Notes on Coaching

…This way I can get feedback on the principles other leaders use, have a system I can share with the new leaders on my team, and maybe save some people some years of figuring things out on their own… Never give someone feedback that they could have given themselves. Their self-evaluation will stick better compared to my feedback. Have them self-evaluate first and then if they feel like their self-evaluation is inadequate they will ask for feedback. Feedback that is asked for is always easily received.

Leadership, management, business, success, salesGeorge FerkoFebruary 5, 2019George FerkoCoaching, Sales, Mentoring, Business, Leadership

The Only Strategy: Musashi Miyamoto's Legacy

The one strategy worth spending a lifetime mastering is recognizing how to win... There is nothing that can’t be turned into an advantage. A broken sword, an enemy, an angry co-worker, or a dismissive loved one. All have a use. It is our duty to find that use and capitalize on it. Complaints serve no use and no time should be spent on things that have no use....

business, Leadership, management, sales, successGeorge FerkoSeptember 21, 2017Adaptation, george ferko, Musashi Miyamoto, Strategy, Victory, Winning

Living 100% Out of Your Comfort Zone: Thoughts on Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson has put himself in a constant state of intentional discomfort. His life story is madness. He is the model for growth through making yourself uncomfortable. He has said, "I don’t think it would be much fun to not to be outside my comfort zone.” His overall business model and approach to life seems to be...

business, successGeorge FerkoNovember 18, 2016comfort zone, entrepreneurship, growth

7 Steps to Developing and Sharing a Vision for Your Team

A vision should inherently and directly benefit the people meant to be lead by that vision. As leaders each of our visions should be about serving others....

business, entrepreneurship, successGeorge FerkoOctober 9, 2016george ferko, Influence, Leadership, management, marketing, vector marketing, vision

Taking Total Control

Circumstances aren’t inherently good or bad. We decide whether they are good or bad and whether we are fortunate or unfortunate. Accepting the perception of others about whether a situation is good or bad will only hold you back from progress....

businessGeorge FerkoOctober 3, 2016achieve, entrepreneurship, growth, inspiring, limitless, management, marketing, motivation, passion, sales, success, timetodominate, vision

Discipline Always Beats Motivation

Motivation is a feeling that we allow to take power over our decisions and our actions. Motivation only opens us up to having a new excuse for not getting done what we need to get done....

business, entrepreneurship, managementGeorge FerkoSeptember 25, 2016achieve, discipline, george ferko, growth, marketing, motivation, sales

Successful Businessmen Say Persistence Drives Success - Growth Talk

This simple quote guides me every time I ask myself what it takes to be successful. As human beings we have a tendency to complicate what it takes to be successful, but at our core we all know that the only difference between failure and success is persistence....

business, sales, UncategorizedGeorge FerkoJanuary 12, 2015career, entrepreneurship, management, marketing, motivation, success, work

Why We Will Find A Way

Because no obstacle is too big with persistence and the willingness to commit everything you have.

This week reports have been released showing the performance of the new offices around the country and my office has fallen drastically short of where we want to be....

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