"The combined record of the 10 NFL coaches hired after the 2005 season: 143-201," Jenson writes. "It gets worse. Two already have been fired, and several others appear to be on the proverbial hot seat."Full story

Der aktuelle Kommentar von Uwe Kellermann vom Potsdamer Regional e.V.

Man macht es sich zu einfach, wenn man sagt, das Finanzdebakel sei durch "gierige, unfähig Manager" und/oder "US-Häuslebauer, die nicht rechnen können" verursacht worden. Geld kommt als Kredit in die Welt, ist also immer auf der einen Seite Vermögen und auf der anderen Seite Schuld. In den letzten Jahrzehnten wuchsen die Geldvermögen weltweit um 5 - 6%. Da Geld = Schuld ist, mussten auch jedes Jahr die Schulden um 5 - 6% wachsen. Buchhalterische Logik! Und gleichzeitig exponentielles Wachstum! Bäume wachsen aber nicht in den Himmel und die Weltwirtschaft auch nicht. Folglich ist irgendwann der Punkt erreicht, an dem die ausgeliehenen Vermögen, oder auch Schulden (das hängt vom Betrachter ab) nicht mehr bedient und zurückgezahlt werden können. Dann gibt´s den großen Knall.

Indes gibt es weltweit kleine Initiativen, die das globale Finanzsystem nicht retten werden, jedoch beispielhaft zeigen, wie man die Realwirtschaft, also das tägliche Brot der Unternehmen und Selbständigen sichern kann. Eine dieser Initiativen ist die Havelblüte. Gab sie sich zu ihrem Start den eher selbstironischen Namen „Blüte", könnte es sein, dass Verrechnungssysteme ihrer Art demnächst einen wichtigen Beitrag zur wirtschaftlichen Stabilität in den Regionen leisten werden. Als die eigentlichen „Blüten" stellen sich nun mehr und mehr eher die etablierten großen Währungen dar. Wirtschaften bedeutet nicht mehr und nicht weniger als den Austausch von Waren und Dienstleistungen zu betreiben. Genau dazu ist die Havelblüte ins Leben gerufen worden.

Gewerbliche Teilnehmer erhalten einen Verfügungsrahmen in Havelblüten und können innerhalb dieses Rahmens miteinander Handeln. Ein Teilnehmer kann also den anderen mit Havelblüten bezahlen, und spart damit nicht nur Zinskosten für seine sonst benötigte Euroliquidität, sondern ist ggf. überhaupt zahlungsfähig, was in wirtschaftlich schwierigen Zeiten nicht selbstverständlich erscheint. Ein quartalsweiser 2%iger Abschlag auf den Nennwert des Zahlungsmittels wirkt dabei als „Umlaufsicherung". Niemand hat ein Interesse daran Havelblüten anzuhäufen. Sie werden ständig dazu verwendet, wozu sie geschaffen wurden, zum Kaufen von Leistungen und Waren. Das bildet schließlich die Grundlage für eine stabile wirtschaftliche Situation, sowohl für den Einzelnen, als auch für Gesellschaft. So kann mit Regionalgeldern wie der Havelblüte die Lebensgrundlage der Menschen vor Ort gesichert werden, während der Sturm der Finanzkrise die gesamte Weltwirtschaft durcheinanderwirbelt und dabei das eine um das andere sicher geglaubte große Schiff versenkt.

Uwe Kellermann
Potsdamer Regional e.V. (und Q-Regio Hofladen in Babelsberg)

P.S. Für alle Potsdamer gibt es gerade eine Aktion für EnergiaPlus-Produkte vom Wellnest Potsdam und für Coaching nehme ich bis zu 50 % Blüten, äh.. Havelblüten natürlich.

Our tennis courts are sandwiched in-between both the soccer field and the football field. Because of that we have to endure many sounds, many cheers, and essentially everything that goes with those sports. These present many frustrations at times but there is one thing that I will never grow tired of...

