by Patrick Thean and the Rhythm Team
Often when a business leader engages a coach, he or she does so without a clear understanding of the differences between coaching and consulting. In many cases, consulting habits and practices may be expected as a result of this "misunderstanding" which may lead to client dissatisfaction.
In his latest book, marketing guru and author Jim Stengel speaks to the relationship of high ideals and maximum growth, noting that the two are inseparable.
The key learnings from Brian's work are twofold:
Blog written by Kristi Burns, Rhythm Coach
Have you reached a point in your business where your growth, while certainly exciting, has left you feeling buried under a mountain of ever-increasing demands on your time and resources?
Are the changes required to manage your growth coming faster than you feel yourself and/or your team can adapt to?
Quarterly Planning sessions are meant to define key initiatives that will be focused on over the next 90 days in support of your company's BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal; your 10-25 year objective).
Most often, when we think of an organization’s reason for being, we often first think of making money. While it is true that the goal of any business is to make money, there is a much deeper fundamental reason for its creation, a core purpose. This is the “heart” of the organization - the reason for existence. Core purpose motivates the head and speaks to the heart - it allows people to make a difference by rallying together to accomplish a goal they might not be able to achieve individually. And it sets the tone for a mediocre or stellar performance.
Creating Company, Group, and Individual priorities is a key success factor (a leading indicator) to achieving both your short-term and long-term goals.
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