Executive Coaching Blog: Collaboration @ Work

Straight talk on collaboration, change, motivation, and managing for results, for busy VPs, Directors, and Managers who would rather think it through than go it alone.

  • Lives R Us

    Image via Wikipedia Do you have some time to run an errand with me? I want to run by Lives R Us and check out what’s hot for…

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  • Would the Real Me Please Tweet?

    Image via Wikipedia Are you living your real life or are you busy creating a virtual life that you think is more interesting? There is one AWFUL part…

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  • 3 Steps to Fire Up Your Life!

    Image: Pixomar / FreeDigitalPhotos.net How can you live a life that is more passionate, fulfilling, meaningful, on-purpose, and satisfying? Three Steps to Fire Up Your Life!: 1) Find…

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  • Waiting Rooms or Living Rooms

    Image via Wikipedia Due to a family member’s medical condition, I’ve spent a couple of days in hospital waiting rooms. Waiting. Waiting for news. Waiting for a change.…

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  • Addicted to Distraction

    Image via Wikipedia Can I have your attention? I have lost mine. Have you noticed that you’re too busy being distracted to focus on anything? My family lives…

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  • More or Less?

    Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr Would you be happy if you earned $75,000 per year? Yes, you would, according to a Wall Street Journal article at the time…

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  • You Be the Judge

    The koi pond. Copyright Mark Scott http://www.dreamstime.com/free-stock-image-the-koi-pond-rimagefree552880-resi2534222 The Dix clan embarked upon an urban Indianapolis adventure on a beautiful late-August Saturday afternoon. We ended up at the Indianapolis…

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  • Dominoes, Butterflies, and You: Make a Difference!

    Image: Istockphoto.com Have you been knocked over lately? “On 12 August 2010, Ordos City, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, became the venue of a…

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  • Turn Your Thoughts Into Action

    Image: djcodrin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Thought was lonely and bored, so he pondered how he could meet some friends. He posted a personal ad that read, “Looking for a…

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  • Your Bus Is Here

    Image: Arvind Balaraman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net We received a postcard from our school system informing us of the school bus number and pick up and drop off times for…

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  • Toot Your Own Horn!

    Sometimes I like to think of life as one giant orchestral performance. Perhaps it’s my years of playing trumpet in the band, but I believe that each of…

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  • Life Is…Your Choice!

    Image: djcodrin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net A New England clothing company is doing quite well with attractive, simple clothing that says Life Is G_ _ d. You’ll have to fill…

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