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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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Bridging the Generational Gap
The generational gap has never been wider. Since leaders and bosses are the ones who must take action to bridge the gap, what changes in leadership and management practices are necessary? How can we motivate younger workers to do their best?
I see this often when I go into companies to work with their people. There’s [...]
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Golfing, Marriage and Bad Leadership Behaviors
What do married couples playing golf together have in common with bad leadership teams? You can guess, right?
In many golf clubs, couple’s tournaments are very popular. But they can be painful. Golf can bring out the worst in married couples. I’ve even thought that if marriage counselors were smart, they’d start hanging out at couple’s [...]
Attitude Is Everything in Summer of 2011
The Summer of ‘11: Some days you hardly know where to begin… the economy’s a rough roller coaster ride and the heat’s unbearable. You’ve gotta have a good sense of humor and plenty of optimism if you want to survive. Attitude is everything.
How do you keep cool in spite of it all? I mean mentally [...]
How to Speak Up to the Boss and Be Heard
Speaking up to the boss is risky, especially if you don’t have a trusting relationship. If you’re not sure if you have the boss’ trust and respect, you’re going to need to work on this first. That’s where executive coaches can help.
But even if you’re sure you’ve got his or her respect, you still don’t [...]
Business Success: Be More Positive than Negative
In business, levels of happiness and positivity create success. A positive brain has more intellectual resources. What’s needed is to improve your positive/negative ratio.
I never knew this, but it makes sense: in chemistry and physics there is something called activation energy: in order to catalyze a reaction, there is an initial investment of energy that [...]
The Positivity Zone in High Performing Teams
Positivity has attracted the attention of scientists in the last 15 years because of its link to health, long-life and success. Apparently there’s more to “being positive” than just feeling good. When practiced in business teams, it produces bottom line results. There is a specific positivity zone in which teams excel.
I’m reading about the power [...]
How to Manage Your Ego
A strong ego may help you win in business, but too much can hurt your leadership effectiveness.
I think you’ll agree with me: the hardest side of business to master is the human component. Entire industries are now dedicated to providing leadership training and development to organizations challenged by the behavior of their “human capital.”
Ultimately, however, [...]
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Peak Performance: 9 Questions to Bring Out the Best in People
Speaking about the drivers of peak performance, I believe managers can bring out the best in their people by asking good questions. Let me share my nine favorite questions to ask workers and team members about their jobs.
They say it’s unprofessional for manager to ask personal questions… so “they” say. If you’re in charge of [...]
Gen Y Clashpoints: What Managers Can Do