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You want to make changes and reach your true potential, both on and off the job. You are ready to zoom forward. You know that you want to make the investment of time and money into your own professional development. This post is the second in a series designed to help you find and hire the perfect professional coach.

Why invest in a professional coach? According to a recent study by Manchester, Inc., executives who received coaching services realized a sixfold ROI (return on investment). Wow! Imagine achieving as much in a single day as you did in the previous week.

The most specific improvements were in the areas of:

Working relationships up 77%
Teamwork up 67%
Productivity up 53%

These results speak for themselves. Working with a professional coach can truly give you the boost you need to achieve the goals you’ve always dreamed of, both inside and outside of the office. Coaching isn’t for people who have hit “rock bottom”. I have some people who seek my coaching services who are feeling overwhelmed, but in general, individuals who want to improve are the best and the brightest. They want strategies to help their inner brilliance shine through. Coaching provides customized professional development and heightened personal awareness that no other method can offer.

But how do you ensure that you are making a wise investment and hiring the very best coach who has your best interest at the heart of the engagement?

Stay tuned to this series of posts to help you get the information that you need to find the perfect coach. Can’t wait for the next post? Buy the book Awakening the Workplace and turn to page 109 to read more about finding the perfect coach.

© Rita M. Perea, Leadership Expert and Success Consultant, 2012

Category: New Beginnings —

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January 12, 2012

Revving Your Engine to Reach Your Goals

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” ~Lao Tzu~

You know that you’re ready for change. You want it! You need it! You are revving your engines to move full-speed ahead. But… you aren’t quite sure how to determine your destination, map out your journey, and keep the gas flowing in your engines to get you where you want to go. So you just putter along. Or, like a car with a flat tire, you get stuck on the side of the road.
I have some great news to share! You can turn to a professional coach (like me), to help you get the clarity and confidence that you need to move forward.

A professional coach is a personal cheerleader and project manager all rolled into one. When you arrive at their office, they will help you determine what you want to achieve, map out a personal path to success, and then cheer you all the way across the finish line.

You are not alone!
You have support!
Your coach believes that you can do it and helps you make it happen!

Hiring a coach is an important investment in your personal and professional growth. But how do you ensure that you are making a wise investment and hiring the very best coach who has your best interest at the heart of the engagement?

Stay tuned to this series of posts to help you get the information that you need to find the perfect coach.

© Rita M. Perea, Leadership Expert and Success Consultant, 2012

Category: It's About Time! —

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July 8, 2011

Leadership By Example

“I think the best training a top manager can be engaged in is management by example. Don’t believe what I say, believe what I do.”
Carlos Ghosen, CEO of Renault-Nissan

Category: Lessons from Leaders —

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May 2, 2011

Building Social Capital with Employees

My last post highlighted the research findings of Harvard School of Business Professor Sadun that affirmed success of what I call the “People first; Paper later.” philosophy of management. I have been coaching Executives about the importance of this concept for years and now it is official: Building social capital in your organization is Job #1 for increased financial success.

As a manager and leader you know that it is important to make deposits into each employee’s social capital bank account, but how do you do that? You feel swamped already with your own job responsibilities and aren’t looking for more things to add to your plate. (Picture a boo-boo face here!)

Try this simple “Building Social Capital” tip: When you arrive at the office tomorrow morning go to the desk of each person that you supervise one at a time, smile and say a big “Good Morning!” Don’t worry about interrupting their work. They will appreciate that you took the time to check in with them. If they happen to be on the phone, just smile, wave and go on to the next desk.

I call this practice “The Morning Rounds”. It is simple, easy, takes just a few minutes and makes huge deposits. Just as doctors check in with all of their patients in the hospital each morning to offer supportive compassion and comfort, as a leader you can check in with your employees to help them feel like a valued member of the team.

So, go ahead and begin building social capital on your team tomorrow with a quick morning check in. And watch the success of your team grow with all of that Social Capital fertilizing it!

Lead Well, Live Well, Do Well!

Helping leaders, managers embrace and achieve success.
Leadership expert. Author. Success consultant. Speaker. Trainer.
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Awakening the Workplace: Achieving Connection, Fulfillment and Success at Work

Category: Lessons from Leaders —

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