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Unless you do something productive, drain your life force as we imagine a vampire might.Living or working with a bully vampire is... bullying workplace bulling Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:02:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m11d10-More-on-bullyingWhat-to-do-when-youre-living-or-working-in-Hades?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Waging-a-five-step-strategic-counteroffensive-to-workplace-bullying?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner When I am at a meeting and ask, ‘Who in the room has been bullied at work?’ 50% raise hands; adding, ‘Who know someone who has been bullied?’ it’s 100%. Bullies use threats, intimidation, and humiliation to control their... bullying workplace bulling Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:25:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Waging-a-five-step-strategic-counteroffensive-to-workplace-bullying?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Carts-and-Horses-What-Order-are-Yours-In-Business-Development-101?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner One thing about business development I know to be true is carts and horses. Yes, that’s right carts and horses. More often I am finding new and seasoned entrepreneurs putting their carts before their horses.When we put our carts before our hors... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:33:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Carts-and-Horses-What-Order-are-Yours-In-Business-Development-101?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Professional-business-networking-10-guidepost-for-success?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner Like it or not, meeting people face-to-face is a grand way to grow your business. Professionals net-work all the time getting to know one another and thus creating trust. I regularly receive referrals from my friends and acquaintances in all my socia... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:31:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Professional-business-networking-10-guidepost-for-success?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Getting-unstuck--removing-your-barriers-to-success?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner Hello, I am Kathleen Schulweis, professional certified co-active coach and owner of http://www.confidenceconnections.com, a coaching and training organization. I am an executive coach with over 25 years of experience helping professionals achieve the... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:23:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Getting-unstuck--removing-your-barriers-to-success?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Problems-and-solutions?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner  Executive Coaching…Nearly 70% of executives of fortune 500 companies engage the services of an executive coach; 50% of CEO’s in the healthcare industry have professional coaches and 86% believe they should have one.[i]  Why do... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:14:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Problems-and-solutions?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Five-steps-to-successful-outsourcing?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner As the founder of a consultancy that enables entrepreneurs to build better businesses, I've discovered many companies get "taken for a ride" by outsourcing relationships. To help my clients avoid such a bumpy journey, I've researched the in... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:08:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Five-steps-to-successful-outsourcing?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Get-into-a-selling-mindset-with-confidence-selling?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner I wasn’t always a sales trainer. Sales training is something that evolved from my work at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology. I found that teaching negotiation and problem-solving skills was like te... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:04:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Get-into-a-selling-mindset-with-confidence-selling?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Eight-tips-for-supporting-your-sales-person-or-sales-team?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner If you are in the unenviable position of leading a sales team to victory, there are a few things you can do that can make all the difference for them. When working with sales managers and new businesses, I observe and evaluate before I start any trai... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:00:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Eight-tips-for-supporting-your-sales-person-or-sales-team?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Confidence-building-motivation-and-goals?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner How do you motivate yourself for achievement? ·         Are you driven by deadlines? ·         How about gut-wrenching fear? ·   &nbsp... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:53:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Confidence-building-motivation-and-goals?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Business-building-blunders-and-how-to-AVOID-Them?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner People are starting businesses every day. In record numbers, hundreds nay thousands, are taking the plunge. And the bad news is 8 out of 10 will FAIL within the first year. And of those who survive 80% will be out of business within 5 years. And the ... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:45:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Business-building-blunders-and-how-to-AVOID-Them?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-5-Steps-to-the-Art-of-a-Confident-Selling-Mindset-for-Professionals?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner Are you selling yourself? Then you’re in some trouble. More and more personal services are being viewed as commodities. Our work, our intellectual property, and our gifts to the world are now widgets to be compared with other widgets and purcha... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:24:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-5-Steps-to-the-Art-of-a-Confident-Selling-Mindset-for-Professionals?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Angel-Funding-for-Women-and-Minorities?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner Several years ago, I was consulting an extremely bright woman who had a groundbreaking technology for which she was pursuing financing. Melissa appeared to have everything going for her; a solid education and a solid technology, which she was ready t... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:12:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Angel-Funding-for-Women-and-Minorities?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Building-Your-SoloEntrepreneur-Business?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner How to handle the 'Getting to know you and your services' conversation If you’re in private practice as a coach, therapist, or consultant, for example, or if you're an executive having to negotiate with clients and colleagues, then you’re... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:21:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-16949-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Building-Your-SoloEntrepreneur-Business?cid=exrss-LA-Career-Coach-Examiner