-The National Anthem-

This is something that will be etched in my mind permanently. Every time the national anthem is played all of our players and most of our parents stop right where they are and face the flag. It doesn't matter whether they are talking or playing on the courts, everything just freezes. Even now, just thinking about it sends chills up my spine!

There are few things that could make me more proud.

Thank you DMS tennis team!

De auteurs beschrijven aan de hand van een model alle stappen in het coachingsproces. Het model structureert dit proces en geeft houvast bij het methodisch werken.

Marinka van Beek en Ineke Tijmes geven al enkele jaren les aan beginnende coaches. Voor de lessen hebben zij verschillende literatuur gebruikt, maar ze konden geen specifieke onderwijsliteratuur vinden waarin de methodiek van coaching duidelijk en overzichtelijk beschreven stond. Daarom schreven zij het methodiekboek Leren coachen.

168 pagina's | Uitgeverij H. Nelissen | mei 2005 -> bol.com

Marinka van Beek is coördinator en stafdocente van de Voortgezette Opleidingen Supervisie en Coaching (S&C) en Opleiden en Trainen (O&T) van Hogeschool Windesheim in Zwolle.  Met een eigen bureau verzorgt zij in diverse organisaties leertrajecten op het gebied van supervisie, teamcoaching en intervisie.

Ineke Tijmes is momenteel is als docente, supervisor en leersupervisor werkzaam de Voortgezette Opleidingen van Hogeschool Windesheim in Zwolle. Ook heeft zij een bureau voor supervisie en coaching.

When New Year's Day is on you, and you make quick, unconsidered changes in your life, the chances are slim they will last. But 100 days out, you have time to

• Think about what you want to change in your life
• Decide if this is a change you want to put some effort into
• Sort through the steps that will get you there
• Gather support for the change from friends and family
• Create the rewards for completed steps in the change
• Pinpoint the behavior you want to change and the behavior you want to substitute for it
• Dream up some rituals to keep you on track
• Visualize success

These steps are much better than deciding you want to lose weight, read more, create more deeply, and then not knowing how. Starting early gives you a running start.
When you jump into the New Year, you'll have ritual, support, expected behavior and have imagined the result. That's a plan that will give you some real results.

One more step. If you want real change in your life, hire a coach. Yes, I am a coach, but that's not the point. A coach offers support and accountability. Ask any coach questions before you start. But a coach is a vital step in success for any resolution or change. You'll enjoy your new life!

--Quinn McDonald is a life coach and certified creativity coach. She writes and runs workshops on change and reinventing yourself. See her work at QuinnCreative.com

If you believe the economy is bad, then you live in a state of fear, anxiety, and worry. No doubt you check the stock market regularly to see how low it can go. You talk about how bad it is to your friends and co-workers for more validation that it is bad. (And if you did a little "bee honest", the worst story wins in the world of "woe is me").

The conversation goes something like this: "I haven't had any sales in a month! Can it get any worse? When will this economy turn around so I can get some money coming in? Did you read today's paper? Layoffs, bank bailouts, foreclosures. No wonder my business is soo bad!"

Congratulations, you may win the prize. There is a partial payoff to worrying and bad news that is reinforcing to the habit. As Daniel Goleman says in Emotional Intelligence, "The work of worrying-when it suceeds, is to rehearse what dangers are, and to reflect on ways to deal with them. But worry doesn't work well at all. New solutions and fresh ways of seeing a problem do not typically come from worrying, especially chronic worry. Chronic worriers worry about a wide range of things, most of which have no chance of happening; they read dangers into life's journey,"

The common advice from others is "Stop Worrying" or "Get out there and do something about it". By the very nature of the way the brain works, a lot of worry comes up unbidden, because it follows the reactive part of the mind or the low road of being unconscious.

You know about the self-fulfilling prophecy right? If you think and worry that business is bad, it can actually get worse. How can you get your brain and your business out of this loop?

