Why you and your business need Focal Point Business Coaching’s Entrepreneurial Growth Course
Believe it or not, being an entrepreneur is a lot different than what you see on social media. It’s not all 20-somethings who’ve made fast cash with selling products online. On top of that there is a lot of information going around the internet about how you can be super successful and make a quick […]
No April Fools Here: Why Being Transparent in Business is Beneficial
Recently, being transparent in business has become a top priority for companies around the world. It’s crucial for businesses to remain open and honest in everything they do, and have previously done. Our team at FocalPoint Coaching is here to share with you why it’s so important to be transparent in business and how that […]
Spring Cleaning: How to Cut Business Costs Without Losing Business
With spring on the way, not only is it important to clean up around the house, but it’s important to clean up your business’s expenses as well! Luckily, there are many steps you can take at your office today that will help you save big in the long run. Not sure what the steps are […]
What does it take to make Change Happen?
David Gleicher while he was working at Arthur D. Little in the early 1960s, and refined by Kathie Dannemiller in the 1980s. Together developed a formula that is the model to assess the relative strengths affecting the likely success of organisational change programs. It has been know as Gleicher’s Formula for Change: C = […]
Leaders vs. Managers
Management consists of controlling a group or a set of entities to accomplish a goal. Leadership refers to an individual’s ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward organizational success. Influence and inspiration separate leaders from managers, not power and control. Leaders Tend to: Create and articulate a vision of what the organization […]
Communicate Effectively. Land that job by Highlighting your Benefits
Features, Advantages, Benefits. For many of us that have been involved in sales this describes what we do daily. We FAB the product. For those that are not in sales this may be a foreign concept. No matter what your profession when it comes to The Job Search, The Resume, The Interview, even the most […]
I Keep Getting Interviews, But No Call Back
Is this happening to you? Are you looking for a new job or career? Are you sending out resumes, getting some initial phone conversations, and even face to face interviews, but no calls back? I hear this often. In many cases the job and the candidate are a very good fit. Many times, the skills, […]
THIS IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE JOB SEEKERS MAKE
“Your fired!” “This just isn’t working out!” “We are downsizing/restructuring!” These words bring chills to the spines of all employed people. What do I do now? If you are like most people you go through the various stages of grief. At some point though you must get back on the treadmill and find a job. […]
You want to be a Leader. Before you make that next career move, figure out what it is you want to lead!
As a Career and Business Coach, I interact with professionals at different points in their careers, and different positions within the companies they currently or previously worked for. The vast majority of these people have risen through the ranks to hold positions of leadership within their organizations. Many would look from the outside and make […]
Leadership using the Seven R’s
Avoiding Overwhelm One challenge faced by every leader is this time of escalating change is that of mounting complexity in business and Life. At a personal level, you may find yourself swamped with more projects that require your attention, more books / magazines you need to read, people you need to get back to, goals […]