by Scott Anderson | Dec 14, 2020 | Coaching, Leadership, Personal Enrichment, Playing Big, Workplace Culture
What is an executive coach? An executive coach helps you identify and achieve your most important professional andpersonal goals faster and easier than you could on your own. For entrepreneurs, these goals are usually quantifiable. Great examples: Increase sales by...
by Scott Anderson | Sep 11, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Few roles in business are as fraught with uncertainty as that of the Chief Marketing Officer—so much so that the Harvard Business Review’s summer issue had five articles on the topic of “The Trouble With CMOs.” If you’re in marketing, read the whole issue for the...
by Scott Anderson | Aug 14, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Mick Jagger’s 74th birthday this summer was yet another reminder that we Baby Boomers are heading over the cliff. As Boomers retire and die, there will be an enormous transfer of wealth, not just in dollars but in productivity and innovation. Humans are not known...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 23, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
When we hear the word power, we tend to think in terms of title: CEO, president, owner, founder, VP, director, manager, etc. Many workplace problems stem from a lack of awareness regarding power imbalances—especially on the part of the one in power. We might laugh at...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 17, 2017 | Coaching, Workplace Culture
Not long ago I was in San Francisco with my son, and we walked past a store that had no branding or signage on it at all. We knew instantly what it was. Anybody who has ever been in an Apple store would have recognized it, too, by its layout and by the way the...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 3, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
In last week’s post, I shared some wisdom gleaned from a conversation with sales guru (and my coach) Matthew Kimberley. We previously discussed his advice for sales people. Today we’re focused on Matthew’s take on recruiting and managing sales...