 The first step is to "Bee Aware". At Buzzen we teach women this crucial step in self-growth and business growth. When you can take a step back and be the observer of your business, your patterns and the impact of your thoughts, you can truly shift your thinking and create. Most of us have blind spots and it helps to have a support group to help you get a different perspective on what is not working.

The second step is to be part of a coaching program to help actively. When Jody England wrote "Attraction Actions, New "Bee"haviours for Creating the Life you Deserve" she realized that women needed principles and system of creating a life they deserve. The practices or "games" are fun and enlightening. Let me give you an example of the The Reframe Game.

Jody explains in her book, "The basic concept of the ReFrame/Something Better Game is that you turn something that doesn't look good to you into something that does look good (and more importantly feels good to you. You do this by creating a story that changes your thought process around a particular situation."

Let's look at some examples of reframing thoughts around the real estate market.

Something that doesn't look good-Homes are not selling and the market is bad

Something that does look good and feels better-Interest rates are below 6% and there are so many opportunities out there!

Which outlook will create more sales, more clients and more money? Make a list of places where you have judged this economy to be bad and play the reframe game today!

So this is a bit like reading an article on how to stay fit. You can read about it and your mind says "hmm, good ideas". And yet, how do you follow a path to change your thoughts? Or maybe you are curious and want to hear more about creating new thoughts around your business that are incompatible with worry.

Jody and I are doing a free call on Oct 14 at noon (trust me, it's a good use of a lunch hour) and we will be sharing more about the Buzzen process. You can do worry-work on Monday or create a new reality for your business. Here's the link to "Get Your Business Buzzen, How to Create an Extraordinary, Profitable Business in any Economic Climate"

I also want to give a shout out to Michelle Oliver who will be doing an interview with us on Monday 10/13 at 11 AM on Blog Talk Radio. Michelle is also a member of Savor The Success and is with The Oliver Financial Group.

And many of us have done just that, we've taken the first step of deciding to make a change in our lives, time and time again. Yet, somehow our efforts continually fall short, leaving us frustrated, hopeless, and sometimes feeling like a complete failure. Why?

Well, we fail at successfully manifesting and maintaining meaningful change in our lives because we make the decision, and stop right there... never completing the process, never realizing that the decision is merely the first step. A decision must be followed up with an effective plan of action to ensure a solid foundation. Now, please be forewarned that after making your decision to create a new "you", you will inevitably be confronted by the enemy of all successful endeavors, dreams, goals and ideas. This enemy has destroyed more dreams than anything else on the planet. This enemy is looking to destroy your dream... this enemy is called procrastination. Procrastination's method of operation is to eat your life away, one-second-at-a-time. The minutes, hours, days, months and years are unimportant because procrastination fully understands that it can accumulate those minutes, hours, days, months, and years by simply eating away at each second wasted, doing absolutely nothing, going absolutely nowhere. Understand that this enemy is working diligently, 24 hours a day, to prevent any forward progress, so you must work even more diligently at eradicating it from your life. And the absolute most effective way to rid yourself of procrastination... is to take action. Taking action will cause it to flee from you, but be advised that it will not go very far. It will lurk around in the background waiting for you to welcome it back into your life by putting things off again. That is precisely why you must continue taking action on a consistent basis.

When formulating a plan of action to create a "new you", one of the most powerful internal forces we naturally possess, but often fail to fully activate, will play a critical role. That force is known as… imagination. Imagination is defined as the act or power of forming mental images of what is not actually present. One of the fantastic things about imagination is that it gives us the ability to pre-play our future, unlike memory which constantly re-plays our past. When we fail to use our imagination, our memory takes over, allowing us to stay trapped in our past, failing to cultivate a vision for our future. Imagination grants us hope for a brighter future and the expectation of a successful, fulfilling life. I empathically suggest that you trade in your residency in the nation of procrastiNation and become an active resident in the nation of imagiNation. This is crucial because you will need a mental picture of your future to continually motivate you to take the necessary steps to get there. And rest assured that once you decide on your destination, your mind will then create the roadmap to get you there, utilizing this life-changing force called imagination. It's in this nation of imagination that the new you is first created, nourished, and given a fighting chance to win in life.

