It goes without saying that there are countless things to consider when starting a business. If you’ve already been bitten by the start-your-own-thing bug, you have likely begun considering how starting a business might affect Your long-term goals Your personal life Your career options Your family Your savings account Your passion Etc. Notice the wide…
3 Little Rocks: A Client Shares His Story about Smart Communication
By Julio Covarrubias Sr. Vineyard Manager, Wente Vineyards Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching We all know that in the business world, communication is extremely important. But often, it’s also a huge challenge. I understand this challenge well. Within my own teams, communication and idea sharing used to be big struggles, for reasons I’ll get…
Captain Attributes: Avengers Have Power Alleys Too
Lucky for me, my grandsons just convinced my wife that she would love the Avengers. Suddenly—after all this time—she finally wants in on the Marvel world. (Why do I ever try to convince her of anything like this? Why don’t I just call my grandsons and sons-in-law in every time?) Our catch-up movie marathon began last week.…
The Young Generation: A Paradigm Break
As spring break approaches, I find myself thinking about young people. As a coach, I hear complaints about younger generations all the time. Too many of us older folks have an autopilot way of judging younger generations. We’re stuck in a negative paradigm when it comes to this topic. And that doesn’t serve us well. Because…
Does Your Leadership Foster Innovation in the Workplace? Or Kill It Dead?
Does your company foster innovation in the workplace? I know you want to nod emphatically and assure me with a big “YES.” But a lot of you may have scoffed instead. Because statistics show a huge disconnect here: Just 54% of entry-level people say new ideas are “celebrated internally,” compared to 91% of senior executives Only…
Quick Thought: The End-of-Year Syndrome
There’s a funny phenomenon that I often make note of this time of year. I call it the end-of-year syndrome. As I’ve been pointing this out to clients over the past few weeks, I thought I should record a quick audio post about the randomly looming nature of December 31st. So have a listen (or a…
