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Customer And Employee Retention

Saturday, Jan 21, 2012

Why Worry About Customer and Employee Retention? What is the cost of employee turnover? A number of research studies have calculated this, and it is expensive. We all know that. But what is the cost of customer turnover? How do we calculate the amount of revenue we lose from this customer over the next year? 2 Years? 5 years....Read More

Moving Them To The Middle: Moderating Extreme Personalities

Thursday, Aug 25, 2011

One of my more challenging coaching experiences occurred when I found myself face-to-face with an extremely confident individual. He was not just confident; he was convinced that he knew the answers to practically everything. He spoke loudly and rapidly, as if he couldn’t get the words out fast enough. It was exhausting. During the...Read More

Emotional Intelligence Competency

Monday, Jun 27, 2011

Executives in our coaching program showed significant improvement in Emotional Intelligence competencies. Study participants improved: 71% in Self-Awareness 63% in Self-Management 59% in Social Awareness 58% in Relationship Management