Coaching is best described as,

• Development
• Relationships
• Direction
• Accountability
• Results

Coaching is the tool or mechanism to really keep everything together in your business.

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Strategic thinking is a skill that anyone can use in any role. Applied strategic thinking is practical, ongoing, and informal. Strategic thinking is helpful when it is linked and aligned with grand corporate strategy.

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Any really good manager should constantly be trying to improve their self. There are four basic tips that if you will incorporate into your leadership, will make you a more effective leader and also make you a key player in a future leadership training.

The first thing you should take note of is to “let go”. Trust your employees to do their jobs correctly and finish their tasks. Do not attempt to micro manage your employees, or you will end up working some very long hours and eventually burn yourself out in the process.

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Getting the message to your team members may not require as much athletic ability as it was for the native peoples in the frozen north, but your intended purpose needs just as much proficiency and dedication.

Every spring, Alaska hosts the Arctic Winter Games. Similar to the Olympics, thousands of athletes participate. However, these athletes are the native peoples from the frozen north, the Yukon, Canada, the Russian province of Yamal, Greenland, and the Sami people of Norway and Finland. The skills of these athletes are quite different from the skills of the modern Olympian as the Arctic Winter Games grew out of native survival skills.

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Hard Work
Here at CMOE we always have plenty of work to go around. I’m sure many of you can relate to this. On occasion, when we get overloaded during our busy seasons and we often bring in “temporary” people to help with a number of tasks. These workers help to reorganize the stock room and do landscaping beyond our normal service, or help with random projects that often involve significant physical labor.

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I was recently shown an article that described a newer “video game” that involved teamwork in order to achieve success. As the “controller,” you are in command of a group of one or more teams. Communication to the team is critical. Sounds simple enough, but the trick is you’re communicating everything remotely to players around the world.

The article and game caused me to think of Generation Y. Throughout this past year I’ve been asked on numerous occasions if companies are experiencing difficulties with teamwork between older employees and younger generation employees. I have heard this from multiple organizations and I am sure that it’s a challenge that won’t go away anytime soon.

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Have you ever worked with someone who always seems to be at odds with you, someone who is unresponsive when you talk to them, or one who knows everything about everything? Sure you have! In fact, one of them may be thinking the same thing about you. After all, you are on the same team if you work for the same organization. So, how do you work effectively with the other members?

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