The Federal Circle

Turbo-Charging Business Development

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May 082012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
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In the spirit of disclosure, I am a recidivist entrepreneur and a four-decade student of the process of starting and building a business. I have, over those years, developed a unique approach to turbo-charging business development. It involves: 1) a Board of Advisers, which is populated by very senior people who are dedicated to driving the top line; 2) a different approach to resourcing and organizing a company’s senior management team; and 3) an approach that focuses on building revenue in larger chunks. Trust me — it really works! Continue reading »

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Managing Challenging People

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May 082012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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Unfortunately, difficult people are everywhere in today’s workplace. All you have to do is to enter into any company or business and you will notice who they are right away. No matter what your company’s success is or even if they are well known for their friendly employee policies, these seemingly unmanageable and difficult people pose challenges for their executives and team leaders every day. Continue reading »

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Benefits of Executive Employee Coaching to a Business

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May 082012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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There are many important benefits to an executive employee-coaching program. Although it can sometimes be difficult to convince company CEOs’ and Chairmen of the need for formal ‘people investment’, it is a necessity that most businesses today cannot live without. When trying to persuade your company’s CEO or Chairman, tell them: Continue reading »

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How Executive Coaching Can Improve Your Management Skills

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May 042012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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Every executive in today’s business world wants to improve on his or her management skills. However, most of these executives do not know where to turn or how to begin. For these executives the benefits of hiring a personal executive coach can literally be the answer to their prayers. Most managing executives have difficulty in learning how to be more effective managers but it is doesn’t really have anything to do with ‘management’ per se, but the way that opportunities to learn are presented to them – and the different ways in which these executives prefer to learn. This where a personal executive coach comes in. They are be able manage. Continue reading »

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Balancing Work and Life

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May 042012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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Today, many of us we feeling that our lives are horribly out of balance. We are aware that our work-life balance is out of sync but we do not always recognize what we can do about it. It is important to reset the balance, otherwise pressure will build and we can become stressed and then other problems will subsequently develop in our personal lives. Continue reading »

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How to Manage Your Manager

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May 042012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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According to an investigation of 1,118 people who completed a survey at the Badbossology.com website last year, “48 percent said they would fire their boss if they could, 29 percent would have their boss assessed by a workplace psychologist and 23 percent would send their boss for management training.” Continue reading »

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Coaching and Managing Motivation

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May 042012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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In order to be a truly effective executive in today’s competitive corporate world, you need to be able to motivate your staff in such a way as to ensure positive results repeatedly. Even though a company may have provided an executive with a ‘training manual’ that includes suggestions from the company’s advisory board on how to motivate staff members, these suggestions are often outdated and not effective at all. This, unfortunately, can leave the executive feeling discouraged because his staff is not motivated enough and he feels that it is his entire fault. Continue reading »

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How an Executive Coach Can Help You Overcome Procrastination

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May 022012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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Procrastination most often leads to failure and, sadly, there are many executives, including Chairmen and CEO’s, throughout the corporate business world today that suffer from it. Most of them think that there is no way to beat this problem. Fortunately, they are wrong. If you know how to get yourself into the proper mindset, you will be able to overcome procrastination without any problems at all. Enlisting the aid of an executive coaching services company to guide you correctly into that mindset is a positive step towards success. I regularly work with clients who are struggling against this self-sabotaging tendency. Here are a few suggestions that I regularly give clients: Continue reading »

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How An Executive Business Coach Can Help Advance Your Career Planning

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May 022012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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One the most important management tools that any executive must master is strategic planning. It allows an organization clarify its future direction within the corporate world. One of the most important strategic plans is the one that deals with the career development of the individual executive. An Executive Business Coach can be very helpful in assisting an executive to develop and refine the required skills to master this challenging complex and subtle process – and to apply it to their own career and personal and professional development. Continue reading »

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Coaching and Executive Time Management

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May 022012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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Most Executives in today’s corporate world are not very good at time management. It seems so odd that these same Executive Managers can manage people, budgets, and big corporate companies but when it comes to their own time, they are not very good at it. A Personal Executive Coach can teach you how to manage your time more effectively. Continue reading »

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Increasing the Returns From an Executive Coaching Investment

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May 022012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
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During my many coaching engagements, I have come to realize that the senior leadership of a company can make the difference between a highly successful coaching program and one that is just a waste of resources. Shrewd corporate Chairmen and CEOs recognize that coaching can be a very valuable tool for the personal and professional leadership development of their key employees. They will often provide an annual coaching budget within their corporate financial plan. Continue reading »

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Increasing the Returns From an Executive Coaching Investment

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May 012012
 

Dr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com
Dr-Smith.com

During my many coaching engagements, I have come to realize that the senior leadership of a company can make the difference between a highly successful coaching program and one that is just a waste of resources. Shrewd corporate Chairmen and CEOs recognize that coaching can be a very valuable tool for the personal and professional leadership development of their key employees. They will often provide an annual coaching budget within their corporate financial plan. Continue reading »

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