Kathy Larson
Leadership &
Business Coach
Email:
kathy@VIPleadership.com
Website: www.vipleadership.com
Office: 800.632.7926
Vision
Influence
Purpose
Kathy is a seasoned entrepreneur, former corporate executive and lifelong student of personal and professional leadership. She helps her clients define direction and achieve record-breaking productivity, as well as personal satisfaction, month after month. Her mastery of interpersonal skills began when she was twenty as a first time manager. Only nine years later, she owned a chain of restaurants that earned more than $1M and employed more than 100 people.
Aspiring professionals benefit from Kathy's coaching and learn how to define tasks, self-motivate and build strong teams. Kathy is also a passionate writer, team trainer and speaker on the subject of leadership. She received her training at the Coaches Training Institute and a baccalaureate in leadership from Bellevue University. Call or email her to request a cost-free consultation right now!
Services:
- Professional & Life Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Team Building
- Needs Assessment Tools
- Sample Coaching Sessions
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February 2010
In This Issue
These early months of the year are a great time to consider whether an alliance might be worthwhile for your business. It's also a good time to set the right tone for the year and gain mastery over emotional reactions at work. As you read through the articles, please don't hesitate to call if I can help.
Are You Considering a Partnership for Your Business?
Quiz: How Well Do You Manage Your Emotional Reactions at Work?
Beyond the Box
Relevant Reading
Today's Quote
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Are You Considering a Partnership for Your Business?
The dawning of a new year can inspire us to consider business solutions we might dismiss at other times. One of those solutions might be joining forces with another person, organization or department for the benefit of both.
Good partnerships expand resources, influence, potential and results. But good partnerships don't just happen. For partnerships to work, the partners must be compatible in vision, approach and work processes. They must communicate well with each other. They must know when to stand firm on an issue and when compromise is appropriate. They should share risks and responsibilities, and treat each other fairly. This kind of relationship fosters trust, which in turn, is the foundation of a successful endeavor.
How Well Do You Manage Your Emotional Reactions at Work?
Automatic, negative responses to people or events often indicate a hypersensitivity that's referred to as "getting your buttons pushed." At work, these emotional reactions can limit your career advancement and cap the level of success you might achieve. Usually these sensitivities have their origins in hurtful childhood experiences, such as repeatedly being criticized, rejected or controlled. Because we're all human, we sometimes take them into the workplace with us. Answer the following two sets of questions to discover how well you manage your emotional reactions at work.
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The following questions are designed to broaden perspectives, to open vistas, to widen the lens. There is no one right way to approach them. You can journal about them, talk to friends, create art, ponder them while driving, work out to them--whatever helps you explore "outside the box."
- What benefits could a business partnership offer you?
- With what business entity would you love to partner? Is there a way you could make that happen??
- What really triggers you at work? How could you respond differently?
- What of value to you has been harmed by your heated response?
A Message from Kathy
Do you have a strategic plan for 2010? It's not too late to create one!
If you are going to have a Record-Breaking Year, you need to have a record-breaking strategy. Use this checklist to get your team, marketing and leadership strategies on track.
And, please, don't forget! If you need help or support, just call me for a complimentary consultation. I would love to talk with you.
All the best,
VIP Team Strategy
Hold an Annual Strategic Planning Meeting.
Review your total and individual Production / Sales Goals.
Offer an Annual Goal Achievement Award.
Determine and agree upon your Daily Goal with your team.
Design your monthly Team Bonus Award System.
Confirm your Calendar, including team vacations, for the year.
VIP Marketing Strategy
Make sure your team can articulate your brand.
Update your logo. Walmart just did it. Why not you?
Update your website. Search engines look for changes.
Implement a Customer Service Training Program.
VIP Leadership Strategy
Brush up on your leadership skills with your Coach.
Make sure you have an updated Daily Data Tracking system.
Review dates for Team Building and Continuing Education.
Email Kathy@vipleadership.com to learn how these VIP Strategies can grow your practice up to 12% this month.
You are invited to the 3rd Annual Mid-Year Magic Retreat for Dentists
Wedmore Palace in historic Williamsburg, Virginia
- Review your midway point with Kathy Larson
- Strategize to finish on-target for your annual goal.
- Enjoy touring Williamsburg
Learn more about social media marketing with special guest Donna Payne, the Web Coach
Read what others have said about VIP Events
Relevant Reading
How We Decide, by Jonah Lehrer
The 5 Dysfunctions of Team, by Patrick M. Lencioni
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, new edition, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Today's Quote
"The intuitive mind will tell the thinking mind where to look next."
~Jonas Salk, medical scientist
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