Author: Cathy Davis
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The Unexpected Key To Expanding Your Freedom
Explore the Strategic Coach approach to measuring and expanding entrepreneurial freedom, and the importance of setting boundaries for sustainable growth.
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The Many Benefits Of Online Communities For Entrepreneurship (& Why They’re Important)
Entrepreneurs need online communities now more than ever. Learn the many benefits of online communities for entrepreneurship & why it’s important to stay plugged in.
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Courage vs. Confidence
Every once in a while, you have an experience where the lesson learned leads to a huge jump in your capability. Who knew fear, uncertainty, and discomfort would be the secret sauce to increasing your confidence? For this confession, I’m taking to the “big screen.” Watch at your own risk! [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN9u3I-bctQ[/embedyt] Your challenge, should…
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Leadership Revolution
My biggest area of growth over the past year (or five) has been in understanding and being comfortable with demonstrating leadership. My issue has always been not wanting to be perceived as a person who is overstepping or meddling in areas of the company where I don’t directly “work.” What I’ve come to learn (through…
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A Very Scary Question
I was recently describing to someone what I do for a living—project manager, program designer, coach. They asked me all the usual follow-up questions, including how long I’ve been with the company. I was very amused by how surprised they were when I shared with them that I’ve been working with Strategic Coach for 13…
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Mastering Intelligent Resistance: How do you manage collaboration and innovation?
Obstacle, roadblock, stick-in-the-mud, complication, hindrance, negative-nelly, barrier, obstruction, wet blanket, non-collaborative, hurdle. What are … things I don’t want to be seen as? Especially in a fast-moving, ever-changing, innovation-rich entrepreneurial environment. The subject of teams not “engaging” with the new ideas our clients excitedly take back to their offices comes up a lot in workshops.…
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Multi-Asking
MULTI-ASKING. Nope. This is not a typo. I have officially taken the task out of multitasking. I’m often asked how I can manage all the projects I have on my plate. I’ve thought long and hard about this, and I’ve come to this conclusion: It’s not about managing the tasks … it’s about managing the “asks.”…
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Super Glue
Brand identity. There is more information floating around the web on this topic than you can shake a stick at. I get it … it’s infinitely important to any organization. It lines up an entrepreneur’s vision of their company with how their team represents them in the marketplace and what their clients and customers come…
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Going once … going twice … SOLD!
OK, entrepreneurs … picture this: During your commute home from work, you have an AMAZING new breakthrough idea. The next day, you come buzzing into the office and excitedly start delegating (ahem, exploding) action items to your team. Their reactions: blank stares, silence, and a general lack of enthusiasm. Your reaction: frustration, annoyance, and a…
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The Sweet Spot
I am a PROJECT MANAGER! To me, this isn’t just a title—it’s a way of being. My talents and skills are all geared toward making things real. It’s about understanding and being sold on a vision (in my case, usually supplied by Dan Sullivan), then strategizing, communicating, maneuvering, learning, negotiating, innovating, wooing, questioning, aligning, and…