10 Principles For True Democracy in Your Workplace

We have all heard of democracy, The problem is we only think of it as a government entity. The problem is as democracy is outlined most governments that say they practice democracy do not practice the principles. Founder and CEO of Worldblu Traci Fenton joins us on this episode of A New Direction to enlighten […]
Excellence and Success in Your Business – The John Wooden Way – Lynn Guerin

https://coachemwayup.com/about-the-authors/lynn-guerin/When it comes to undefeated teams and national championships none were more dominant than UCLA coached by John Wooden. Considered by coaches to be the greatest coach ever John Wooden left a legacy of excellence and success. There was no doubt that his teams were the best. He played a team game even though he […]
Your Business Plan is a Military Mission – Michael Penney

Let’s say you are in the middle of a war. You have an enemy that wants to destroy you. Not only do they not care about you they want to take everything from you. How do you go about your mission to defeat the enemy? Do you just wake up one morning and figure it […]
People Over Process: Leadership for Agility – Michael K. Levine

Agile is a process that allows teams to basically work independently on small pieces of a larger project. Basically they govern themselves, work in spurts (called sprints) and are suppose to be unified on what they will work on at any given time. But does that really work without leadership involvement? Perhaps not as consistently […]
7 Principles to Change Your Business and Your Life: Conscious Leadership – Michael Bianco-Splann

Yesterday is not today…well that’s obvious. So why do we believe that so many of yesterday’s leadership principles will still be effective today? The fact is when it comes to work attitudes have changed. Jobs are plentiful and when people do not like their boss, manager, or CEO, they just leave. This costs the business […]
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Business, and Coaching – Dr. Marilee Adams

Have you ever been around someone you are trying to avoid? Or maybe it is someone that you feel like you just cannot get along with? Maybe you believe there is someone out to get your job or get you fired? Maybe it is your boss or manager that you feel like you have to […]
Find Your Competitive Advantage – The Strategy Mindset 2.0 – Dr. Chuck Bamford

When it comes to business strategy we are often confused. We have a tendency to believe in myths like “Our brand is our strategy” or “Our people are our strategy” or “we do SWOT analysis”, but none of those are really a strategy much less a competitive advantage. Sometimes we jump ahead when it comes […]
How Your Business Can Compete in a Digital Age – The Relationship Economy – John DiJulius

Technology, social media, phone apps, Alexa, Siri, Go Google, Artificial Intelligence, there is so much coming at us. When it comes to our business…what do we do? Which one or ones do we choose? If any? What is going to give our business the competitive edge? How much is going to cost? What can I […]
Take Control of Your Life – Master Your Code – Darren J. Gold

How many times have you either said, or heard it said, “People don’t change”. Maybe you have made the statement or heard the statement, “I am what I am”, indicating that change is impossible. Or perhaps you have said, “there is nothing I can do about my situation, no one will give me a break”. […]
SMART Goals – Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done – Charlie Gilkey

It is that time of year again. Hopefully you are thinking about your goals. Many people wait until the first of the year. We shouldn’t. We all know or at least should know what we did the previous year in terms of our goals. We know were we succeeded and we know where we failed. […]