Stop going around the horn! Making all meetings less boring and more engaging -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Why most meetings suck: Have you ever attended a boring meeting with your boss or organization? Or worse- you yourself hosted your own boring meeting? If you said yes, don’t sweat it, you’re not alone, in…
Preparation over Correction- The difference between coaching and managing “As leaders we have a choice to coach our people to excellence or manage them to mediocracy” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Preparation over Correction: As leaders we have a responsibility to make our employees better, not just more knowledgeable or experienced (by the way…
“Conviction is the difference between checking the box and making an impact” -Nathan Jamail, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author Conviction is determined by belief: “If you believe you will achieve” is cool to say, and even inspiring- but to be great– it goes way beyond a quote. As leaders and contributors, how well our organizations…
“The power of growing your business as a leader” Nathan Jamail – Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author Fact: If leaders focused on growing their people instead of growing their business- their business would grow 10X. Growing your business vs. growing your people falls in the same trap mindset of urgent vs. important (how leaders get…
“Committed leaders spend time looking for new, better team members.” Nathan Jamail – Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author Part 4 of 4 Welcome to part 4 of ‘Committed Leaders Create Committed Employees’- our final part in this 4 part series. In part 1 we talked about not allowing bad performance employees to remain on the team and in part…
Committed leaders create committed employees – Part three “Committed leaders don’t allow non-performers to remain on the team.” Nathan Jamail – Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author Part 3 of 4 Welcome to part 3 of ‘committed leaders create committed employees’. In part 1 we talked about not allowing bad performance employees to remain on the…
Committed leaders create committed employees “Committed leaders don’t allow non-performers to remain on the team” Nathan Jamail – Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author Part 1 of 4 I start several of my leadership speeches with a question to the audience, “How many of you leaders wish your employees were as committed as you are?”, and…
One-on-one coaching sessions provide the ideal forum to encourage employees to communicate with you, advance strategic vision, and attain goals. Here you have a place catered to the needs of your individual employees, where you can focus on each of them in turn, working to improve their strengths and overcome their weaknesses. Your sessions should…
Coaches expect their players to practice, not merely because the coach tells them to practice, but because practice is precisely the way in which players improve, honing their attributes and developing their skills. Of course, the act of coaching demands its own set of attributes and skills. If coaches are to improve as coaches, they…
Just because you have been an outstanding sales professional and successful manager doesn’t automatically mean that you’re ready to coach a team. Coaching, like selling, takes a developed skill set. Unfortunately, companies too commonly fail to teach their leaders to be coaches. They might make ideal managers, but they don’t create smart coaches. If you…