You can enjoy the party without being the party. Have you had your company ‘Holiday’ party yet? It is that time of year for company parties and year-end sales events. Events that leaders spend lots of money and time planning with the intent to show their employees how much they appreciate their hard work as…
I was meeting with a client recently and we were speaking about coaching and the necessity of accountability in a coaching culture. I asked him about his field management staff and he was going region by region sharing with me which manager was good and bad and who had what results. He started telling me…
5 Ways to Overcome Procrastination (and tackle this busy time of year) It is that time of year- when your already busy life gets even busier. We almost feel like we don’t have time to breathe. Work tasks pile up. Travel plans kick up a notch. Holiday shopping lists grow. To-do lists get longer. It…
Finding the perfect gift can be difficult, but with Nathan Jamail’s best selling books- we have the perfect business gift! Create a whole gift set with workbooks, CD’s and more! These make great gifts for; Bosses, managers and leaders Gift exchanges Entire team members Office staff Mentors Business friends and acquaintances Anyone that wants to…
“Three Practices to Communicate, Engage and Influence People” By Nathan Jamail How many parents have a toddler that can work an iPhone or iPad better than they can? What about the parents of teenage kids or young adults that cannot communicate except through texting, email or social media? With technology constantly evolving, technical skills and…
Leaders across the world would say, “that a person having a positive attitude is very important”, in fact when asked many would say the most important, so why do so many leaders accept less than great positive attitudes from their employees? Some reasons include; too hard; it is because of HR or legal and a…
One of my favorite sayings is to “Go big or go home”. I believe in this 100%. The cliched saying that you won’t regret the things you tried on your deathbed, only the things you didn’t is also true. I found a great article/video online that I found very inspiring- and hope that you do…
While reviewing some information this morning, I came upon an interesting picture. Take a look at the image to the right and spend a few minutes thinking about it: What stands out to you? Several things call out to me. “Want others to succeed” is a big one for me. If a leaders entire approach…
In business we love to use sport cliché’s (at least I do) and talk about winning as well as use the term coaching versus managing, but are we just talking or are we walking the walk? For example I was just with a client conducting a workshop and one of the managers stated, “I hire…
Ask yourself this question: Knowing what you know today how many of your current employees would you not hire tomorrow? Honestly how many would you not hire for their current job? If several names or people came to your mind, then you are in good company. Most leaders in business today can honestly say they…