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Coach Buffet, a brand new concept in business coaching is open for business thanks to my colleague, Lisa Chandler of Chandler Coaches. I welcome Lisa as my guest blogger today to share her very special announcement.  To help spread the news about this exciting development in the coaching world,  I will be featuring Lisa’s articles on my blog during the run up to the special event on October 15. 

 May I also take this space to share that I am one of the coaches who will be present at this event so I hope to see you there.

 

What’s a Coach Buffet Anyway?

 

 by Lisa Chandler M.Sc. CPCC, ACC, Certified Business and Life Coach

 

I have been dropping hints all summer about a new coaching concept my friend and colleague Tanya Geisler and I have been developing.  So it is with great joy and anticipation that I let the proverbial cat out of the bag. The “cat” is a concept called Coach Buffet and it’s coming soon to a city near you…well, if you live in Montreal or Toronto, Canada, that is. 

On October 15th, we will host Coach Buffet in Montreal followed by Coach Buffet Toronto on November 17th.  I could leave you to research it it on your own but I am far too enthused to let you go so quickly. 

The bottom-line version is that Coach Buffet is an innovative event that is designed to bring a dozen powerful life and business coaches together with participants for meaningful one-on-one coaching conversations in a social evening format.

Coach Buffet is ideal for professionals and business owners who feel stuck in some aspect of business, career or life in general and who are looking for possibilities.

For Montreal, our line up of coaches is extraordinary (by mid September, you can read all their bios on the site) and our venue is exquisite.  I can assure you that powerful coaching will take place and strong relationships will form. As we say at Coach Buffet:

We are serving possibility….Are you hungry??

 

Limited spaces for Montreal. Click here to register for Montreal

Limited spaces for Toronto. Click here to register for Toronto

 

ps: sorry for my wonky header on my blog. I tried to to ad an application and it all went wrong so now I am waiting for my web guy to get back from vacation to save the day!

 

I follow a blog called ‘Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog at Leadership Now’ which you can find at http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/

 

On September 14 they posted a great book review on the new book Clever.  I have included most of the review below for your easy reference. One of the reasons that I have shared it with you is because of the reference to the need for clarity in leadership. As you know, clarity is my first pillar in the C3 Principal of Clarity, Choice and Commitment.

The review :

Clever people, according to Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, are highly talented individuals with the potential to create disproportionate amounts of value from the resources that the organization makes available to them. Distinct from those individuals that thrive on their own, clevers need organizations to produce remarkable results. And organizations need them. They can be the competitive difference. In Clever the authors write, “Without clever people, leaders cannot hope to succeed. Without good leadership, clevers can never realize their full potential.”

Making the organization more valuable to the clevers requires a different approach from leaders. Leaders cannot be the ones that lead the charge up the mountain. “Rather they must identify the clever people with the potential to reach the summit, connect them with others, and help them get there.

In fact, successful leaders of clevers they interviewed don’t even think of themselves as leaders. Instead they refer to their roles as a compass (”to give that compass, that direction”), as a magnet (”you have to be a magnetic field. You never touch anything.”), as a bridge (bridging the technical side and the management side), or as a plug (”connecting clever people to the rest of he business … many clever people have a blind spot here born of their own conviction that their way is definitely the right way.”).

The paradox is that while they don’t want to be lead, they need leadership in order to achieve their potential and create value for society.

Clever helps you to identify who the clevers are and in a very practical manner, what a clever organization should look like. Nestlé demonstrates the importance of clarity in the clever organization—”clear about your priorities and efficient in delivering objectives.” While they are keenly aware of those aspects of the business they should never change they have been able to change and continually innovate. That means avoiding the tendency to process people, an over-reliance on systemization, an addiction to efficiency, and the division of labor and the alienation of the workforce. These tendencies are an anathema to clevers.

The authors list several do and don’ts for leading clevers which you can check out at:

Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog at Leadership Now

http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/

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Have you read Clever? If so, please drop a comment and let me know what you think!

 

Hello there and welcome to my blog.  I’m thrilled to announce that I am launching a Mastermind Coaching Group to begin early this November. Please have a look at the details below and feel free to call me or write to me direclty  if you have any questions.

The C3 Principal is a mindset that I have created and its time that I share it with the world.

Set and Achieve your Business Goals with the C3 Principal

Clarity, Choice and Commitment

Do you intend to succeed in business so you can thrive in life?

Do you intend to manage the competing priorities of a successful business, without compromising the quality of your life?

Do you intend to achieve laser focus to align your business goals with your personal values?

 
This 6 week business mastermind course is your unique opportunity to harness the power of the C3 Principal because you will learn the mindset to achieve the extraordinary.

Two Options For Your Convenience

Option 1

In person
10AM –Noon ( 2 hours)
Tuesday November 3, 10 and 17, December I, 8 and 15
Investment:  $25 per hour
Spaces limited to 8 people

Option 2

Tele-Coaching
8:30-9:30 PM
Wednesday November 4, 11 and 18, December 2, 8 and 16
Investment: $20 per hour ( + long distance charges)
Spaces unlimited

Call me now to reserve your space.