Keith E. Webb's Blog, page 7
April 25, 2017
How The Structure Of Nonprofits Limits Growth
A bottleneck is a limitation is the system. In nonprofit organizations, that bottleneck is its financial structure. For some nonprofits, moving some of their services from a Donor-Subsidized model to a Client-Paid model will greatly increase their impact.
In 2004, when I began training nonprofit workers in coaching skills, I used a Donor-Subsidized model. We charged reduced fees to attend our events, so I needed to raise money to cover the substantial remaining costs.
Clients found our coachi...
April 10, 2017
Stop Telling People What To Do
Telling people what to do feels like we’re in control. Plus, we’re being helpful. But it doesn’t often work. Let’s explore 4 reasons telling people what to do doesn’t get things done – and what to do instead.
Your colleague is making little progress on a project. You know how to do it, so you try to help by telling him what he needs to do next. Things will now move forward at lightning speed because we’ve clearly instructed him, right? Not likely.
You know this! But it doesn’t stop you from...
March 15, 2017
My Best Advice On Choosing a Coaching Training Program
I’ve spoken individually to hundreds of people about choosing a coaching training program. The process can be confusing because of so many options, approaches, and ways of describing programs. Here is my best advice on choosing the right coaching training for you.
Every coaching training program highlights their own advantages. This makes it difficult to compare various programs apples-to-apples. I want to clear up some of the confusion and give yo...
February 27, 2017
What Season Is Your Business In?
Seasons are nature’s rhythms that serve to perpetuate the species. Businesses also have seasons, rhythms that serve to perpetuate your business. The two main business seasons are Expansion and Revision. Here’s why you need to embrace both.
I’m a Spring and Summer growth kind of guy. I love to see the growth and enjoy the fruit of my work. Fall and Winter give plants a break and allow them to go internal to restore themselves in preparation for the next period of growth.
Seasons In Your Busin...February 13, 2017
How Vulnerability Makes You A Stronger Leader
Leaders are not perfect. But we like to act like it. We try to hide our weakness and project perfection to those around us, thinking this will instill confidence in us and others. Actually, it’s the opposite. Vulnerability makes you a stronger leader. Here’s how.
While speaking to a small group of ministers in California a dangerous thing happened, an illustration I haven’t used before popped into my mind. I launched into the story. “My wife and I are seeing a marriage counselor, and the amaz...
January 31, 2017
Not Only A Program, Coaching Is A Way of Leading
Some leaders think they are too busy to coach. They view coaching only as a new activity or program. Coaching is not only a program, it’s a way of leading. I’ll show you how to integrate coaching into your many leadership roles.
One of the things I love about coaching is that it doesn’t have to be a new role, program, or activity to add to my already busy schedule. Integrating coaching into my other leadership roles enhances my effectiveness in them. It’s like upgrading the CPU in your comput...
January 9, 2017
What’s The Difference Between Executive And Life Coaching?
As a coach trainer, I am often asked, “What’s the difference between Executive Coaching and Life Coaching?” We could broaden the question to include Leadership Coaching, Business Coaching, Wellness Coaching, and any other “Something” Coaching. The differences and the similarities might surprise you.
It’s an understandable mistake to think ofExecutiveCoaching andLife Coaching as ifthey are specific, well-defined, and distinct types of coaching. Theyaren’t.
Coaches use the term in front of the...
December 27, 2016
The Best of 2016 Leadership and Coaching Articles
Another year ofarticles on improving your leadership, your coaching, and marketing your services. Four topics emerge asI review 2016 articles with the most number of views. Here is the best of 2016 leadership and coaching articles.
The first 2 topics concerned coaching. Many coaches are looking for more clients. How to find them and what to charge was at the top of the list of most viewed articles. The second coaching topic answers the question, What is coaching?
Being a great leader meansmor...
December 5, 2016
Millennials: How to Interview Anyone With Confidence
I challenged myuniversity-aged son to create a plantovisit 10 business leaders andlearn from them. He accepted! This project turned into leadership lessons, including how to interview anyone with confidence.
The idea was forBenjamin (19 years-old) tomake appointments with business leaders and interview them at their offices.Hehad a number of purposes for doing theseinformational interviews:
Increase hisconfidence in the interviewing process. Gain an ability to build rapport with a variety o...November 28, 2016
How To Stop Doing And Start Managing Others
I like working. I like making lists, doing the tasks, and checking them off. As my organization grew, I needed to change from doing things myself to managing others to do things. This wasa much harder transition than I expected. Here’s what I learned.
I know that the only way to multiply my results isto manage other to do the work. But, strangely, I hada difficult time not doing the work myself. It isn’t that I’m a perfectionist or control freak. I just like working!
I discovered a number of...
