Confessions of a (recovered) Micro-manager

Yep. You heard it right here. This executive and business coach is admitting that he was a ‘micro-manager’. Well nearly, I guess, according to some parts of the descriptions I’ve researched. But before you pass judgment, I did say was, and it was a long time ago while I was being groomed for a promotion into a senior management position.
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Prioritizing – A Key to Work/Life Balance

Your daily ‘balancing act’ requires thoughtful planning of how to best spend your time, and where to direct your efforts and energy. In order to plan more effectively, develop solid business (and personal) strategies, and take the appropriate actions, you must know what your priorities are. Here’s what you need to know about priorities.

Priorities are based on our values – achievement, intimacy, personal satisfaction, independence, caretaking, plus our goals – like building business, establishing or developing a career, raising a family, saving for college or retirement, finding and maintaining a committed relationship, and getting spiritual needs met, etc.
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Salary Negotiation

"I'd rather not have to get into it. In fact, I'd rather kiss a snake."
-- A Small Business Client

Why do we make the 'dollars discussion' so challenging? During a recent coaching call, my client sounded highly stressed. Her voice was straining, like her vocal chords were over-stretched. When I asked her what was her biggest challenge at this moment, she didn't talk about her rapidly-growing business, or the balance issues in her life, nor even how much she accomplished since our last session. She wanted to know if I'd negotiate salary with a potential new hire.
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Do Negative Comments Make You Toxic?

Almost every client that I work with is trying to improve teamwork, to build strong relationships, to build solid communication across the organization, and with their client companies.
One of the easiest ways to ‘hit the wall’ and destroy teamwork and morale is for leaders and managers to be heard by their staff making destructive comments about coworkers, vendors and clients -- anything like put-downs, character assassinations, and gossip.
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Are you complying with new overtime wage regulations?

Taking action on this issue now, might be a good New Year’s resolution for your business.

Hopefully, I haven’t caught you off guard and you’re asking yourself, “What new regulations?”

Well, if you are, let’s cover the Department of Labor’s (DOL) changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Part 541 Regulations as quickly and concisely as I can.

About the worst thing to be doing right now is nothing. Don’t assume that even though legislators are in the process of seeking changes to the law that you are immune to legal or governmental measures.

Here’s what you should do:
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