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19Nov/090

Business Coach – What You Should Look For

I am grateful that I found a business coach that helped me identify my business goals and the appropriate ways to define my niche in the industry. Working with her was a great experience.

Here are some tips on how you can find the right connection for you:

The business coaching industry, which is getting more exposure these days, is still filled with contradictions. Coaches themselves disagree over why they’re hired, what they do, and how to measure success. Here’s what you should know.

via Be Excellent® - The Official Six Disciplines® Blog: What Companies Should Look for in a Business Coach.

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4Nov/090

Now What?

Not every deal will work out and not every proposal will get accepted. Your reaction to these events can shape how you move forward though, and cause ripple effects you may not have considered.

Cultural Offering (which you really should be reading regularly) offers up some excellent advice on how to respond when things don't go well.

24Oct/091

Maintaining a Work Life Balance

In an article for Work It. Mom! Gina Blitstein profiles Small Business Owners Michelle Riggen-Ransom and Pamela O'Hara of Batchblue Software and how they manage to maintain both business and family.

It’s no revelation to say that having a business requires a complete commitment. The same can be said of motherhood. When you wear both of these hats, the demands can seem overwhelming! How do you reconcile the amount you give of yourself to your business with the amount of yourself that you devote to your personal and family life? How do you make sure there’s enough of you to go around to remain happy and effective in both arenas?

20Oct/090

Social Entrepreneurship – sweetriot

I had the pleasure of participating in a great #sbbuzz Twitter chat this evening with our guest Sarah Endline, CEO of sweetriot. sweetriot is a New York based chocolatier with a grand mission, to make the world a better place. Through a combination of enlightened trade, recyclable and reusable packaging, and an amazing vision - I think they might do just that.

Learn more about sweetriot, their social mission, and their yummy chocolate.

What are you doing to follow your social conscience with your business?