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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
This post is excerpted from The Power of Positive Coaching ------------------------- We have all seen different types of coaches in action. The angry, red-faced coaches who yell at their teams for their failures; the disengaged, flat-line coaches who are physically present but not actively engaged in coaching; and the positive, exciting coaches who inspire their…
We are excited about the positive response to our new book! If you have not yet had a chance to read it, please enjoy this FREE excerpt from The Power of Positive Coaching. We were honored to have Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, the Thinkers50 #1 Leadership thinker in the world, write the foreword for this…
This post is excerpted from The Power of Positive Coaching ------------------------- We love watching the Olympics. In fact, we were thrilled when they started alternating the summer and winter Olympics, so we would only have to wait two years instead of four years to see the games. The Olympics embody all that is good and…
This post is excerpted from The Power of Positive Coaching ------------------------- The central role of a leader is that of a coach. That said, it wasn’t too long ago that having a business coach was like having a scarlet letter on your professional suit. Back then, most coaching was remedial—there was a problem that needed…
See our new book The Power of Positive Coaching. --------------------------------- We have all seen different types of coaches in action: the angry, red-faced coaches who yell at their teams for their failures; the disengaged, flat-line coaches who are physically present but not actively engaged in coaching; and the positive, exciting coaches who inspire their teams…
