Business Keys To Success: Leadership

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Steve Scott

One of my favorite quotations on leadership states, “Leadership isn’t taught. It is caught.” I can assure you that in my career as a self-employed business owner and as a personal business coach that there are several people who served me well as excellent role models of leadership. In fact today, when I am Read More

Business Keys To Success: Change Is Inevitable-Growth Is Optional

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Steve Scott

I know everyone reading this post has experienced change. Yet change doesn’t mean growth. I thought I was growing because Read More

Business Keys To Success: The Power of Focus

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Steve Scott

As a young boy growing up in Chappaqua, New York I learned about the power of focus. Unfortunately, I was learning how to use the power of focus this bright fall day but I didn’t have the wisdom to use it properly. I was always intrigued by my Dad’s magnifying glass. My Dad wasn’t home Read More

Business Keys To Success: Leadership

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Steve Scott

There are many definitions of leadership. One that has stuck with me is that leadership is creating in others today a future willingness to follow you into something new for the sake of something great. I believe that to be true. But let’s look for a moment of the misconceptions about leadership. Leadership? The one Read More

Business Keys To Success: Lead By Giving Others Energy

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Steve Scott

Mark Twain once said, “If you want energy go out and give it to someone else.” Over the years I have been fortunate to lead not only businesses but several volunteer organizations. The ones where we had the greatest success is where all of us were creating energy. Yet, many self-employed business owners, entrepreneurs, solo Read More

Business Keys To Success: Embrace Commitment

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Steve Scott

The world has never seen a great leader in the world or in business who has lacked commitment. If you want to be an effective leader, you have to be committed. Why? True commitment will attract Read More

Business Keys To Success: When To Make Decisions

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Steve Scott

Very often we make decisions without even thinking about the context in which we are making them. This can lead to some bad consequences. Are things going well? Are they going badly? Are you under a lot of stress? Remember there is Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles-A Little Extra Change

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Steve Scott

Most people are resistant to change. They desire improvement but they resist changing their everyday routine. That’s a problem because, as leadership expert Max DePree says, “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” To sharpen your Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles: The Power Of Momentum

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Steve Scott

Keeping momentum is difficult in small business. Learn to create the power of positive momentum to carry you, your business and life to where you want to go. Read More

Business Keys To Success: Become More Solution Oriented

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Steve Scott

Coming up with a solution, as any self-employed business owner, entrepreneur or solo professional knows is the key to advancing in small business. Small business by its very nature is about Read More