Be a Values-driven Coach

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There are four levels of awareness that inspiring coaches develop to build a positive coaching mindset. One level of awareness is to know your values. Here are a few tips from The Power of Positive Coaching: Pour a strong foundation of values on which to build a winning team. Incorporate common values for inspiring coaches:…

Four Questions Every Employee Asks

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Mike Barnes is a value creator extraordinaire, brand genius, merchandising wizard and gifted people developer. He built the Fossil watch and lifestyle brand from the ground up, literally, from $0 to $2B+ in sales.  Mike moved on to grow Signet Jewelers, the $6B retail jeweler, by acquiring its biggest competitor to bolster their unparalleled brand…

4 Ways to be a Purposeful Coach

There are four levels of awareness that inspiring coaches develop to build a positive coaching mindset. One level of awareness is to know your purpose. Here are a few tips from The Power of Positive Coaching: Focus on how many people you serve versus how many people serve you. Connect with your team by finding…

Female CEOs and Mindset

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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…

4 Ways to Build Positive Thoughts

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There are four levels of awareness that inspiring coaches develop to build a positive coaching mindset. One level of awareness is to know your thoughts. Here are a few tips from The Power of Positive Coaching: Maintain a positive thought life by controlling input from media, others, and you. Choose to look for positive performance…

Applying a Positive Coaching Mindset

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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 ground up, literally,…

Coaching for Winning Results and Relationships

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Inspiring winning results and relationships is a two-dimensional challenge that involves a positive coaching mindset and positive coaching habits. Having either one is insufficient to equip leaders to coach effectively and inspire their teams optimally. Most coaching books and workshops focus on skills and habits, which are essential. You can perform all the right skills,…

Bulidng a Positive Mindset

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Whether you are building a positive coaching mindset to inspire your team at work or a positive parenting mindset to inspire your kids at home, you must deepen your awareness in four areas. So, before you coach at work, in a classroom, in your community or on the home front, get your mindset right before…

A Super Bowl-size Lesson

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Whether you love them or hate them, the New England Patriots provided an important leadership lesson.  They won their sixth Super Bowl victory and appeared in the Super Bowl nine times in the past 18 years.  That is unprecedented, sustained success. Many players have come and gone during that time.  Several all-stars, but many, many…

MORE than Business Coaching

Our new book is outlined around this formula: Positive Coaching Mindset x Positive Coaching Habits = Winning Results & Relationships The power of this formula is that it not only applies to your coaching interactions, but to all your interactions. It contains a simple truth about personal and leadership effectiveness: your mindset either limits or…