This week is dedicated to you. Life often provides challenges that highlight character. It is also true that the navigation through life IS character. Choice is character. This week, I was struck by tweets that supported sustainable choice behavior. Not only purpose and intentionality, but sustainable reactions to what life brings to you. 1. I […]
3 Keys from Social Good to Social Greatness
As I work with companies that want to create a social good, I am often surprised at the similarities in their approaches. As a social worker, I employ the ethic of self-determination in my consulting and coaching. Yet, what works is just what works in business. In this piece, I present what seems to work […]
MAWMonday Motivators 10/12/2014
MAWMonday Motivators is my effort to trigger productive behaviors. I will check my Twitter feed and retweet 5 inspirational thoughts that I hope will trigger your action, and remind you of your giftedness and my joy in seeing you produce. Look for them to be posted by Monday morning each week–a COACH Method intervention and […]
Building a Brand: Audience
As I pen lesson three of this series. I am well aware of the marketing journey I have traveled. My friend Camara often reminds me that if you are in business, you are in marketing. I have been resistant to the title at times, but that time was wasted time. BTW: Check out Camara at […]
MAWMonday Motivators 10/05/2014
Potential clients often say to me, “Dr. Wright, I’m just going to need you to keep me motivated.” “That’s impossible,” I exclaim. “The only person capable of motivating you is YOU.” It’s a truth that defies what has been taught in common circles, but it has not been ignored by behavioral science. BJ Fogg outlines […]
Entrepreneur Series: Ali Leonard
Meeting Ali Leonard was an extreme pleasure. Ali is a knowledgeable, engaging personality with a passion for improving the financial lives of individuals and families. Ali shares what inspired his business, goals yet to reach, and a vision for wealth creation. If you know me, you will know immediately why we connected. Question 1: What […]
Shelldon: Building Software Infrastructure for Higher Ed
Introduction With The focus so fully on recruitment and retention in higher education, it is increasingly more important to understand where your students are, how they are progressing, and what their competence is. A management information system can make this all quite simple. With mobile technologies as a tag-along with over 90% of students, complex […]
Rebuilding Trust: An Outline
Rebuilding #Trust requires two skills that you may have been taught NOT to apply to people: #Judgement and #Risk — Dr Michael theMentor (@MAWMedia) June 25, 2014 Rebuilding #Trust: Judgment is a determination between #investment and #charity. Former has returns. Latter has none. — Dr Michael theMentor (@MAWMedia) June 25, 2014 Rebuilding #Trust: […]
Cooking up Success: Ingredients Outline
The secret ingredient is a #belief that someone believes in you. Add #discipline, #vision, and #initiative. Stir… http://t.co/Deeg8HGjG2 — Dr Michael theMentor (@MAWMedia) June 16, 2014 It’s not the #coaching itself that makes the difference. It’s the calculation to take risks. #COACHMethod.com — Dr Michael theMentor (@MAWMedia) June 16, 2014 Discipline: Whatever the goal, it […]
Entrepreneur Series: Janet Blakemore
I have always been fascinated with entrepreneurs. People who exemplify the courage to launch and maintain a business are inspiring to me. As I brainstormed topics for my blog, I landed on the idea to honor some of these risk takers. Along the way, I have learned quite a bit about leadership, accounting, networking, and other […]