<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Your Business Coach &#187; personal executive coach</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/blogs/personal-executive-coach/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:17:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>10 Reasons for a Personal Executive Coach</title>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/67-10-reasons-for-executive-coaching.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/67-10-reasons-for-executive-coaching.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Finklestein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business coach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal executive coach]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[10 Reasons You Need an Executive Coach
 
1.     Objective feedback on pending actions
2.     Honest feedback of impact of your action
3.     New ideas
4.     Introduction to best practices from other organizations
5.     Brainstorming the best approach
6.     Accountability to work on what is important not whati s easy
7.     Keep you focused
8.     Introductions
9.     Continuous Learning 
10.  Personal and Professional Growth 
11. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">10 Reasons You Need an Executive Coach</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Objective feedback on pending actions</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Honest feedback of impact of your action</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">New ideas</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Introduction to best practices from other organizations</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Brainstorming the best approach</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Accountability to work on what is important not whati s easy</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Keep you focused</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">8.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Introductions</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">9.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Continuous Learning </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">10.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Personal and Professional Growth </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">11. Results </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Ron Finklestein</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Executive Coaching</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">330-990-0788</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">ron@akris.net </span></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/67-10-reasons-for-executive-coaching.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>17 Actions Small Business Owners can do to Improve Business Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/50-17-actions-small-business-owners-can-do-to-improve-business-performance.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/50-17-actions-small-business-owners-can-do-to-improve-business-performance.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Finklestein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[business coach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building an effective team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business advisory board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effective communication training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improve people skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people leadership skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal executive coach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presentation skills tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business success stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[team building challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace team building]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[17 action small business owners can do to Improve Business Performance:
1.     Improve people skills. We call all get better in this area.  
2.     Improve your people/leadership skills
3.     Develop the people skills of your managers  
4.     Hire a personal executive coach to get an outside perspective and to hold you accountable 
5.     Create effective communication training so everyone in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">17 action small business owners can do to Improve Business Performance:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Improve people skills. We call all get better in this area. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Improve your people/leadership skills</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Develop the people skills of your managers <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">4.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Hire a personal executive coach to get an outside perspective and to hold you accountable </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">5.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Create effective communication training so everyone in the organization knows the rules for communicating </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">6.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Manage people and their performance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">7.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Teach people to support performance management </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">8.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Perform activities that support building an effective team </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">9.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Understand workplace team building and its impact on your business </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">10.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Create a team building challenge </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">11.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Attend management negotiating skills training to create win/win opportunity </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">12.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Provide negotiation skills seminar for your team so they can create win/win opportunities</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">13.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Learn presentation skills tips to improve your effectiveness when delivering your message <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">14.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Implement a business coaching program to receive ideas on implementing these 17 actions</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">15.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Attend a business advisory board to gain feedback from your peers </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">16.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Take time to communicate &amp; coach communication skills you want in the organization </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">17.</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Celebrate your small business success stories. This keep morale strong. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">This is a long list but the good news is you do not have to do them all at the same time. Pick any three and get started. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Ron Finklestein</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">Small Business Coaching</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">330-990-0788</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;">ron@akris.net </span></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/50-17-actions-small-business-owners-can-do-to-improve-business-performance.htm/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
