The Importance of Good Leaders
By Lorraine | August 17, 2008
Attended my son’s first rugby league match earlier in the year. 
What a difference having the right coach makes.
Last year the coach lacked people skills and basically barked commands at the boys… no wonder they didn’t listen and many left the team.
This year is the complete opposite. Trent is playing at a new club and the coach is encouraging, fair and talks to these boys with respect. The contrast is like chalk and cheese. The coach has attracted top players who have been state representatives who have joined. I wonder why?
How often in business do you see poor leaders? The business owner or manager lacks what it takes to lead and coach his or her people. Then they complain their team doesn’t perform and often leave.
Having the right person leading makes all the difference. There’s plenty of lessons to be learned in this week’s article which will ensure you have a highly productive team… providing you are a good coach.
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Success is About Showing Up
By Lorraine | August 10, 2008
At the beginning of the year I had 2 fitness goals, the first one was to have the arms of Michelle, the personal trainer on “The Biggest Loser” and the second was to enter a figurebuilding competition. I’m on my way with the first goal but the second one (what was I thinking?)
Anyhow what is really interesting is that I attended the National Speakers Association of Australia conference recently.
One of the keynote speakers was Rowena Szeszeran-McEvoy, one of the most successful business women in Australia. A hugely inspiring woman who is so successful that she is listed on the ‘rich list’s’. Her business which is co-owned with her husband Kerry is The Australian Institute of Fitness.
Anyhow Rowena showed a video clip of her in a figurebuilding competition. Guess what? There were 3 other contestants registered and only Rowena showed up on the day so she won!
So what’s the moral to the story? All you need to do is show up.
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Can You Afford To Be Busy?
By Lorraine | August 3, 2008
Sometimes when I sit down to prepare my weekly ezine that I send to my subscribers I do get “writer’s block”.
Although I keep a file with all my stories and ideas to share with you, there are times that I have so much, that even I don’t even know where to begin.
Do you ever feel that way in your business? So much to do, heaps of ideas but where do you start? Who do you turn to?
Being a business owner it’s easy to get overwhelmed and not know which way to turn or what to do.
That’s when I seek out expert help from a coach or mentor. It’s too hard for me to work it out all by myself.
When you’re immersed in your business on a daily basis you can get caught up in all the ’stuff’. It can be very difficult to get clarity and direction on where you need to focus your time and energy.
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Do You Avoid Your Personal Life by Keeping Busy?
By Lorraine | July 27, 2008
Do you spend most of your week working and wish you could have more time off? 
It may well be that you deliberately keep yourself busy to avoid having time for yourself… and do you know why?
In most instances you either don’t know what to do with that time or you’re avoiding your personal issues.
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The Power of Productive Team Meetings
By Lorraine | July 20, 2008
As a small business owner or entrepreneur you have to be careful where you spend your time.Â
One of my clients was telling me she was going to rush interstate to interview a possible applicant to run her interstate operation. With all the things on her plate, this was just another added pressure.
I said why did she have to physically do that as this was a preliminary interview? By using ‘Skype’ and a webcam she could start the process. If the person seemed suitable they could then fly down and see her… after all who was providing the opportunity to make money?
There’s more than one way to have a productive meeting.
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