The Compass Alliance | Communication

17 Aug Sitting On The Side of the Road In The Middle of Nowhere

Posted at 17:32h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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I’ve invested a lot of years in the business world – through mergers, acquisitions, and downsizings I saw careers that flourished – and a great many more that went off the rails. Discovering what distinguished the former – and using those lessons gave me guidance on...

16 Aug Bureaucracy and Taping Down Our Common Sense

Posted at 16:09h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, Process by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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In 2008 the island of Haiti was devastated by storms. The death toll was staggering – and the human suffering that followed even more so. As various agencies around the world joined to provide aid and comfort to this poor nation so too did the...

13 Aug Water Under The Bridge

Posted at 15:34h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective by Tim Cole 0 Comments

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Never met someone who built a life (or a career) of significance who didn't take shots along the way. Small price to pay. Learn to laugh....

08 Aug Lessons My Grandson Taught Me

Posted at 15:37h in Career, Communication, Leadership, Learning, People, Personal Accountability, Perspective, podcasts, Process by Tim Cole 1 Comment

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It’s been a bit of a whirlwind around our house over the last week or two – a few home renovations, normal business activities, client meetings, and then the really big news – the celebration of our new grandson’s first birthday. I don’t normally write about...

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...

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...