I challenge you to take action today, to swiftly evict procrastination and deliberately and consistently activate the power of imagination in your life. Spend at least 15 minutes a day seeing yourself being the person you want to be, doing the things you want to do, and having the things you want to have. Once you get into a habit of visualizing your victory, take determined action on the roadmap that your mind will create to get you to your desired destination.

As I said in the beginning of this article - the one thing I truly love about life is the ability and freedom it grants each and every one of us, regardless of status, background, age, gender, race - to create a "new you" at any given point and time. Take advantage of that opportunity, take advantage of a brand new year, make the decision, then follow it up with the necessary actions to create the you.... you've always wanted to be!

Need Help Creating A New You? Take this free survey and I will conduct a free 30 minutes review of the results with you! Click the link below...

Just Click Here To Get Started

Chris Gloss, a.k.a. "The Possibilitarian" is a highly sought after Motivational Speaker, Author, and Success Coach. For more info about booking Chris for your event, please visit www.chrisgloss.com or contact Chris directly at chris@chrisgloss.com .

These seminars are located in places like Orlando, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Australia. Not bad places to go to work huh? Besides the bonus of being able to enjoy some sun and local attractions while they are in these cities, they get to discuss the latest IM techniques and brainstorm ways to make even more money.

Ah, the life of the Internet Marketer. It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it :-) .

Are you interested in getting into Internet Marketing? Maybe you’re already doing it but you’re struggling to make a buck. Maybe you’re really skeptical and believe that there is no bloody way the little guy can make money online.

You might be thinking... sure it’s easy if you have a lot of cash to pay people that are experts to write content for some hungry profitable niches that you know nothing about. Or sure it’s easy to make a lot of money if you have a list of 100,000 people to pitch to. Oh and while I’m talking about lists, they can just ask their 10 IM buddies to send out a quick email to promote their brand spanking new product to THEIR 100,000 member lists too!

Well come on people, do you really think that’s all it takes to make a mitt full of cash with Internet Marketing?

Well, actually you’re not too far off. It could very well happen this way.

So now you are probably thinking that this solidifies what you’ve always thought. The little guy can’t make money online...

... Nonsense!

You gotta remember that these big time money making marketers were in the exact same position as you are now. They struggled and struggled trying to make money and many times thought they would never succeed.

But they never gave up and they kept on trying different things until something worked. Then all they did was repeat the process.

Once they started making money, they would re-invest this money in tools to make their tasks faster and they would start going to these big IM conventions.

See where I’m going with this? They had nothing to begin with... they struggled but never ever gave up... they stumbled on a technique or niche market that made them some money... they then looked for and tested more techniques or tested a new niche market... once they started bringing in enough money, they started going to IM events to learn new money making techniques and to meet other Internet Marketers.

This leads to more money, more IM friends and JV partners. It’s a great way to build your business.

If they can do it, there is no reason why you can’t do it. Plus you have an advantage... today there is so much more information available to help you make money online. Most of the big names in IM didn’t have all this information available to them and had to figure it all out through trial and error.

So if you are just a beginner and have no idea where to get started, here is a series of easy to follow videos called "Fast Cash For Newbies" that will save you the pain of trying to figure out everything on your own.

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I’m sure you have heard it a thousand times. I’m sure you are also aware that all the well known Internet Marketers make the majority of their online income through their email lists and through other Internet Marketers promoting their products and services through their email lists.

So if you know all of that, my next question is...

... do YOU have an email list?

If you do have your own opt-in email list, are you making money from it? If you are, then great! If not, then keep reading.

