How to Hire a COO: 4 Steps From a Job Description to Onboarding

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What makes a COO the perfect fit for your organization? How can you find and hire someone who will excel in this crucial leadership role? In The Second in Command, Cameron Herold provides a comprehensive roadmap for finding and onboarding the ideal chief operating officer. His guidance covers everything from creating detailed job descriptions to conducting thorough interviews and implementing an effective onboarding process. Keep reading to discover how to hire a COO who will strengthen your leadership team and help take your business to the next level.

Embracing a Coaching Mindset: 5 Essential Traits

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Why is a coaching mindset important? What are fundamental coaching traits? In order to attract clients and build your coaching business, you must adopt the mindset of a successful coach, Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin explain. This mindset comprises numerous traits, including self-assuredness, authenticity, focus, courage, and authority. Let’s explore what each trait looks like in the coaching context.

Rich Litvin & Steve Chandler’s 6 Coaching Tips

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What are the best tips for coaches? How can you build your client base over time? Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin offer some actionable tips to improve and maximize your skills and what you offer to your clients. Just a few of those tips include taking joy in the process, taking a client-centered approach to your work, and reframing rejections positively. Discover more of Rich Litvin and Steve Chandler’s coaching tips below.

How to Market Your Services: 3 Tips to Expand Your Network

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Do you have services you think people will find helpful? How can you market yourself to people through research and coaching? Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin say that you should be ready to market your services once you have the mindset of a successful coach. Their advice includes three main marketing tips: 1) Look to your existing network to find clients, 2) research your potential clients, and 3) get started right away. Continue reading to learn how to market your services with their top-tier advice.

Your First Meeting With a Client: 4 Guidelines for Coaches

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What’s the first meeting with a client like? What kind of environment should you meet the client in? According to Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin, the first meeting with a client should be like a mini-coaching session. This initial encounter should be no less than two hours, and you should spend this time showcasing all the traits of a successful coach. Here are the guidelines you should follow in your “showcase” meeting with your client.

Replace People Who Don’t Support You With Encouragers

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Why do some friends and family members try to discourage your ambitious goals? What can you do when the people closest to you aren’t in your corner? Success requires more than just hard work and determination—it demands a supportive environment. The wisdom found in The Boron Letters (Gary and Bond Halbert) reveals why certain relationships might be holding you back and offers guidance on surrounding yourself with people who believe in your vision. Keep reading to discover how to build a network that elevates your goals instead of diminishing them.

Marketing Career Advice From the “Father of Advertising”

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What does it take to climb the corporate ladder in advertising? How can you stand out from your peers without making enemies along the way? David Ogilvy’s marketing career advice is invaluable to ambitious professionals aiming to advance in advertising agencies. His guidance in his book Confessions of an Advertising Man combines practical strategies for excelling at work while navigating office politics and relationships with colleagues. Keep reading to learn how you can position yourself for success by following Ogilvy’s time-tested principles, along with modern perspectives on career advancement.

Impact Players: Book Overview & Key Takeaways (Liz Wiseman)

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What makes certain employees stand out while others remain in the shadows? How can you transform yourself into a high-value contributor at work? Impact Players, a book by leadership expert Liz Wiseman, reveals the secrets of exceptional employees. Through extensive research with leaders from organizations such as Google and NASA, she found that becoming an impact player isn’t about natural talent but about adopting specific mindsets and habits. Keep reading to learn the practical strategies that can help you multiply your value at work and accelerate your career growth.

Mindset at Work: 3 Shifts That Can Make You an Impact Player

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What does your mindset at work reveal about your potential for success? How can shifting your perspective transform your career trajectory? The difference between average contributors and impact players comes down to three key mindset shifts. By learning to embrace change, consider multiple perspectives, and overcome self-doubt, you can elevate your professional impact and accelerate your career growth. Read more to discover how your mindset at work can unlock new opportunities and help you become an invaluable team member.

Ask for Feedback at Work—It’s More Valuable Than Praise

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Why do some professionals avoid asking for feedback? What’s the difference between seeking validation and pursuing genuine improvement? Getting better at your job requires more than just collecting compliments. Asking for feedback at work—and actually using it—can transform your career growth. Impact players understand this distinction and actively seek constructive criticism to enhance their performance. Keep reading to discover practical strategies for requesting, receiving, and implementing feedback that will accelerate your professional development.