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The Leader's Greatest Resource

EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENT E-LETTER

The Leader's Greatest Resource

June 5, 2008 - Number 16

In This Issue:
* Business News
- 40 days Immersion Project - community
- Logo design workshop - marketing

* Coaching Article
- The Leader's Greatest Resource

* What's New at EIC
- Right People workshop June 27
- Website phase two

Business News

Immersion Project

During March and April, an Austin entrepreneur used his business to take him on an unprecedented journey. Pushing through “the dip” per Seth Godin’s book entitled the same requires sacrifice that most are unwilling to endure. Godin promises that those who do are typically rewarded with unforeseen business and personal opportunity. That’s exactly what Tom Baum, President and Principal Founder of TRACEe (www.tracee.biz) seems to have discovered by immersing himself on the streets of Austin for 40 days and nights streaming live video of the homeless population. Tom found that the risks to himself, his marriage and his business, for a good cause, were greatly appreciated by the homeless community and a multitude of partners, sponsors and volunteers. Furthermore, his bootstrapped business (reference: Bootstrap Network http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Welcome_to_the_Bootstrap_Network ) received a much needed infusion of donated dollars, equipment, services, development and visibility. In fact, Tom claims that this 40 days were more valuable to TRACEe and its future than the 40 or so months in ideation and the valley of death that preceded it! Check out the 40 Day Immersion web-pages hosted by partner Mobile Loaves & Fishes (www.mlfnow.org/immersion) and two special news reports generated during the immersion (1) KXAN News: http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?s=8143508 and (2) FOX 7 News: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=10B7F4D7470D551A469173C41EF66A3A?contentId=6249376&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

In this project, Tom is using his technology and social media, with the support of other businesses, to bring the population at-large, up close to homeless people so they can personally assist this group - who are a tragedy neglected. He is currently in the follow-up stage of the project. Check out what Tom is doing and how his efforts are making a huge difference!

Success in Logo Design

Small business CEOs and executives, in the absence of a VP of Marketing, are often faced with the big question: What are our logo, brand, and marketing designs doing for the company? A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to attend a half-day workshop put on by Tina Schweiger of Spoonbend, (http://www.spoonbend.com/) a branding and design agency. The workshop was a huge success and very valuable because Tina took us through a series of activities supported with education, which both empowered and enlightened all the executives in the room! Many executives don't spend their time analyzing the visual syntax, color, and typography of their logo and marketing materials. We simply don't have the time or inclination!! Which, it turns out, is exactly why we hire companies like Spoonbend. Before, however, we go to a design company, we can be armed with our profile, Creative Brief, whiteboard, and information that can save us thousands in time and fees! Tina's next workshop is June 20th, contact her at tina@spoonbend.com .

Coaching Article

The Leader's Greatest Resource

Regardless the size of the company you work in and your role or position there, when you're in a leadership role, then people are your greatest resource! What's more, it doesn't matter whether you're forming your executive team, working with an intact team, hiring to increase your staff, or collaborating in a network of professionals to support and grow your business, certain characteristics and strategies permeate the companies that cultivate this resource and thereby reap the greater benefits. Through our work, Executive Intelligent Coaching has identified several universal principles and steps to hone and nurture the human capital resource. These principles include:

• sharpening your attention and self preparation
• knowing who the right people are and hiring them
  
• building a foundation for success (with the staff)
  
• knowing when to cut bait and cultivating the right relationships

Understanding the importance of this is critical to a company's future success. First, in the global workplace we're in, the value of people have changed and are now, more of a central focus of the organization. What's more, people want value in their work and they're looking at the values and culture of companies. Essentially, they have become more picky. And, despite the stressed American economy today, knowledge-workers, professionals, and the younger generation often have choices for work because they're willing to trade those bigger paychecks for satisfaction and enjoyment. - They are seeking more balance in their life!

