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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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Feedback: Why Is Expressing Appreciation Hard?
Why is it that praising or expressing appreciation to people at work can be so awkward? Sometimes it can feel contrived, even disingenuous. Maybe we’re just not as good at expressing positive thoughts as we are negativity. Are we so entrenched in sarcasm and dark humor that the expression of authentic appreciation seems odd?
Tony [...]
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5 Personal Leadership Questions to Ask Yourself
How can you tell if you need to change? You may be going along, doing alright, sans problems, but you know you could be doing better. If you want to keep your personal leadership skills honed, you’ll need to adapt quickly and continually to meet reality. What are five personal leadership questions you can ask [...]
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What… or Who…Would You Change in 2012?
I asked this question over on LinkedIn, “In your work, what’s one big thing you’d like to change in 2012?” I was expecting people to respond with their goals and plans for the coming year. I was a little shocked … most of the responses were from people who wanted to change their clients, their [...]
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Resolutions: Self-Deception, Delusions, and Denial
We can be very clever human beings. When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we are very good at self-deception, delusions, and outright denial. We are experts at excuse-making!
What happens when we come face to face with our own inconsistencies? It happens when broken New Year’s resolutions become far too apparent to ignore.
Or, it hits [...]
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Leadership Challenge: Immunity to Change
If you find change hard, you may yet underestimate how powerfully strong is the pull toward non-change. As good as our intentions are, we don’t realize how strongly we hold onto competing commitments that prevent us from making real and lasting change. It’s as if we have an immunity to change.
Some of my coaching clients [...]
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The Need for Generational Management:
A Gen Y Business Student Speaks Out
This guest post is from Jamie Smith, who comments on my previous question, Does Gen Y Have an Attitude Problem?
Warning: Soap box! (Photo credit Photostock.)
I am guilty of being a part of Gen Y. That said, please continue to read my comment . I am working on completing my master’s thesis (and I’ve paid [...]
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Leadership Competencies: Know Yourself
In some ways leaders are going to have to become more personally transparent in the coming decade. They must communicate personal proficiency. They need to know themselves well, and not be hesitant to admit reality.
Hiding behind your title or office or your reputation doesn’t work, and I doubt whether it ever did. Nor does an [...]
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The Backside of Leadership…
I asked a question about leadership competencies the other day and got a thoughtful response from a reader, worthy of sharing with you here in a new post. I’d like to stimulate your thinking on this topic — leadership competencies and values — and perhaps hear from you as well in the comments section.
In a [...]
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If Computer Games Make You Smarter,
Can Games Help You Work Better?
The evolution in workplace attitudes may be due in large part to the way computers and technology have affected our brains. Think about it: the newer generations began using computer games and digital technologies at early ages. It’s bound to have had a huge affect on how they learn, communicate and behave. (Image credit jscreationzs, [...]
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Leading Gen Y and Beyond: Live with Integrity