Today there is a pantheon of “great coaches”, the list touches every sport. Auerbach, Stevens, Wooden, Lombardi, Saben, Myers, Rivers, Fergusson, Mourino, Kryzewski, Auriemma and Summit are on the list, for sure. What is the difference between coaching, and mentoring? Some experts share these definitions: Mentoring: A more informal association focused on building a two-way, [Continue Reading]
THE PLANT — Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Do you recognize this phrase – Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing? Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” The Team arrived on Monday. This family owned business was really challenged. We joined the production meeting. First clue, it did not start on time. Our suspicions were confirmed when the [Continue Reading]
Top Ideas for Coaching the Owner
Family Business, privately held firms face many challenges. Coaching the Owner is often needed to keep focus, to understand the enemy named average and the virus called status quo. “I have difficulty sometimes talking to people who don’t race sailboats. When I was a teenager, I crewed Larchmont to Nassau on a 58-foot sloop [Continue Reading]