So, the leaders who espouse and actively practice these principles, enjoy many financial and intangible benefits. To begin with, the staff are more appropriately placed in their positions and assigned duties, leading them to be more efficient and productive. They are also more satisfied with their work-life, resulting in improved customer service, less sick leave, increased employee loyalty and less turnover. The staff, in addition, are more collaborative and work together more, which yields a positive contagious culture and builds the reputation of the company, also increasing it's attention as a great place to work!

These principles aren't new and they aren't rocket science! They do, however, have a prevalence and permanence we've not seen before... Stay tuned for more articles on this topic!

Share with us your success stories of hiring the right people, building a great culture, or fortifying relationships with your staff. (contact information below)

What's New

New Workshop

Intrigued by the coaching article today? Are you building your executive team, hiring to increase your staff, creating a business collaboration, or forming a new team in the company? Then this workshop is for you. Sign up to attend the hands-on, half-day workshop that will give you the leadership program to build your company's success! The workshop will be conducted downtown Austin, Friday, June 27. Participation is limited so register now by emailing nschill@exeucutiveintelligentcoaching.com, calling 512. 947.5447, or reserve online at http://rightpeople.eventbrite.com/ to save the tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours of your time and build the positive company morale that will help your business grow!

What: How to Build Your Company with the Right People
When: Friday June 27, 8:30 - 12:00
http://rightpeople.eventbrite.com


Website Phase 2

Thanks to Brian Massey of Conversion Sciences and Rose Holston of Aviso Communications, the Executive Intelligent Coaching website is soon moving to phase two. The site will boast a coaching quiz, more information about the company and our approach, and pages about the different programs. Check out the revised website at the same address: http://www.executiveintelligentcoaching.com/ . What's more, for information on online and social marketing marketing, visit Brian's blog at http://www.customerchaos.com/ and to learn about SEO and keywords, visit Rose's blog at http://www.avisocomm.com/.


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Boutiques for Sole Proprietorships

Intelligent Coaching E-Brief

Boutiques for Sole Proprietorships

October 4, 2007, Number 14

In This Issue:
*Business News
- The Rowan Report
- Austin Open 4 Business

*Boutiques for Sole Proprietorships

*What's New
- Emotional Intelligence for Productivity and Relationships
- I Don't Work on an Island! How personality elevates teamwork and leadership in organizations


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Business News

For those of you who prepare and conduct presentations, I have found a resource that I've actually referenced a few times. Don't get me wrong, I regularly search for authorities on specific issues and topics! I guess this just surprised me that for the last two or three presentations I have prepared, I actually went straight to this source thinking, "Can you help me with ...?" and there it was. The newsletter is also hosted out of Blogger, and is called The Rowan Report. Here are a couple of recent issue links: http://rowcom.blogspot.com/2007/08/breaking-rules-with-style.html

and http://rowcom.blogspot.com/2007/08/give-us-handout.html

An exciting new business conference is debuting in Austin next week. Austin Open 4 Business, sponsored by Business District Magazine and others, is featuring dynamic keynote speakers and four tracks of presentations and panel discussions for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the areas of: legal issues; funding; sales & marketing, and human resources. You can expect to find me there, all day! Actually, I am moderating a panel discussion on health insurance. For more information and to register, go to www.austinopen4business.com . This conference is inexpensive and here is your opportunity to attend for even less - enter the discount code, MAG1408.

Boutiques for Sole Proprietorships

For small businesses, independent consultants and sole proprietors, having a network of trusted experts around them can open the doors to exciting possibilities for business development. The business opportunities can have the look of one of two different paintings. Let's call one painting our Reciprocal Spiral and the other painting our Innovative Dance. The first painting has circular rings spreading out from the core mass at the center. The second painting has lines of different thickness and color, which intersect the central line and create splatters of a whole new color.

