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Sunday May 30. 2010 - 1pm

My management philosophy has always centered around growing people and empowering them to do more, learn more, and be confident about their decision making abilities.
I have only really connected with this in a way that I notice it in the last few years. I used to think it was just “something that I do”. Now I know it is a specific strategy to maximize people's talent which in today’s business environment is hugely important.
So what does it mean to teach people how to fish?

One of the things that drain a business is duplication of effort and other things that reduce the efficiency of time and other resources. None of us think we do this because we are looking at the big things. But if you look at the little things, you probably are and your staff is probably doing it too. One of my management rules is a little thing I call “Inside before Outside”.

I’m always curious about what people say about themselves by their actions or inactions. As a leadership coach, I’m always paying attention to this phenomenon.

Recently, I had occasion to meet with a fellow manager who was seeking some of my advice on her personal goals, specifically her financial goals. She

Sunday May 2, 2010 5pm Pacific

Many students come into my classroom with enough skills and abilities to be great leaders. Typically they only lack the knowledge to stitch everything together. I have the great pleasure and privilege to see them blossom over the course of several weeks and the results are always the same. What they learn in the process of developing their leadership ability