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Chip Scholz
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Chip Scholz is Head Coach of Scholz and Associates, Inc. He is a nationally recognized executive coach, public speaker and author. He is a Certified Business Coach and works with CEO’s, business owners and sales professionals across North America.
Chip has written for a number of business and trade publications. 2009 saw the release of his first book project, “Masterminds Unleashed: Selling for Geniuses.” His second book, with co-authors Sue Nielsen and Tracy Lunquist, “Do Eagles Just Wing It?” was published in 2011. His next book "Clear Conduct" is due in 2013.Do Eagles Just Wing It?
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Masterminds Unleashed: Selling for Geniuses
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Leaders Who Drive Employee Engagement
Drive Financial Results
I’ve been intrigued by the impact of employee engagement on financial results. It’s long been my opinion that a focus on values and purpose drives financial results. From what I’m reading, employee engagement isn’t just a way for managers to assure that people at work aren’t wasting your time or your money. Engaging leaders who […]
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3 Ways Leaders Can Spark
Employee Engagement
If you’re in charge of people at work in any capacity, you face big challenges everyday with employee engagement. How do you get people motivated and truly engaged? In my last post, I presented Gary Hamel’s ladder of human capabilities. Most managers are adept at encouraging the first three in order to boost performance: Obedience Diligence […]
Human Capabilities at Work: Why Obedience,
Diligence and Expertise Aren’t Enough
As a leader, which human capabilities at work do you value most? How do you try to motivate people? I’ve been thinking about how leaders communicate different values to motivate their people to perform. In some cases, they stress how vital it is to follow the rules and regulations. In others, they emphasize quality control […]
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5 Leadership Tips for
Creating Passion at Work
Smart leaders pay attention to ways to spark passion at work every day. You might think that’s low on the list of to-do’s for busy managers with too much on their plate. But think about it: when people love their jobs and are intrinsically motivated for their own reasons, they’ll go the extra mile for […]
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How Leaders Are Hiring for Passion at Work
As I said in my previous post here, if leaders want to fire up passion at work, it all starts with a clear and meaningful purpose. Having a purpose gets people to do the right things, and then passion motivates them to give extraordinary performance. To put it bluntly, the most important task for any […]
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Leading with Purpose: Linking People to Purpose and Passion
Are you leading with purpose? Most leaders I know are full of passion. They don’t understand why their workforce isn’t. Why don’t employees really care more? Many are frustrated by attempts to bring out the passion and sense of purpose in their workforce. It’s no secret: people who are intrinsically motivated for their own sense […]
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Unleashing Employee Engagement:
It’s Up to You as a Leader
When you think about it, inspiring and unleashing employee engagement should be the number one job of managers. Ask any manager, however, they’ll tell you their biggest job is managing people, putting out fires, and tracking performance. It’s not surprising that people who are truly engaged in their work account for only 15% to 30% […]
Effective Leaders Manage Expectations