As a business coach, I find myself telling my clients, “First, get it done, then make it perfect.” Many great ideas have suffered premature deaths on the drawing board as we embarked on our journey of perfection. I remember the CEO of a business I was consulting telling me he had not launched yet because they were dotting every “I” and crossing every…
Separation combined with isolation always precedes elevation. However, separation does not produce elevation, it just precedes it. Preparation acted upon in faith produces elevation. _______________________________________________________________ By Coach Terence H. Biggs II ~ #CoachBiggs #GutsyDNA Author | Executive Coach | Speaker | Corporate Leadership Trainer Website: www.MarketplaceDynamics.com Twitter: @THBiggs Book Purchase: The DNA of Gutsy Leaders (By Coach Biggs & Dr. Biggs)
I watched last night’s NBA Playoff (game #1) between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors through the lens of a Leadership Development Strategist whose focus is all about the team. As I watched this most anticipated duel between these two talented teams, my mind wandered back to the days when Michael Jordan would play and score the majority of his team’s…
As I awakened this morning I was met by the severe nor’easter snowstorm that weather forecasters had been predicting for the last few days. By the looks of it, the storm is living up to their forecast. The snow is mixed with freezing rain and ice pellets and is being driven by an intense wind. To make matters more challenging, the temperature…
The beginning of a process and the end of a process are never as intense as the middle of a process. Many people enter the process optimistically energized with vision and passion. These are all good attributes to possess when one is being processed. The difficulty arises in the middle of the process. This is where your full tank of optimism, energy, vision and passion…
I recently spoke at a 4-day conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) hosted by Dean JoAnn D. Rolle, Ph.D. of Medgar Evers College – School of Business in Brooklyn, NY. Below is a small portion of my speech. My thesis for this presentation was, Corporate Social Responsibility, which is entrusted to corporate leadership, can only be as effective or ineffective, as the…
