Cameron and I were both struck by the scale and majesty of…
INVOLVE your Team is Positive Coaching Habit #2. Since we support solutions we are involved in the natural outcome of involving your team is ownership behavior - something every leader wants more of! ---------------------- Learn how to apply the 5 positive coaching habits to inspire winning results and relationships by: Registering for our TeleClasses on Positive…
Video of e7CzxnD_f7Y Mike Barnes is a unicorn amongst CEOs. He is a value creator extraordinaire, brand genius, merchandising wizard and gifted people developer. Very few CEOs have ever created winning results and relationships in three, significant public companies. Mike Barnes is one of them. He built the Fossil watch and lifestyle brand from the…