If you are someone who doesn’t have your own opt-in email list, then why not? You know the money is in the list! ;-)

Most people don’t have an opt-in email list started because they just don’t know HOW to start.

Many people are also intimidated by auto-responders and see them as a lot of work.

-you have to sign up to a company to receive these services
-you have to figure out how to set it up so you can automatically send a sequence of emails
-you have to figure out how to make one of those opt-in box thingies to collect email addresses
-you want to put the opt-in box on a squeeze page but don’t know how to create a squeeze page or how to put it on your squeeze page

Hey you know what? That is a lot of work! Well at least the writing of an email series that provides your subscribers a lot of fantastic valuable information, can be hard work. But that type of hard work is worth it because you will have very satisfied customers that will be thinking if this person is giving away this for free, just imagine how valuable their paid stuff must be.

All the other stuff will also be a lot of work to do for someone that has never done it before, but it doesn’t have to be.

I have found a list building guide called "Big List Bucks" that provides 7 videos that shows you step-by-step how to:

-set up your auto-responder
-how to build your list fast
-how to find starving crowds
-how to create a squeeze page that attracts people to opt-in
-how to create emails that people will open
-how to create emails that will encourage people to buy
-how to drive massive amounts of traffic to your squeeze page

This package contains all the information that you need to finally get started on building a profitable list. All the information is laid out in easy to follow videos that will make the hard scary part of starting, a breeze. If you learn better by reading text, the guide is also available in pdf format. Plus if you would like to listen to it while you are traveling, Big List Bucks is available in mp3 format as well.

So there you have it, there is no more excuse! You know how profitable list building can be and now you can be shown the right way to do it, the profitable way to do it and best of all, the easy way to do it. Go check out "Big List Bucks" now!

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James.

What does my nephew have to do with this? He was standing on the sidelines the whole drive.  He is the second fastest player on the team.  He is averaging at least nine yards per carry for the whole season because the coach runs QB keeper with him every game.  In this particular game he had 5 catches on slant and drag routes for approximately 50-60 yards plus two carries for 17-20 yards.  I understand the reason for protecting your future.  What I don't understand is a coach who doesn't understand a situation when you play smashmouth football--especially when you have 1st and 10 on the 12 yard line.  Ram the ball down the opponents throat.  He has a history of this same game calling the prior two years and those two occasions were on final drives in the playoffs to win the game.  The coach called passes on both of those situations as well.  Guh!!

That's my rant.

I hope you will check out my post...

Top 3 Tips For Eating Healthy.

We zijn benieuwd waartoe dat alles zal leiden, en of er meer initiatieven zullen volgen. We houden u op de hoogte.

Film and video production is the process of creating a motion picture film. This process consists of the activities from the initial development to the final distribution stage. While the process differs from one production company to another, there are certain stages through which film and video production goes.

Typically, there are the pre-production, production, and the post-production stages. Though the production stage is the occasion when the actual filming takes place, the other stages, particularly the pre-production stage, significantly influence the entire process of film and video production.

The pre-production stage is concerned with the development and revising of the script. Budgeting and financing decisions are made at this stage. More time spent on planning and designing the process helps with keeping costs low during the entire course of the process. Scheduling, casting, and set construction are completed during this stage.

The production stage is when the equipment needed for filming is set up and appropriate lighting and audio devices are put in place. This is the phase of principal photography, when the actual filming takes place with the director of the film overseeing the operations. This is arguably the most critical and expensive phase of the production stage. Generally, the start of the phase of principal photography signals that the production of the film would, in all probability, be completed.

