“Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.” ― Pat Summitt “I own that”. You have heard the saying. You have heard of people taking ownership but what does it really mean? What d…
Brad Sugars: Hi and welcome to My Coaching Story, I’m Brad sugars, the Chairman and Founder of ActionCOACH, and every week we get to the interview another coach and find out what got them into coaching and what they love about it, and why coaching works. Today we’re joined by Kevin Weir,…
Brad Sugars CEO & Founder of ActionCOACH interviews Master COACH Bruce Wilson who has his practice in New Zealand in this edition of ‘My Coaching Story’ . Bruce is a +20year veteran of ActionCOACH and is considered one of the most successful coaches of all time. Bruce Wilson: Yeah thanks B…
“A great team is one of the best assets a business owner or operator can invest in” (Sugars, 2006). In his book, Instant Teambuilding, Brad Sugars the CEO and Founder of ActionCOACH details some keys to finding and keeping great team members. In today’s business climate, finding talent is not …
Global expansion is exciting for most companies, but it can be a daunting task deciding on the where to invest time, energy, and resources to the highest rewards. In the coming months, ActionCOACH will be venturing into several overseas markets to bring its unique and highly successful business mode…
“It’s what you say to yourself, about yourself, when you are by yourself that is the most important.” This quote from Brad Sugars, Founder and CEO of ActionCOACH and the world’s #1 Business Coach in the world most recent DriveTime video session on Facebook reminded my about how we can turn t…
We are all familiar with IQ Testing designed to scientifically measure so-called intelligence in adults and children. While there is a great debate over the accuracy and relevance of IQ testing in today’s business world, there is no doubt that fostering and measuring innovation is critical to busi…
Organizations can spend a lot of time and money establishing a unique culture that makes them a more effective business. Creating a culture is a complex and dynamic process. When establishing the cultural environment requires more than just words, it requires rewarding behaviors that demonstrate the…
Michael E. Gerber, an author and business expert once said, “If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business – you have a job. And it’s the worst job in the world because you’re working for a lunatic!” So many business owners get burnt out fast when opening a new enterprise, be…
Most of us spend more time at work than we do with our close friends or family. We get to know our colleagues in deeply personal ways and when tragedy strikes, it can be hard to know how to react. Some people simply withdraw, some people try to get overly involved, but most of just […]