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As a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, Sheryl Lyons served as an expert on a recent panel and offered one of the “Six Ways to Encourage Leaders to Better Embrace Diversity”.Read More>>
1/21/2020 Strategic planning is a commonly misunderstood concept in the business world. Entrepreneurs and business owners may think they have a strategic plan in place simply because they have goals and a general idea of how to attain them, but it’s so much more than that, and it is a crucial discipline for leadership teams […]Read More>>
If you’ve ever embarked on a search for a consultant or a coach to provide guidance for your growing business or personal venture, you might’ve been left feeling a little confused. Is a coach a consultant? A consultant a coach? What is the difference between the two, anyway?Read More>>
4/5/2019 National Stress Awareness Month If you’re like most workers America, you might feel like there are never enough hours in the day to tackle the never-ending to do list. Caught in a never-ending tailspin of deadlines to meet, meetings to attend, projects to kick-start. And that doesn’t include all of the “other” tasks that […]Read More>>
4/1/19 The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. — Mark Zuckerberg When I was a new manager, my employer gave me the opportunity to go through a training course called Crucial Conversations. It was […]Read More>>
1/16/2019 Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. — Dale Carnegie Last month we shared the above quote from Dale Carnegie, along with three tips to to help you overcome inaction: 1. Be […]Read More>>
In all my years of working with business leaders, one of the quintessential issues many leaders face at one time or another are the consequences of their inaction.Read More>>
October 9, 2018 Earlier this year, I posted a SlideShare on the right way to resign a job, based on recent real-life experience. This is another in that series, providing best practices on preparing for reference checks in your job search. Checking references has, for some reason, lost its importance with some employers over the […]Read More>>
9/12/2018 This week, Culture Spark celebrates three years of sparking positive change in our clients’ corporate cultures. I would like to take this occasion to say thank you. Thank you to every client, every colleague and every email subscriber for helping shape Culture Spark into the thriving business it is today. I am grateful to each of […]Read More>>
8/28/2018 If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate. – Richard Branson, British entrepreneur Last month, we sent a message about managers working at the right level. This piece serves as an extension to that concept, as I know some CEO’s fall into the same category. When I […]Read More>>