The Compass Alliance | Month: July 2018

31 Jul Saying Goodbye

Posted at 16:39h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Some 75,000 Americans will quit their jobs today. Some of them - highly resourced “professionals” – some, barely educated menial laborers. A small percentage will be scarcely noticed by their employer as they walk away but a great many will cost their company dearly…lost investments in...

25 Jul While Profits Slip Away

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I want part of my life back. Seriously. By my count – and if I’m close to the national average – I likely spent up to 20 hours per week of my life in meetings (it became more when I became an executive) and over the course...

24 Jul In Demand. A Company Thesaurus.

Posted at 16:27h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I pulled up notes from one of my old day planners the other day – searching for content on a current project but also a nice way to reminisce and to reflect. Something else leapt off the pages. I needed a Rosetta Stone to decipher the sometimes...

17 Jul After the Whistle Blows

Posted at 00:37h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I sat down with a senior executive a number of years back to brainstorm opportunities for his division – and to compare notes on the gaps between strategy and true execution. Keep in mind we were talking here about a sales division – but the transferability...

16 Jul Taking the First Step

Posted at 17:30h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Whether or not iconic musician Jerry Garcia ever really made the above statement about saving the rain forests of South America is subject to debate – he denied it but it’s clear the sentiment lived on. And Dead Heads believe it to be so. It’s one of my...

11 Jul Had Anything to Eat Yet?

Posted at 17:52h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process, Uncategorized by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I speak often in my seminars and executive coaching sessions on the subject of character – that sometimes-overlooked personal dimension that can’t always be discerned in an interview (or even a meeting) – at least not easily. And yet there may be no dimension more important...

09 Jul We Are ALL in Sales

Posted at 17:54h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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A Harvard Business Review article a few years back suggested that something less than a quarter of the approximately 500 accredited business schools in the United States offered any type of sales curriculum. A stunning figure. At the same time no more than 15% offered an MBA...

03 Jul What Happens When Things Do Not Work As Planned?

Posted at 16:30h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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That business plan you just presented was brilliant. Well designed and carefully crafted – it addresses market, customer, company, and competitor to a finely tuned degree. You’ve identified your resources and have put them into play. Nothing but clear sailing ahead. One question – what happens if...

02 Jul The Principle of Higher Ground

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There is a relatively simple formula involved in influencing others – and it begins with a concept that is timeless…. and often ignored. The problem statement - affecting change in organizations or with individuals is not an easy process. Most of us are quite comfortable with the...