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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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Tag Archives: change
Making and Breaking Habits:
How Easy Is It?
Many people believe it takes 21 days to master a new habit. Wishful thinking! Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them. ~ Agatha Christie Self-help books and motivational gurus have promoted the 21-day myth for at least 50 years, with little research to validate the claim. In a 2009 European study, participants [...]
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21st Century Leadership: The Upside of Narcissism
Is it time to consider the value of CEOs with strong personalities: bold, visionary, radical and even narcissistic leadership? The great accomplishment of [Steve] Jobs’s life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies – his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness – in the service of perfection. ~ Malcolm Gladwell I’ll tell you why narcissistic [...]
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Leadership Challenges: Changing the Way People Think
We can change the way we think. In fact, it’s not as hard as most of us assume. Changing a habit is hard, and there are many reasons for that. Mainly, the brain creates routines in order to conserve energy, so once a habit is established, it becomes embedded in our brain’s neural circuits. A [...]
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The Power of Small Wins: What Could You Change?
After reading about turn-around companies and product successes in the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, I’m fascinated how leaders can use these ideas to improve themselves and their own companies. Apparently, if you focus on changing one keystone habit, you can cause widespread shifts. It’s identifying which habits to change that’s tricky. [...]
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A Habit of Excellence:
Change Keystone Habits for Big Results
As a leader, how can you achieve big changes in your organization? Here’s an example of how focusing on one small habit can bring big results. I’m reading The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, who writes about some amazing examples of “keystone habits.” In 1987, Alcoa faced challenges. One of the largest companies on [...]
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Leadership Habits: Create Better Communications
I don’t think we’re aware of how much habits dominate our lives. I’m not talking about brushing teeth, driving, and routine chores. After reading Charles Duhigg‘s book The Power of Habit last week, I’ve taken off a few blinders as to how habits control our communications. Nearly half of what we say to our coworkers [...]
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Leadership Behaviors: Decisions or Automatic Habits?
How much of what you do and say is based on carefully-thought out decisions? And how much of what you do and say is automatic, based on routines and habits? Take a guess: 80%-20%? 20%-80%? Your boss says one thing, you respond in your habitual way, he counters in his way, and you both end [...]
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How the Brain Builds Better Habits
How can we use knowledge about the brain to overcome bad habits and build new ones, especially when it comes to leadership development? Even though we read a lot about the brain and leadership skills these days, most of us carry around mistaken beliefs. One big myth is that we’re born with huge amounts of [...]
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Change a Habit with These Six Steps