by Barry | Feb 24, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Influence
I just finished six days of training with the John Maxwell Team in Orlando, Florida. Some Maxwell teammates and I decided we would spend a few extra days in Orlando to decompress and collaborate on what we had learned and how to apply it in building our businesses....
by Barry | Jan 23, 2013 | Accountability, Character, Decision Making, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Relationships, Trust
One of the mastermind groups I am participating in was created by my friend Paul and it based on Michael Hyatt’s book Platform. We have challenged ourselves to read and mastermind on twelve books this year all focused on living and working with integrity while...
by Barry | Oct 26, 2012 | Awareness, Coaching, Communication, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Listening, Relationships
I was recently involved in a conversation with my coaching mentor on the topic of self leadership. The conversation was related to the coaching process but it struck me that the practice of self-leadership is really something that we need to incorporate into all...
by Barry | Oct 18, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Listening, Relationships
I am sure that you have heard the phrase “selective hearing” used to describe the lack of listening. Big laughs, haha, most of the time I hear this it is used to describe men not listening to their wives. Question for you here … which is more...
by Barry | Oct 2, 2012 | Accountability, Attitude, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Responsibility, Teamwork, Trust
When faced with an important or difficult task, we typically call on the best of our best, those whose performance carries a track record of success. We have all used the phrase “A-Team” to describe this group. But what happens when the A-Team is not available? If...
by Barry | Oct 1, 2012 | Awareness, Character, Coaching, Communication, Empowerment, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Teamwork, Trust
Name someone you would consider a servant leader. I’m waiting! In today’s fast paced society that is all about the bottom line. Servant leadership is a rarely seen, let alone understood. There is no time to invest in people, we are too busy investing...
