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: Confrontation Is A Good Thing

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Steve Scott

One of the things most self-employed business owners, entrepreneurs and solo professionals dislike is confrontation. What I have seen time and again in my personal business coaching practice is that avoiding confrontation very often causes problems to fester, grow bigger and explode. Confrontation The Wrong Way I had a client with seven employees. One employee Read More

The Business Coaching Chronicles: Who Is Running Your Business?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Steve Scott

Who is running your business? For this one particular client, a self-employed business owner, the answer or the truth was a revelation. As a personal business coach I have collaborated with and supported business owners, executives and managers in various stages of business and personal growth. The business in this story was entering Read More

Keys To Success: Matching Marketing With Client Expectations

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Steve Scott

For the self-employed business owner, marketing your business is essential.Success comes when the expectation from your marketing is exceeded by the experience. Read More

Challenge: The Holidays

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Steve Scott

For all of us, the Holidays will have an impact on our businesses and lives. Why? Even if you don’t celebrate the Holidays, people you know and work with do. And, there will be three specific days, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, where most business stops or is very limited. And for a time that Read More

Who’s In Charge? The Case For A Job Description

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Steve Scott

A job description can be the tipping point to having a successful small business. Too often,the self-employed business owner becomes immersed in performing the business and really doesn’t know what his employees are doing and how they are doing it. This is a recipe for Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles: Small Business Success

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Steve Scott

Small business success very often is mirrored in personal success that comes from embracing personal development. Improve your personal life and very often it will improve your business. Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles: What Are You Subscribing To?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Steve Scott

The key to success is subscribing to a better vision of the future. As this true story shows, subscribing to the wrong things can have bad consequences. Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles-Attitude About Money

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Steve Scott

Money. Does your attitude about money position you for greater success? Or is it leading you to failure in your business and life without you realizing it? Read More

From The Business Coaching Chronicles: The 3 Minute Phone Call

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Steve Scott

One of the keys to small business and personal success is recognizing the little things that can make a big difference. This true story makes the point Read More