Earl R. Smith II's Blog, page 69
November 21, 2014
How Executive Coaching Can Improve Your Management Skills
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com 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 [...]
Benefits of Executive Employee Coaching to a Business
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com 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 [...]
November 17, 2014
Business Insurance as a Part of Risk Mitigation
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Investors and shareholders need to make sure that major business risks are covered. Failure to do so can result in major losses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business risk too often is defined very narrowly and only in the context of the business plan and establishing credit. Business risk is much broader [...]
Board Governance – Searching for Leadership
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com My work with boards – both for-profit and non-profit – often involves an assessment of a search for new leadership. Strong, focused leadership is an essential part of any organizational success. This is as true for boards of directors as it is for senior management teams. If a [...]
Fighting The Wrong Battles
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Coaching is a profession easy to get into and very hard to master. I am often taken aback by the lack of experience that some ‘coaches’ have. They seem to have fallen into the profession by default. One ‘coach’ told me that she became a coach because she [...]
Director Compensation Alignment
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Board of director responsibilities are increasingly being scrutinized in the face a new round of financial mismanagement and high profile corporate failures. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attempted to address many issues to inhibit corporate finance mismanagement, however many corporations did not correctly align directors pay with both [...]
Practical Governance Practices
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Corporate governance is the subject of many books and seminars. Every expert has theories to enhance performance and to take the board to the next level. Many of these proscriptions are convoluted and extensive. However, there are some very practical ways boards can effectively manage their responsibilities, and [...]
Government Contracting Tips – Chapter Five
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com One of the most common reasons that government contractors have difficulty in getting new business is that they do not have and communicate a clear vision of their value proposition – from the perspective of the potential client. In all the work that we do with companies, this [...]
Non-Profit Board Member Selection – Excellence Breeds Excellence
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Every company and every organization should have a highly skilled and engaged board of directors. This is true for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. Non-profit organizations often make the mistake of believing they are lucky to have anyone at all to donate their time and expertise to serve [...]
Good Governance – Balancing Eight Key Factors
Dr. Earl R. Smith II DrSmith@Dr-Smith.com Dr-Smith.com Boards operate in complex environments that require them to balance a wide range of issues and challenges. Their charter – to preserve and extend shareholder value – might sound simple enough but the pursuit of that objective can quickly bring on some very complex questions. The board of [...]