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Hi everyone,

I have been doing some research recently on the gene mutuation MTHFR - I have the double strand issue which effects homocysteine levels.  It stops the folic acid from converting properly, so that the homocysteine cannot become methionine - an amino acid.  This has effect on so many different things.  I found out about the gene mutations because of fertility treatment and a miscarriage.  I was tested after my miscarriage and found that this particular mutation particularly when it is double stranded, can cause miscarriage, because the foetus isn't getting the benefit of the folic acid.   I have since learnt there is more risk for thrombosis, heart disease, and stroke - and even brain fog or lack of concentration.   As it effects clotting issues in the blood, and has vascular implications, I realised that this could also be connected to my being a migraineur!   After all they deam a migraine to be a type of mini -stroke...  A light bulb moment.  As it turns out, after reading a couple of articles where some research has been done, it seems that there is a good possibility that migraineurs, those particularly with aura, are effected by the gene mutation.  So I am wondering why more neurologists are not testing for this gene....?    I am putting it out there.    I feel grateful that this could be a simple explanation for what has been a huge issue for me for many years, and effects the quality of my life dramatically.    There is a simple treatment, which should be managed by your physician and consists of folic acid, B12 and B6 - which helps to lower the homocysteine levels.   If this is pertinent to you, I hope this is helpful.  I am not an expert, but I am becoming one in my own health!   If this is an opportunity to take responsibility for your health and wellbeing if you have any signs ...miscarriage, migraines, etc - grab it, and get your homocysteine levels checked, or get tested for the MTHFR gene mutation. 

with your wellbeing in mind,

Coach Louise

PS  I have a detailed tutorial on my www.lifebalanceinfertilitycoach.wordpress.com  site on MTHFR if you want to know a little more about it!

Je viens de lire "Naitre gagnant" qui explique les fondements de l'analyse transactionnelle. En lisant plus sur la vie de l'auteur, j'ai decouvert qu'elle aimait aussi les chats.

anyway, this program is for coaches, consultants and trainers who need marketing assistance. i was doing this in an informal way, but now it seems that its time to make a more formal introduction to the marketplace. isn't it amazing how something's are jsut staring us in the face, as we ask for more this and that?

but, back to my funk for a second.

i have a friend, a brother, who is going to be so happy about this blog entry. for those of you just tuning in, i want to tell you that i am one of those people who is usually upbeat and positive. i spend the majority of my days rendering positive influence to clients and to those in my personal life, and it gives me great joy.

enter the funk.

on the heels of ike (what good friend/big brother antoine b. deems "hurrication"), which was a self-professed time of victory i believed, i developed a funk, which has lingered until the last few minutes or so (stay tuned). i wasn't excited about anything, and my positive upbeat self, while present to those who needed it, was closer to being a one-act play, than my genuine self. of course, you cannot be honest with everyone about how you feel- good or not-so good, so i pressed on.

i continue to go through the motions, and courtesy of the black market exchange, i attended a tele-conference...it was great..kudos to crystal w. :D Because of this conference, DivisionOne, once an informal thought and effort is now official launched--courtesy of a great eflier and a list of almost 4K professionals! (see thumbnail below)

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the funny thing about a funk is that, for me, i didn't just stop, i just didn't want to do anything, or do just the minimum, which is weird because i am a go all out, don't stop til its done type of person. anyway...

the great thing about the funk, is that i was aware of it, and that i had people who rallied around me and said, "hey steph, i am here for you." isn't that great? so, if you don't have people who you can lean on in your life, i suggest that you get some. because i was aware of the funk, it allowed me to put things into perspective regarding what was happening around me. i knew that i had to make some things happen despite the funk, and that was what i did. additionally, i spent alot of time alone and with G(l)od (inside joke), just trying to get clear, and to hear what my steps should be...or not be. so, the funk was somewhat productive and i always knew that it was a temporary condition...and yours is too. (wink-wink)

so...without further ado...i am pleased to announce the fruit of my funk...division one.

It is easy to feel guilty or responsible and try to fix it all yourself. The simple truth is that you cannot.

Relationships take 2 people. Your relationship is in the space it is because you both allowed it to get that way. Thus getting it back into a mutually-fulfilling space is going to take both of you.