Our Reciprocal Spiral is made up of the people who independent business owners are most connected to in work, but who do not work inside their individual business. These are people who support each other in some aspects of their businesses; they likely provide their services or products to each other in some fashion, consult with each other, share social or business associations, and have a fairly sturdy relationship based on mutual trust and respect.
BENEFITS:

• thought-partnering
• business assistance
• emotional support
• innovation and creativity
• introductions and referrals to our businesses

The beauty of the relationships in our Reciprocal Spiral is that a level of trust has been established here, unlike the simple connections made in networking groups. Reciprocal trust, respect, and assistance with other independent consultants, sole props, small business owners, and start-ups largely increase the presence, impact, and reach of the small business!

Our Innovative Dance, on the other hand, occurs when two or more independent proprietors come together and form a novel product or service. The resulting product or service is a unique synthesis of these two or more experts, who may be from very different industries. These businesses team together to create and sell their innovative, very likely, niche product or service. The benefits of teaming up and collaborating with these partners, if you will, are that it adds a whole new dimension to each of the businesses; it may also open up a whole new market for them. But, the benefits to the internal workings of the business owner are invaluable. Motivation is spurred, creativity is inspired, and the workload is shared! The commodity of time is something a single business person cannot ever get enough of.

In both, the Reciprocal Spiral and Innovative Dance models, the business that was once a singular entity, now becomes a "boutique" - a collection of businesses who exude greater credibility, can serve a wider scope of customers, and meet more of the customers' needs. While this article is designed for sole props and small businesses, the principles can be applied in larger companies as well. In some companies it's done all the time. Using your network of co-workers to help get things accomplished and teaming up with certain co-workers to innovate and meet other demands, takes place in the greatest companies all over. Collaboration is the key and fine-tuning the collaborations so that they yield a strategic powerhouse is what eludes many. Stay tuned for upcoming information and resources that map the path to the powerhouse.

What's New

The start to this fall has been equally exciting and busy for Executive Intelligent Coaching. An article I wrote entitled, Emotional Intelligence for Productivity and Relationships, has been published in the newest edition of Business District. It is in the People Matters section and lists action steps for business owners for hiring and leadership. You can read the article online at: http://www.abdmag.com/people_matters_emotional_intelligence.htm



My first video training program is in the finishing stages and will be launched and available on Amazon very soon! I have collaborated with producer Joshua Shipsey, of Communication Simulations, Inc. www.commsim.com , to create, I Don't Work on an Island! How Personality Elevates Teamwork and Leadership in Organizations. Look for future news on the event launching this program.


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Effective Leaders and Those Who Get the Results

Intelligent Coaching E-Brief

Effective Leaders and Those Who Get the Results

Date: September 11, 2006 Volume 1, Number 5

In this Issue:

Effective Leaders and Those Who Get the Results:

Applying Leadership

Modeling

New Strategies and Change

Contact Us:

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nschill@executiveintelligentcoaching.com

512.947.5447

Applying Leadership

In looking at the different styles of leadership, timing and amount of the chosen style, all are important. For example, are you coaching your team on how to approach a new account? When are you doing the coaching? And, how much are you coaching them? The finesse a leader uses with different styles, with the right timing and to the appropriate degree, all contribute to the leader's effectiveness. Think about what it is that you're wanting to accomplish with your leadership in a given opportunity.

Modeling

Clearly and consistently set the examples of what it is you're wanting done. What you do and how regularly you do it, will be observed by those you're leading. Remember that, when in a leadership role, you are setting the stage for the actions that are expected. In this role, eyes and ears are on you. If you are regularly late into work or are heard repeatedly talking to another in a condescending tone, then the perception may be that those are your expectations. Therefore, model the actions that you want, clearly and consistently.

New Strategies and Change

Look for situations where you can try new strategies or take some small risks. When you find yourself with a new challenge, use your innovation to try something new, a new approach, method, strategy, etc. Think of this an opportunity for learning something new, and maybe finding something better. Furthermore, if you're wanting to change things in your organization or yourself, then consider taking small steps toward that change. The successes will build confidence and dedication. The mistakes can be learned from. The focus here is on overall progress. What may this small step cost you, and what may the result be of step, built on step, over time?

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