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Chip Scholz
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Chip Scholz is Head Coach of Scholz and Associates, Inc. He is a nationally recognized executive coach, public speaker and author. He is a Certified Business Coach and works with CEO’s, business owners and sales professionals across North America.
Chip has written for a number of business and trade publications. 2009 saw the release of his first book project, “Masterminds Unleashed: Selling for Geniuses.” His second book, with co-authors Sue Nielsen and Tracy Lunquist, “Do Eagles Just Wing It?” was published in 2011. His next book "Clear Conduct" is due in 2013.Do Eagles Just Wing It?
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Masterminds Unleashed: Selling for Geniuses
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Do You Have a Leadership Conversational Style?
What’s your leadership conversational style? I’m learning more about the fine art of leadership conversations in Judith E. Glaser’s book, Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust & Get Extraordinary Results. If you’re a leader, you know how important it is to be able to influence others, inspire them to take action, and drive business […]
5 Key Leadership Values: Which Ones Do You Have?
According to Warren Bennis, co-author with Joan Goldsmith of Learning to Lead, a Workbook on Becoming a Leader, there are five key leadership values of outstanding leaders: Clear communication Ethical practices Diversity Ongoing recognition and support Participatory empowerment Bennis is sometimes called the founder of authentic leadership. He was a pioneer in developing leadership studies. […]
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Leadership Intelligence: Is There Such a Thing?
I was grazing over on Amazon on the lookout for fresh perspectives on leadership. I noticed that along side of Judith E. Glaser’s excellent book on Conversational Intelligence, was a new title, Personal Intelligence. Is this a trend? Daniel Goleman could have started it 20 years ago with his books on Emotional Intelligence. You can’t […]
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Thoughts on the Fine Art of Smart Conversations
I’m reading an interesting book, Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results by Judith E. Glaser. In it, she observes that in some organizations executives use statements 85 percent of the time, only asking questions 15 percent of the time. And even their questions are often statements in disguise. Leaders who […]
Conflicts and Leadership Blind Spots
Conflicts can be healthy in relationships and organizations where trust has been established. Diverse perspectives challenge tunnel vision and the status quo, while promoting learning and innovation. When issues are constructively debated, new solutions emerge. Yet still, it’s human nature to want to defend and win an argument. Debate turns into conflicts and becomes destructive […]
Leadership Blind Spots: Moral Values and Strategy
One of the most challenging choices leaders face is weighing values against short-term business gains. Values and strategy are areas where blind spots commonly occur for leaders. I’ve been discussing how even good leaders can fall into faulty thinking and leadership blind spots. No one is immune. We can group the most common leadership blind […]
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3 Types of Conversations Leaders Use