By Daniel M. Murphy on 11/27/2008

The Growth Coach wishes every one of our business coaching blog readers a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.  I hope each of you is surrounded by family, friends, good food, and relaxing and fun times. For this business coach, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  There are no presents involved and it's very simple... a time to slow down, reflect, count your blessings, and give thanks.  And, I almost forgot, eat more than you should! During today's crazy economic times, more than...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 11/24/2008

It’s been said that managers do things right (efficiency) and leaders do the right things (effectiveness).  It's easy to be busy but hard to work on the right things.  As a business leader, you must focus your employees on doing the right things ... those things that matter most to the success of the company.  As your virtual business coach, I challenge you to focus the time, talent, energy, and resources of your team on key priorities and goals.  To help you, constantly ask, “What’s Important Now...

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 11/20/2008

I was recently interviewed by a on-line business reporter for an article on leadership that may not appear for 3-4 months, if at all.  However, once the phone interview was officially over, the reporter had a deep curiosity about business coaching and proceeded to ask me some fascinating questions.  In fact, I thought his off-the-cuff questions about business coaching and his insights into the issues facing small business owners would make for a beneficial topic for our business coaching blog. 

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By Daniel M. Murphy on 11/17/2008

In the prior business coaching blog, we covered the basics of the Inner Game of Business.  We established that most small business owners (and even athletes) have the unfortunate and costly habit of interfering with their own success.  They get in their own way and can even sabotage their own performance.  In order for them to achieve optimal success, we addressed the critical need for entrepreneurs and athletes to tame their most important asset or liability, their mind ... specifically their mindset,...

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