Professional Development

Having a Professional Development Plan Is The First One Success Step

Written by admin on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Professional development is just as important as business development.  A strong professional development plan will have the effects carry over into the business world and personal world as well.  Professional development is developing yourself from a career point of view.  How can you be a better sales person?  How can you be a better networker, [...]

Why Companies Use Executive Coaching and What it Involves

Written by admin on Friday, May 14th, 2010

Executive coaching allows companies to keep their top leaders on track and on the path of continuous growth and improvement.  When businesses employ executive coaching, they receive many benefits for both the individuals involved as well as the company as a whole.  This article below gives a very brief overview as to why a company [...]

Professional Coaching 101 - What is It?

Written by admin on Monday, May 3rd, 2010

There are all kinds of coaching, business coaching, career coaching, life coaching, sales coaching, and professional coaching.  So what exactly is professional coaching?  Is it similar to business coaching or career coaching, or are they really completely different.  This article discusses just what is professional coaching.  It discusses it at a higher level, and is [...]

Professional Mentor - What are the Benefits?

Written by admin on Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Professional mentors are a bit different than business coaches.  The relationship is a bit less formal, and more of a learn by example type of training.  These are the kind of relationships that are usually built from having a close business relationship outside of mentoring altogether.  How do professional mentors differ from business coaches and [...]

The 5 Parts of a Good Professional Coaching Agreement

Written by admin on Thursday, April 29th, 2010

When you are a client looking for a professional coach, or you are a professional coach who is starting work with a new client, it is imperative that both sides understand the nature of the working arrangement.  This understanding will mean that both parties will know how to grade the performance or improvement as well [...]

Business Systems or Mindset? What makes the real difference?

Written by admin on Sunday, April 4th, 2010

I much of the information I see out there on businesses and business coaching, deals with systems and implementing string business systems into your practices.  This certainly will improve the performance of the business, however it still is all based upon a foundation.  That foundation is the mindset of the business owner.  If that mindset [...]

Law Firm Professional Development - The Successful Lawyers’ Secret

Written by admin on Sunday, March 21st, 2010

This article focuses on an entrepreneur in the legal profession.  The point of view is reminiscent of the E-Myth.  What is the mindset of the lone lawyer?  Do they view themselves as a business owner, or a contractor/consultant?  This makes a big difference in the world of how efficient the business is run as well [...]

Leadership and Management Success - Making Your Professional Development Count

Written by admin on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

To succeed in leadership management, you need to have a solid professional development action plan.  Your continuing education in your business will make the difference in how well your business can succeed, or your team can perform.  There are certain things a leader or manager must be aware of when they are implementing a professional [...]

9 Facts About Corporate and Personal Coaching That You Need to Know

Written by admin on Monday, January 11th, 2010

This post has some good insight on the differences between personal and business coaching and the differences in their benefits.  Business coaching tends to deal more with more outer and interpersonal relations between employees, managers,  customers and owners, and setting systems in place that enable the performance of the company to achieve beyond their original [...]

How to Increase Client Satisfaction in This Economy Using the Law of Attraction!

Written by admin on Thursday, October 1st, 2009

I like this article because it approaches business coaching from a slightly different point of view.  It’s based on what you put out you will get back, and also puts it in terms of how this law of attraction can and does affect your business.  It affects the employees, the customers,  yourself and your business.  [...]