by coachclinton | Jan 20, 2016 | Career Coaching, Coaching, Performance Improvement, Relentless Self-Development
No matter how good you get at your trade, there is always room for getting even better. Since every expert has had his/her own unique set of experiences, there is always something new to learn from others that can help you soar to new heights. Conferences are a...
by coachclinton | Oct 20, 2015 | Coaching, Growth and Development, Marketing, Networking, Performance Improvement
In my recent travels to India I had the opportunity to experience interaction with the local tuk-tuk (also known as auto rickshaw) driver. My driver though not a fluent English speaker proved to be a...
by coachclinton | Sep 8, 2015 | Career Coaching, Coaching, Employee Motivation, Executive Coaching, Growth and Development, Relentless Self-Development, Strategy
One of the biggest questions we all face in our careers is whether we pursue the path of specialization – and if so what should we specialize in, or should we develop a broad skill set from a range of experiences. Spoiler alert….. The correct answer...
by coachclinton | Aug 18, 2015 | Career Coaching, Executive Career, Executive Coaching, Growth and Development, Performance Improvement, Relentless Self-Development, Strategy
I attended the SHRM-Atlanta August 2015 meeting where Meredith Soree, Vice President Human Resources in the Newell Transformation Office, spoke about four questions you should ask yourself as you develop your personal long-term career plan. I found her presentation to...
by coachclinton | May 4, 2015 | Affirmation, Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching, Decision Making, Growth and Development, Relentless Self-Development, Strategy
I recently had the opportunity to travel to India for both business and pleasure. While there, I had the chance to observe a very rich culture and varying differences from the way that things are done in the United States. These differences were seen in the food, in...
by coachclinton | Apr 27, 2015 | Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Executive Career, Executive Coaching, Growth and Development, Performance Improvement, Relentless Self-Development, Strategy
Digging into the well of children’s literature, I ran across a classic story – The Emperor’s New Clothes. In case you aren’t familiar with the story, the emperor of the kingdom was highly vain and hired some tailors to create the finest clothes ever known. The...
by coachclinton | Apr 20, 2015 | Career Coaching, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Growth and Development, Performance Improvement, Relentless Self-Development
As a society, we’ve come to expect our cell phones, cars, TVs, and other electronic devices to improve each year. The same applies to software, websites, and phone apps. We are constantly bombarded with the next release and the ‘New and Improved’...
by coachclinton | Apr 13, 2015 | Coaching, Performance Improvement, Personal Energy
I recently started a Hot Yoga Practice and have found it to be really helpful for developing my personal energy. There is a recent trend of introducing yoga as a form of stress...
by coachclinton | Apr 6, 2015 | Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching, Executive Career, Growth and Development, Strategy
As an executive in a leadership position within an organization, your time more than likely is not your own. You are saddled with meetings, issues needing to be resolved, the pressure to achieve revenue objectives, and in some instances external scrutiny from the...
by coachclinton | Mar 30, 2015 | Coaching, Performance Improvement, Personal Energy
I often take familiar or known words and use them in a slightly different context. The word for this post is Sabbatical. According to dictionary.com, my favorite source for defining words, a sabbatical is any extended period of leave from work, for the purposes of...
by coachclinton | Mar 23, 2015 | Business Coaching, Coaching, Decision Making, Executive Coaching, Strategy
Game Theory I really enjoy movies which highlight the development of the protagonist through their ability to overcome seemingly overwhelming human flaws and achieve their life’s goals. One such movie which really moved me, “A Beautiful Mind” starred Russell Crowe is...
by coachclinton | Mar 16, 2015 | Business Coaching, Marketing, Social Media
Let me start with a disclaimer – I am not a social media expert, nor a marketing expert, but what I am is observant. I am observant of the trends with business, observant of the effect of technology on society, and in addition to being observant, I have worked...
by coachclinton | Mar 9, 2015 | Affirmation, Business Coaching, Coaching, Employee Motivation, Executive Coaching, HR Measurement, HR Tools, Performance Improvement
I would like to begin my post by stating that I really enjoy coaching as well as writing and I welcome any and all feedback – whether challenging my position or just complimenting my work. Recently I received a comment from a reader of one of my posts – well...
by coachclinton | Mar 4, 2015 | Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching, Executive Coaching
I am sure that you are thinking – what exactly is Motivation Affirmation? At first glance, it appears to be a simple concept, then you start to over think it slightly, guessing that it can’t just merely be the combination of two words. Well rest your your...
by coachclinton | Feb 11, 2015 | Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching, Executive Coaching
According to Wikipedia – a most credible and trusted source for information *smile* – a methodology is the systematic and theoretical underpinning for understanding which ‘best practices’ can be applied to a specific case, to calculate (or produce) a specific...
by coachclinton | Feb 9, 2015 | Career Coaching, Coaching
Did the title get your attention? 🙂 I had the opportunity to give two symposium discussions at Project Summit Business Analysis World in Dallas, TX. Tuesday, February 3rd titled BA the Best: Climbing the BA Career Ladder – was a motivational discussion focusing...
by coachclinton | Feb 4, 2015 | Business Coaching, Career Coaching, Coaching, Executive Coaching
Regardless of how organized the individual Coach or person being coached (Coachee), people are not linear thinkers. Because of this fact traditional note taking during a coaching session could become cumbersome for the Coach and introduce large gaps in responses for...
by coachclinton | Feb 2, 2015 | Business Coaching
When building the Coach Clinton brand, I started like most entrepreneurs by solidifying my business concept – a process commonly referred to as idea generation or ideation. During the ideation phase, the concept of a coaching business became a clear direction...
by coachclinton | Jan 29, 2015 | Coaching
When developing the branding materials for my business, I worked with a photographer to generate lots of photo options. Here are some of the better pictures from the full photo shoot. I would like to thank @MsStarMichele for doing my face makeup and @SeanHackshots for...
by coachclinton | Jan 21, 2015 | Coaching
The Picture So when you look at the picture I am sure that you wonder what it has to do with hiring a Certified Professional Coach – the answer, Nothing. It is just one of many landscape pictures I took when I recently traveled to Cape Town, South Africa. It is...
