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Notes on Coaching
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.

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Leadership, management, business, success, salesGeorge FerkoGeorge FerkoCoaching, Sales, Mentoring, Business, Leadership
Modesty in Conversation: Ben Franklin's Persuasion Techniques
Modesty in Conversation: Ben Franklin's Persuasion Techniques

"Immodest words admit but this defense, That want of modesty is want of sense." - Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

I've made conscious effort to sound sure of my opinions. I think confidence in conversation is looked at as a valuable.  I thought that confidence gives greater persuasive power in conversation, sales, leadership, and relationships.  Confidence and certainty might play a positive role in these things, but it has a negative side.

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marketing, sales, successGeorge FerkoBenjamin Franklin, Modesty, Persuasion
The Only Strategy: Musashi Miyamoto's Legacy
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....

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business, Leadership, management, sales, successGeorge FerkoAdaptation, george ferko, Musashi Miyamoto, Strategy, Victory, Winning