Warren Buffett doesn’t normally invest in technology stocks. So why did he recently buy over $10 billion of IBM? Over the course of nine months Warren bought over 5% of the company. Then two weeks after IBM’s announcement of their … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford's Blog, financing | Leave a comment“This place is killing me,” the CEO said to me. “I need 35%+ growth this year and my executives are expert finger pointers.” He had a Crushed Culture. Continue reading
Posted in Business Acceleration, Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, team | Leave a commentWant someone to change? Want them to change faster? Then have your company follow the same model used for effective personal change. The result will be faster and more effective change. Change happens in levels. Einstein knew this, per his … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford's Blog, Uncategorized | Leave a commentAre your team members highly accountable? Do they have a “Thank God It’s Monday” attitude? Do they take tons of initiative? If not, you’ve likely got Crushed Culture. It’s a disease. And it’s going to become an epidemic if we … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog | Leave a commentOriginally posted on Forbes.com I was a young CEO and I needed answers. Steve Jobs had them. There was only one thing to do. So I sent a FedEx letter. Then I sent another. Then I started calling. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford's Blog, Uncategorized | 6 CommentsToday let’s have a mini-primer on human behavior. Human beings are fascinating in that we delete, distort, and generalize our world every day. We delete what we don’t want to see, hear, feel, deal with. Perhaps you have an aging … Continue reading
Posted in Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Leave a commentSustainability is about creating win-win agreements with ourselves and others.
Being sustainable is essential to lead, to feel balanced and not burned out, and to help your team feel you are their protector. So why is being sustainable sometimes hard? Because being truly sustainable means we can no longer self-sacrifice or expect our team members to. Sustainability prevents burn-out. Continue reading
Posted in Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Tagged CEO Coach, Executive Coach, executive coaching, how to be an effective leader, leadership effectiveness | 1 CommentBeing powerful is essential to lead, to feel strong, and to help your team feel you are capable. So why is being powerful sometimes hard? Because being truly powerful requires us to at time step out of ourselves and our world, to let go of our identity in order to help effect change. Being truly powerful requires us to step into the most effective persona to influence the outcome we want. Being truly powerful requires us to put our ego on the shelf. Continue reading
Posted in Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Tagged Executive Coach, executive coaching, Leadership, leadership behavior, leadership effectiveness | 1 CommentBeing clear is essential to lead, to feel connected and energized, and to help your team feel you are safe—they know what your expectations are and how to fulfill them. So why is being clear sometimes hard? Because being truly clear means we need to take the time to discover what we need, to articulate it clearly, and to be sure the other party understood our communication. Continue reading
Posted in Business Acceleration, Business Coach, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, leadership | Tagged CEO Coach, ceo coaching, effective leadership, Executive Coach, executive coaching, Leadership, leadership effectiveness | Leave a commentNext on the Leadership Effectiveness Pyramid is Be Accountable. Level 3: Be Accountable What does accountability mean to you? Are your team members taking on TOO much accountability? How can we be more accountable and inspire our teams to be … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coach, Christine Comaford, Christine Comaford's Blog, Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Executive Mentor, Human Resources, leadership, needle movers, team | Tagged corporate leadership, effective leadership, Leadership, leadership structure, teambuilding | 1 Comment ← Older posts Newer posts →
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