Business Keys To Success: Discernment

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Steve Scott

“Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought. Discernment is an indispensable quality for any leader who desires to maximize effectiveness.”—John Maxwell In “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader” Maxwell goes onto talk about the value of practicing Read More

Business Keys To Success: Turn Up Your Passion

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Steve Scott

Passion certainly makes things you more interested in whatever you are involved in at the moment. When you are displaying passion in response to a person, situation or event you are definitely Read More

Leaders Cannot Rise Above The Limitations Of Their Character

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Steve Scott

Character counts. Character matters. We have heard these phrases over and over. John Maxwell in “The 21 Indispensable Qualities Of A Leader” asks the following question: “Have you ever seen highly talented people suddenly fall apart when they achieved a certain level of success? I know in my personal business coaching practice that collaborates with Read More

Business Keys To Success: Enlarging Others

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Steve Scott

Enlarging others is an important key to success. As a young employee and ultimately business owner I was striving for success and somehow it was always painful. It turned out that I had the wrong attitude. Instead of enlarging others I was always Read More

The Law Of The Team

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Steve Scott

At this time in my life, virtually everything I do is a team effort. In my personal business coaching, public speaking and career coaching I have a team to support me. But, when I was younger, 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

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