Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Broken-Teams-Damage-Your-Business.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Broken-Teams-Damage-Your-Business.html A profitable business bottom line depends on effective teaming as much today as it ever did; yet, "effective teaming" may be destined to be no more than another irrelevant buzz phrase, because by and large teams are still dysfunctional and broken. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/The-Amazing-Power-of-Deliberate-Focus.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/The-Amazing-Power-of-Deliberate-Focus.html Isn't it amazing how masterful we can become at denial, procrastination, and avoidance, constantly making excuses for why we aren't accomplishing the goals WE SAY WE WANT! A lot of energy gets wasted in this department. Usually there is far more talking and not enough doing. Far from criticizing, I believe many people generally have good intentions. Though it's maddening when I hear someone say it... I just don't have time... I honestly believe they think they don't have enough time or can't have it all. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Its-Not-the-Economy--Its-Your-Attitude.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Its-Not-the-Economy--Its-Your-Attitude.html Some would say that we are in a "down economy" and while that may certainly be true for some industries, I believe the real truth is that it is NOT the economy. It's our attitude! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/The-Power-of-Words.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/The-Power-of-Words.html In a world so full of "me first" attitudes, it is no wonder we see so much turmoil and dysfunction in the world around us. The financial fiasco being played out on the national stage is evidence that something is seriously wrong. Day after day, words of disaster come at us from all directions; words that instill fear, panic and negativity. News of foreclosures, more bank failures, bail outs totaling billions of dollars...it is no wonder the confidence level of people in our country is the lowest it has been in 28 years. That has to change and it can if we commit ourselves to changing what "we think about" and "what we say" to ourselves and others! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Feel-Stuck-Hire-a-Coach.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Feel-Stuck-Hire-a-Coach.html Harvard Business Review reported in November 2004 that annual spending on executive coaching in the United States was estimated at $1 billion. Since that time, the business of coaching has steadily gained in popularity and with any field that grows rapidly there are questions. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Creating-a-Retention-Culture.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Creating-a-Retention-Culture.html While the U.S. economy may be growing at a rate of 3-4% each year, employers are seeing a corresponding decrease in the availability of bright, talented 35- to 45-year olds. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Network-Your-Way-to-Powerhouse-Results.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/3758/Network-Your-Way-to-Powerhouse-Results.html Most people would probably agree that building and effectively utilizing a strong professional network to create success is simply not an option. Yet when it comes right down to it, many people avoid networking like the plague.