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An Absence of Risk is an Absence of Leadership
Edge Blog | July 24th 2008 by Bea Fields
This morning on the Today Show they are discussing a new report out that demonstrates people viewing Obama as the riskier candidate over McCain. For some reason in the news, they are painting risk as a negative attribute. I found that fascinating. In read more
Bea Fields Interviewed by Dave Buck on CoachVille Caffeine
Edge Blog | July 16th 2008 by Bea Fields
I had the pleasure of talking with my colleague, Dave Buck, this past week on CoachVille Caffeine. Listen in to the discussion below, as we talk about innovation, the story behind EDGE! A Leadership Story and the future of coaching. Dave is a master read more
Does a Leader Need a Book?
Edge Blog | July 15th 2008 by Bea Fields
You do not have to have a book, but you do have to have a remarkable product to introduce your business to your customers on a massive scale. A BOOK can certainly do the trick. I believe that with so much information available in the world read more
Monday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m.: CoachVille Caffeine
Edge Blog | July 12th 2008 by Bea Fields
I am so excited to be joining my close colleague, Dave Buck, on Monday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. on CoachVille Caffeine. Dave and I will be talking about the future of business, and he will be interviewing me a bit about the new book EDGE! A Leadership S read more
New Book on Leadership Engages Readers with Storytelling Format
Edge Blog | July 2nd 2008 by Bea Fields
Southern Pines, NC (PRWEB) July 1, 2008 — ‘Edge! A Leadership Story,’ the latest book from executive coach and author Bea Fields, takes an innovative approach to educating and enlightening today’s leaders. The book combines th read more
The Transfer of Power — Giving Permission to Lead
Edge Blog | June 24th 2008 by Bea Fields
I happen to be heavily involved in a book about followership as it pertains to leadership and one of the principles we’ve been discussing lately is that those in the followership role have an obligation to step forward and challenge the leader read more
How do I stay inspired about my company when my competitors are b…
Edge Blog | June 24th 2008 by Bea Fields
Being in business today is tough, and the competition is fierce. Every day, I talk to corporate leaders who feel like they are stuck and swimming against a very strong current while their competitors are beating the pants off them at each and every read more
The Absence of Leadership
Edge Blog | June 18th 2008 by Bea Fields
The Absence of leadership is often felt by a company, but not recognized. I was recently talking with a friend in a high up position with a national non-profit and she is stuck in an environment that is demotivating, where everyone is playing in thei read more
Sometimes…!
Edge Blog | June 13th 2008 by Bea Fields
I recently had the pleasure and privilege of spending three days with a book client who, of her own volition, flew in from back east to work with me because she wanted to devote some seriously focused time to her project. We spent a grand total of read more
Leadership is seeing the better solution
Edge Blog | June 10th 2008 by Bea Fields
You’ll see from a few posts ago that we were having major issues with our online shopping cart. Our design division director was working hard to learn what he needed to learn to create a working shopping cart that enforced our brand. Try as he read more
Leadership is calling a spade a spade
Edge Blog | June 10th 2008 by Bea Fields
The buck stops with the leader. Ultimately, they are accountable for the performance of the entire system. When something is not working, people often make excuses or avoid taking responsibility and just try to push through, typically leading to read more
Leading is not just about solving a cllient’s pain–consider y…
Edge Blog | June 5th 2008 by Bea Fields
I have to say that lately, myself and my staff are loving that we all work from home. We have nearly two dozen people who freelance for our company and they do some from the confines of their own residence. As I was watching the news this morning, read more
An Attitude of Leadership
Edge Blog | June 4th 2008 by Bea Fields
Yesterday, we were on a call with our client Dr. Kay Vogt, a family business advisor, working on the storyline for her upcoming book, The Family Business. Our discussion centered around something that hit very close to home with me and that is attit read more
Less is More
Edge Blog | May 13th 2008 by Bea Fields
In just a few short weeks, since putting the challenge to my team to begin taking over their divisions more aggressively, I am seeing dramatic changes among our group. The joy is more intense. The growth is more expedient. The results are more fr read more
How do I prevent my employees from jumping ship with the knowledg…
Edge Blog | May 12th 2008 by Bea Fields
I don’t know a company alive who is not wrestling with this question. The majority of leaders today are being challenged by top talent that jumps ship or gets recruited away, and this trend is going to only escalate in the next few years as Genera read more
Igniting the Fire
Edge Blog | March 27th 2008 by Bea Fields
Over the last three days I have been reading the galley copy of our book Edge in an effort to give it the final proof before printing, and I have to say that going through the journey of the book again reignited my passion for leadership. Epiphany a read more
When I started to lead a little, I couldn’t help but lead a lot…
Edge Blog | March 13th 2008 by Bea Fields
When I started to lead a little, I couldn’t help but lead a lot… This was a phrase that came out of my mouth this morning when I was speaking with my own coach, Roger DeWitt, and he was prompting me to articulate my recent growth as a lea read more
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