Aug 27

Executive coaching necessary for success

Posted in Business and Society, Education

Many top companies in the United States have armies of executive coaches in their payroll. In fact, IBM has 60. It is becoming for some companies a necessary and vital step for growing as an executive. Part of the reason for this growing trend originates from the fact that companies view solitary interpersonal experiences a much more effective way to provide the right kind of training than other methods.

The old view of executive coaching once had a stigma attached to it. It was once only used for those people with poor performance levels in the workplace, but now executive coaching is being used more and more as a supplement to aid those with great performance. Right Management Consultants did some research that supported this trend and found that about ninety percent of companies use executive coaching to improve capabilities and skills for those with future potential at companies.

But companies must know what kinds of managers will be best to spend the time, money, and effort on for executive business coaching, and what kinds of methods are best suited to them. People who have had executive coaching will often know who is best to recommend the service to. In addition, coachers themselves can usually help provide not just feedback but who the best candidates are for their services.

However, there is a growing trend of the companies not necessarily choosing who gets the coaching to improve but the executive themselves who volunteer for the surface. Ambitious and motivated people tend to sign up, but just because it is a growing trend does not mean it right for everyone. The best people for coaching often already have goals in their mind of where they want to move within the company, but just have a little trouble of knowing how to get there. Their interpersonal and oratory skills might need improving of networking among their coworkers as well. Just as some people are seemingly natural leaders, they do not need leadership training. The same also goes for executive coaching. Though not for everyone, it certainly helps a company to gain and keep the best executives possible.

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Aug 27

A Sustainable Sydney

Posted in Travel

I took a tour to visit the famous Billen Cliffs not too far from Sydney. I wanted to see it for myself, I’ve read so much about it. Billen Cliffs was conceived as an intentional community that valued the natural environment. The Founders made a tremendous commitment to wilderness areas in the village with renewable energy, organic and grass roots small was a fantastic development strategy. While the first eight houses went up for the workers on the farm, the initial development was passed by Council under to M.O. code. Where Lismore City Council had forward thinking policies in economic development and was facilitating a new and rural residential use for the old farms and after the almost fatal collapse of the Dairy Industry.

But then, Billen Cliffs went for Intentional community to a Sustainable Village. The aspirations of new residents to the district often includes a passion for gardening and becoming stewards of the land. They pursued creative activities with a belief in community, and, for some, the dream of being an owner builder in pioneering circumstances. The self regulating system of governance which came with strata title allowed the village of Billen Cliffs to be innovative with development standards.

As I left my room at a luxury Sydney hotel, I couldn’t help but wonder why we can accomplish what Billen Cliffs has. The creation of the village was driven by the growing market for small rural acreage in the Northern Rivers. So, as rural residential developed, the village community benefited from the cost-effectiveness that came from the body corporate management of the roads, fencing, firebreaks, reserves, village commercial zones and administration. It makes living on the land easier and more affordable and guarantees minimum standards of maintenance. Plus, the village has a strong foundation in the arts and crafts, fine musicians and performers, graphic, audio visual and creative industries.

As I walk around the Village of Billen Cliffs, I still wonder why we didn’t come up with a living style like this in the first place? Where did we go wrong? And can we make our cities become sustainable?

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