Aligning the employee and organization- from hiring to onboarding to development to succession

Cheryl Jacobs to speak at the HR.com virtual conference  – Integrated Talent Management webinar on June 19, 1:30 – 2:30 pm EST. Cost: Free, membership to HR.com required (cost for membership “Free”) Click here to register The importance of the right match between candidate and employee is well documented. According to a 2012? Study by IDC Marketscape, a global market intelligence firm, employees cost businesses an estimated $37 billion every year because as hard as [...]

Aligning the employee and organization- from hiring to onboarding to development to succession2018-05-16T20:10:50-04:00

Executive Coaching: An Individually Tailored Leadership Development Program

Start-ups, non-profits, small & mid-sized companies and the Fortune 500 continue to use executive coaching to develop their leaders. The challenges – when to use coaching?  how to determine expectations and measure impact? What criteria should be used in selecting a coach? who to provide coaching to? Hopefully the following can shed some light on what I have seen in the last 30 years and what we have experienced in the last few: [...]

Executive Coaching: An Individually Tailored Leadership Development Program2018-05-16T20:10:50-04:00

Educational Seminar – Selling in the 21st Century

Educational Seminar – Selling in the 21st Century Date: April 24, 2013 Time: 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Click here to register online Click here to visit the Chambers website Presented by Bill House Senior Vice President – MCG Partners       Buying and Selling has changed dramatically over the last 5-10 years. Customers are smarter, more informed, have higher expectations and have more purchasing options  than ever before.  Are you still relying on old, [...]

Educational Seminar – Selling in the 21st Century2018-05-16T20:10:50-04:00

Four Steps to Increase Your Sales

Sales professionals believe they are focused on the customer.  Often they are focused on something else, or in the rush to close the deal, they prefer communicating product knowledge or convincing the customer to buy.  Being customer focused means putting being 100% present for the customer. The following 4 steps will help sales pros focus on the customer and prevent the rush to move to present or close: Step #1: Use Research as a Platform [...]

Four Steps to Increase Your Sales2018-05-16T20:10:51-04:00

Get On-Board! One Day Non-Profit Board Training

Get On Board, a one-day boot-camp, prepares business professionals like you for the rewarding experience of volunteerism, nonprofit leadership, and board participation. This Saturday, December 1st, this excellent and inexpensive one-day program (9:30-3:30) is for anyone interested in learning what it’s like to serve on a not-for-profit board or who is currently on a board but has never received board training. You can also be placed on a non-profit board as well! This fun and [...]

Get On-Board! One Day Non-Profit Board Training2018-05-16T20:10:51-04:00

Five Key’s to Happiness

As an executive coach, I’ve worked with many leaders, leadership teams, companies and industries, in many parts of the world.  They have achieved a certain level of success, but in my almost 30 years I have noticed one trait that really stands out above the rest. Happiness is the true measure of success. Trying to help others be happy is the highest expression of success, but it’s incredibly difficult if you’re not happy yourself. [...]

Five Key’s to Happiness2020-03-27T13:03:54-04:00

5 TIPS FOR BECOMING MORE ASSERTIVE

Recently many clients have been asking for input, that the distinction between assertiveness and aggressiveness has become blurred in their workplace.  There are many reasons, but I feel  it’s worthwhile to differentiate between the two and offer suggestions on how to effectively leverage someone that has a more assertive style. […]

5 TIPS FOR BECOMING MORE ASSERTIVE2018-05-16T20:10:52-04:00

Communication Techniques of Effective Professionals and Leaders

You cannot become a great professional or leader without being a great communicator. We were trained in the classroom to focus on grammar, vocabulary, enunciation, delivery, etc. In other words, we were taught to focus on ourselves versus to focus on others. It comes as no great surprise that most leaders spend the  majority of their time in some type of an interpersonal situation. It’s also no great shock that a large number of organizational problems occur as a [...]

Communication Techniques of Effective Professionals and Leaders2018-05-16T20:10:52-04:00