Short videos that help you begin making changes in your business and let you get a feel for what you'll be working on in the Tradies Toolbox Coaching Program.
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https://www.smallfish.us/lightness/
When I try to explain to people why coaching can be so powerful, I often include the fact that I try to nurture a sense of optimism, lightness, even humor. Now, our work is often about serious things and serious situations. Business can be tough most of the time. But I...
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https://www.smallfish.us/power-of-bottom-up/
I caught the end of a report recently which was talking about the difference between top-down organizational initiatives, and bottom-up. This is something that I’ve thought about for many years. Back when I was in the corporate world, it bugged me that people would declare that the first step in doing...
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https://www.smallfish.us/an-honest-thank-you/
There’s no such thing as too many heartfelt thank-yous. This principle has served me well, even though I’m not as good at it as I’d like to be. But it’s a habit that I’ve been trying to form as a manager, as a leader, and as a contributor to various groups....
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https://www.smallfish.us/thoughtful/
As a leader, you probably spend most of your day responding to stuff. There are a million little things which demand immediate attention – many of them small and quickly dispensed with. It makes you feel important, because you’re busy all the time. We’re all busy. But busyness is not productivity....
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https://www.smallfish.us/the-next-stage/
I’ve had a surprising number of conversations recently with people who are planning to move from one stage to the next – personally or in their business. What usually comes with this is a sense that “I’ve never done this before.” So big disorientation and unsettledness. Everything seems upside down. I’ve...
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https://www.smallfish.us/life-gets-in-the-way/
This has been an extraordinarily distracting time for me recently. Family concerns, changes in my business, and other groups … a whole lot going on! “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” – John Lennon (perhaps) So my task right now is to enjoy life as it’s...
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https://www.smallfish.us/rebooting/
Sometimes you just gotta reboot. This is often your first step in fixing a problem. The computer’s acting weird? Reboot. Your phone stopped working right? Reboot. But that’s darned hard to do with an organization. What’s the difference? Well, with people you can’t force them to forget everything that’s happened previously....
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