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Buyer Beware; Choose A Business Coach Carefully To Get The Results You Want
By Kris Koonar
Business coaching derives inspiration from distinct fields of study such as behavioral science, literature, management, spiritual traditions, arts and humanities. The concepts, principles and functional framework help to foster a change in perspective, promote fresh insights and provide an effective foundation for encountering challenges and opportunities. A coach develops useful strategy for effective communication skills and methods that can be utilized for enhancing business communication.
Coaches are important:
Coaching could be based on several strategies but you need to have an efficient business coach to apply the productive methodologies and plans. He would probably find a middle path that would enable the students to learn every detail about the business. The most significant sign of a genuine business coach would be his ability to relate to people in a comfortable manner in order to build and strengthen partnerships. A client-coach relation is based on mutual appreciation and respect for each other and not the power and position of a client.
Research before the selection:
You need to be very careful while selecting a business coach. He should have the adequate knowledge of a subject or the industry, to ensure success in your business. Research is the most significant factor that would enable you to select the best available coach. The research would include acquiring knowledge regarding the following:
a. Coaching experience: The first factor that you should look for while searching for a good business coach would be his coaching experience.
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Experience of a business coach is one of the key factors that could make or destroy the prospects of your success. An experienced coach would guide you to achieve success and help you to understand the intricacies of the corporate world. b. Coaching specialization: Specialization is another significant factor while selecting a business coach. Coaching specialization would depend on the coach experience in a specific field of business. There are several types of businesses and therefore a different business coach is required. c. Coaching process: The coaching process includes the duration and frequency of the coaching sessions. It determines the system along which the coach instructs his students. The approach towards the treatment of a subject plays a very important role in understanding the coaching process. Before you select a coach, research on the teaching hours and frequency of the coaching sessions. d. Success rate: The success rate of a business student would generally depend on the success rate of the instructor. You need to inquire about the past success of a business coach. It would help you decide the best available business coach to help achieve your business objectives. Interview to identify: The best way to identify an efficient business coach is to conduct interviews with several business coaches, this way you will have more options to choose from. You could discuss your goals and methods of handling critical problems. Learn about his experience and achievements. It can be done personally or even through the Internet. The identification of an efficient coach helps to achieve the set targets and evolve as a successful businessperson. Article Source: http://www.articleblender.com Become A Business Coach. According to a Harvard study employers are willing to pay Business Coaches from $500-$1500 per day. The average client of www.businesscoach.com brings in over $40,000.00 in client fees. To learn the secrets of Business Coach Training please click here.
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MAA sells apartment property for $7.25 million
MAA is enacting part of its current disposition plan with the sale of a Memphis apartment community.
Orlando, Fla.-based Cedar Mill LLC purchased Cedar Mill Apartments in Southeast Memphis from Mid-America Apartments LP for $7.25 million.
Built in two phases in 1974 and 1986, the 276-unit apartment complex at 3505 S. Mendenhall sits on 13.9 acres, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property website.
Mid-America Apartments LP is affiliated with Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc., currently branded as MAA...<div class="feedflare">
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Dunavant Logistics earns security certification
Dunavant Global Logistics Group LLC has gained a security certification that could help it move products faster for customers.
The Memphis-based global logistics firm has been certified as a member of the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
The certification is primarily held by larger companies that have significant focus on global logistics.
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Postal Service lost $3.3 billion in first quarter
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/PostalServiceWeb*100.jpg?v=1'>Strong holiday shipping was not enough to offset a continued decline in First-Class Mail, leading to a $3.3 billion quarterly loss for he United States Postal Service, compared to a loss of $290 million in the same quarter a year earlier.
The Postal Service?s shipping business was up 7 percent from a year ago last quarter, its fiscal first quarter. Shipping accounted for 17 percent of its total revenue. First-Class Mail revenue fell 4.1 percent. First-Class Mail revenue has declined 15 percent and volume down 25 percent since 006...<div class="feedflare">
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Memphis awaits impact of mortgage settlement
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/foreclosurehouse*100.jpg?v=1'>Now that the federal government and states have hammered out a historic settlement with mortgage servicers, the bigger question will be the exact impact at the local level in cities hardest hit, like Memphis.
In the immediate, the general consensus is that even the largest federal-state settlement in history of $26 billion ? with an expected $146 million coming to Tennessee ? isn?t enough to stem the tide of massive foreclosures.
Corky Neale, director of research for RISE Foundation, a consumer financial education group, said the potential impact of the dollars will affect about 10 percent ? 1...<div class="feedflare">
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Memphis industrial portfolio sells for $23.6 million
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/kansas%20city%20life%20portfolio*100.jpg?v=1'>AREA Properties Partners has purchased four Memphis industrial buildings totaling 834,708 square feet for $23.6 million.
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. sold the portfolio and was represented by Cushman & Wakefield?s Southeast Capital Markets Group in cooperation with Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors in Memphis.
The buildings include Southpark H at 4650 Quality Drive, Southpark G at 4481 Pleasant Hill, Memphis Distribution D at 4100 Quest Way, and Memphis International Airport Center at 3363 MIAC Cove...<div class="feedflare">
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Tennessee to get $146M in mortgage relief from big banks
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/housinghelpweb*100.jpg?v=1'>Tennessee?s piece of a landmark mortgage settlement will likely be about $146 million in what officials say will be a sweeping change in practices and a dose of relief to struggling homeowners.
In a $26 billion deal that includes states? attorneys general across the country, major mortgage providers ? Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co., JP Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup and Ally Financial ? have agreed to provide money for loan modifications and other changes, direct relief to wronged homeowners and funding for housing programs, authorities said...<div class="feedflare">
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Daniel Tosh?s 2012 tour to stop in Memphis
Tosh Tour Twenty Twelve will hit the Orpheum Theater in Memphis on April 8.
Comedian Daniel Tosh, known for his Comedy Central show Tosh.0, will begin his tour April 5 in Austin, Texas, and perform in at least 17 cities, including Memphis.
It will be the comedian?s second stand-up tour produced by Comedy Central. In 2010, Tosh Tour Twenty Ten included more than 75 performances, sold 250,000 tickets sold and produced $10 million in box office revenue.
Tickets for the Memphis show go on sale Friday at 10 a...<div class="feedflare">
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Grizzlies owner Heisley bidding on Dodgers
Michael Heisley, the Chicago billionaire businessman who owns the Memphis Grizzlies, has been revealed as one of the bidders on the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Heisley leads one of 11 bids that is still in the running to buy the Major League Baseball team. The report also says if Heisley were to buy the team, Jerry West would probably join in some capacity. West, a former Los Angeles Laker and NBA legend, previously worked for Heisley as general manager of the Grizzlies.<div class="feedflare">
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Memphis files 86 lawsuits against property owners
The city of Memphis is fighting blight and for the second time filed a large batch of lawsuits against the owners of neglected property.
The Commercial Appeal reports Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced the filing of 86 lawsuits and 11 nuisance petitions.
Wharton launched a similar assault against blight in 2010, when the city filed 138 lawsuits against property owners. About two-third of those properties have since been rehabbed or demolished, according to Wharton...<div class="feedflare">
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Bank settlement to net $26B for homeowners
More than 2 million Americans could benefit from at least $26 billion in relief from the nation?s biggest banks as part of a broad government settlement set to be announced on Thursday, The New York Times reports.
The aid will help a relatively small portion of borrowers who are delinquent and facing foreclosure, The Times reports. The success could depend in part on how effectively the program is put into effect because earlier efforts by Washington to help troubled borrowers aided fewer than expected...<div class="feedflare">
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