Know When to Change

Ya gotta know when to go.  Ya gotta know when to change.....Steve Jobs is the master of staying ahead and doing clear, simple things to move his business forward.

The Solution Linx Team is consolidating 3 blogs into 1 so that you can get personal growth, professional success and health & wellness coaching all in one place.  That will be easier for you...and of course, easier for us!

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Your Leadership Voice

There are many voices that you use in your day.

Your Leadership Voice is strong and clear.

But what does that voice really say.

Find out about the Voices of Change at Leadercast 2011.

Windsor, Ontario Event Details - click here.

Other sites - click here.

The Element

The Element by Sir Ken Robinson
This amazing book opened up my eyes to learning.  Learning is action.  The Element is finding the space where learning, growth and happiness/fulfillment go together for you.  So for each of us it is different.  Take a minute to imagine that space - where you act in tune with who you are - you are a creative individual. Think about the people you lead....do you allow them to be in their element?
"People who think differently make the world a more interesting place. We need to nurture and help develop creative people, instead of labeling them as damaged."

[Temple Grandin, Author of 
Thinking in Pictures]

"Ken Robinson presents the theme of creativity and innovation in a way that makes you want to go out and make your dreams a reality. In his wonderfully easy-to-read and entertaining style he presents the stories of many who have done just that. This is a valuable book for educators and community leaders ... most important, it is a book that lightens and lifts the minds and hearts of all who read it.
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[Susan Jeffers, PhD., bestselling author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway® and Life Is Huge!

"The Element gives you the feeling that all is possible if we dig deeply within ourselves, utilizing imagination and curiosity."


[Vidal Sassoon, hairdresser and businessman] - (all reviews originally by theelementbook)

 

Sir Ken Robinson will be at Leadercast on May 6, 2011.  To find a site in your area click here:  Leadercast

What is Your Trajectory?

Have You Planned to Hit the Bullseye?

Professional success and personal development go hand in hand.  If you plan to reach your goals, you will hit the mark.  Helping to increase your chances of success and keep your career trajectory on track is the implementation of a personal development plan.

Pretty easy to do....list your strengths and areas of opportunity and quickly jot down ways in which you can continue to leverage your strengths to build your opportunities into strengths as well....or simple build more opportunities.

If you would like a template, simply post a note on this blog and I would be happy to send you one and walk you through it!

Looking forward to hearing from you!




Can You Adapt?

Change is happening all around us.  The world of work, the world of play, our communities are constantly changing.  How are you prepared to handle change?
Do you:

• take a moment each week to step back and look at where you have been?
• take a moment each week to look at where you are going and determine if that still makes sense?
• talk to people in your industry, including competitors to understand how change is affecting them?
• listen to your customers or clients and their needs so that you can help to create solutions to their problems?

These are 4 quick and easy ways to get ahead of change, or at least not get broad-sided by it.  Try it out and see what happens.

Leaders Build Teams

"The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we;" they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit...This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done." - Peter Drucker

Whatever your role, in whatever organization, you need Teamwork to succeed.  Solid leaders build teams by engaging others first, leaving themselves to the end.  Do you follow that leadership principle?
What can you change so that you can start to emulate Mr. Drucker's leadership model?

I Know I Need a Coach When...

I ask myself these questions and get stuck finding an answer....

• Am I on the way to professional success? 
• Am I getting the recognition at work that I deserve? 
• Do I do everything because no one else can do it as well as I do? 
• Do I feel that circumstances beyond my control are dictating my destiny? 
• Do I have trouble communicating with my boss? My co-workers?

Take control of your life....don't let life control you!
Investigate professional success coaching at the following sites:

Solstice Group Coaching

Mastermind Experience

Online Coaching

Lots of coaching programs have free sessions or trial opportunities, what do you have to lose?