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Make them weep!
You might be surprised to hear that I advise my clients to make their teams cry. As often as possible. That’s right, what I want for everyone is to actually experience what I have in giving the right kind of unexpected and well deserved acknowledgement to a member...
When someone complained about me to my boss…
7 Steps to Resolving Conflict with a Team Member the Right Way I lead the wonderful dual life of business coach and full time corporate manager. As it turns out; this duality helps manage each respective side better. Here’s a story that demonstrates this perfectly....
What business should I start?
This question hounds so many people I meet. It seems that in this day and age of increased entrepreneurialism and the explosion in the number of small businesses; this is a very important question. Based on having answered this question for my own life and having...
10 Signs you might be restructured
Even in Canada where the economy doesn't seem to be in as grave a crisis as the US, I have seen over 100 people of my personal acquaintance being restructured in the last 6 months. I myself have been restructured several times in my 15 year career. Both my parents...
Why can’t I focus?
Are you always running to do a million things at once and never really getting anything accomplished to your full satisfaction? Do you often feel overwhelmed by your daily responsibilities and dream of just dropping everything to escape? Quite a few of my clients...
Anatomy of a productive meeting
I happened to be a participant in a rather unproductive meeting for the past two days. Forgive me—I feel very prepared to write this e-zine to warn all those well meaning, unsuspecting souls who are running, planning or just participating in such meetings. Here...
“The Terrified Networker”
I used to be a terrified networker--afraid of those milling crowds and round table breakfasts. How could a self confident professional speaker extravert like me be afraid? Here’s my story… My first networking experience scarred me for years. As a brand new coach,...
“Can’t we all just get along?”
This week, I had to re-evaluate my stance on compassionate leadership. It wasn’t a proud moment. I’m sure you’ve run into “him” before. The difficult-to-get-along-with-guy or girl you’re sometimes forced to work with. I’ve run into this same person in every job,...
So you've got clients, now what?
I write this on a concrete bird stained bench in the alleyway outside the Nassau Airport, into the third hour of waiting for my flight home. Don’t feel too bad for me, the glorious sun is shining, it’s at least 35C and I’m still wearing a t-shirt while it’s snowing...
Branding Your Business : How to blow your business out of the water by getting a handle on your brand
Branding is perhaps the single most misunderstood concept I have encountered in business, especially in small businesses. Started on farms as a way to distinguish one cow from the other, branding helps create a distinct space for your business in the minds of your...
How do I set my price? The small business dilemma solved
Most small business owners will agree that developing the right pricing strategy is one of the most critical factors of any product or service’s success in the marketplace. It is also often the most confusing question for my clients who own small businesses....
The Five Faces of Mistrust in a Team
I once heard it said of money that the more you talked about it, the less you had it (incidentally the same has been said of sex..). In the multitude of corporations I’ve been a part of and in my own clients’ work environments, Teamwork seems to be the most touted...
About Chala
Chala Dincoy is a Marketing Strategist who helps B2B service providers reposition their marketing message to successfully sell to corporate clients