Remember watching a football game where there are a few seconds left on the clock and the team that has possession needs a field goal to win the game? The kicker misses and the team loses by 1 or 2 points. Who is everybody mad at? The kicker - for missing the goal and losing the game.

The truth is that it was the team effort that put the team in the position of depending on those few points to win the game. If they had played more effectively as a team, they would not have been in that position.

See how this applies to your relationship?

Granted you or your partner may have done something that contributed to a rift, but the reconciliation has to be done jointly.

If either one of you is upset about something and doesn’t want to connect, communicate or resolve, you are going to be in a deadlock.

So, you are ready to move forward with putting your relationship back where you want it to be, and you know that it is not just up to you.

What can you do? Especially if the other half is not ready or willing to participate with anything?

As my friend and coach Kassandra Vaughn says – you Choose You. You start with the only thing that you do have any control over – yourself.

You do what you can to take care of yourself and position yourself in the best possible way for the relationship that you desire.

My Relationships Unlimited program is designed to give you the insights, support and direction that will assist you in taking care of you and moving toward the relationship that you desire. Your membership provides access for your partner also, whether they choose to participate solo or join you in creating the mutually fulfilling life and relationship you both desire.

Even if you both decide that parting company is the best strategy for you all, you have taken care of you and you will be able to enter a new relationship with clear energy and no unresolved business.

How would that feel?

Click here for more information on my Relationships Unlimited program, and focus on the most important thing – you.

Because you deserve it.

Be successful – together

Mark Semple CCC
2007 International Coach of the Year

 

Potential first level manager

What to look for:

1.      Ability to manage themselves

2.      Strong analytical skills related to problem solving

3.      Ability to learn and teach others

4.      Motivation to become a leader

5.      Concern for others

6.      Self awareness

How to develop:

1.      Give them team leader assignments to accomplish a goal without giving them authority. If they can get this done, then you can give them position power.

2.      Have them chair a task force to investigate a business opportunity within your area of responsibility.

3.      Provide them a person to mentor. Set specific learning objectives for the mentee to validate that the candidate can teach others.

4.      Ask them to provide feedback on their own performance. Pay attention to insure that they give you balanced, honest feedback. Watch to see if they apply the lessons learned.

5.      Ask their opinion about a key organizational issue. How would they handle it? Ask them to justify their answers.

Potential middle manager

What to look for:

1. Demonstrated management skill, not just talent
2. Demonstrated leadership
3. Strong problem solving
4. Effective decision maker
5. Thinks strategically
6. Results that are above average
7. Has built strong networks
8. Enjoys working through others
9. Motivated to advance

How to develop:

1. Provide training on higher-level management functions like budgeting, strategic planning, forecasting etc.
2. Give them assignments that push skill limits
3. Chair a task force that addresses a broad business issue
4. Get them in front of higher management to present their team’s results
5. Have them sponsor a cross functional team
6. Let them manage your budget
7. Let them represent you on a major project
8. Delegate one of your major responsibilities
9. Involve them in your decision making process

Potential executive manager

What to look for:

1. Constructively challenges how we do business
2. Understands the business, not just their area
3. Makes an effort to be informed
4. Articulates a vision and strategy
5. Volunteers to work across business units
6. Focuses on results
7. Bases decisions on data
8. Surrounds themselves with competent people

How to develop:

1. Fund or encourage formal education, especially elements of an MBA
2. Sponsor attendance at executive level conferences
3. Have them present a business problem with alternative solutions and a recommendation to the executive committee
4. Point out cross business unit opportunities
5. Get them an executive level mentor
6. Encourage them to join outside associations
7. Give them an assignment to represent the company in the community
8. Have them participate in a public speaking program

The Big Dogz know that these ideas are just the beginning. You will need to be proactive in seeking out development opportunities. Once you start to focus on finding development activities, you will see that it gets easier. The key is to find opportunities that will help the person grow while helping your business grow.

Take a few minutes right now and identify people who you can help move into management.