David Brown | Master Coaches

4 Focus Areas to Build Leadership from the Inside Out

Posted by David Brown
/ December 18, 2014 / Leave a comment

We recently worked with a leadership team in the entertainment industry. They are experiencing significant industry changes and our client is facing enormous pressures to deliver more with less and to find ways to collaborate and support each other more. We were hired to foster and encourage peer support, collaboration...
5 Critical First Steps For Inspired Leadership That Will Surprise You

Posted by David Brown
/ November 3, 2014 / Leave a comment

This is the first in a series of leadership posts in our Get A CLUE series. CLUE stands for Conscious Leadership Uncovering Excellence. The series covers fundamental areas in leadership such as Personal Resourcefulness, Presence, Building Trust, and Collaboration. Our aim is to support leaders in developing their capacity...
“New” Competitive Advantage: Treat employees well!

Posted by David Brown
/ September 4, 2014 / Leave a comment

Did you know that the Best 100 Companies to Work For generated cumulative stock returns of 11.80% over the years 1997-2013, as compared to 6.04% for the S&P 500 and 6.41% for Russell 300 Indices? What makes them different? Engaged, committed employees. Check out this CBS news link to see...
Leading Teams From “Sucking Less” To “We’re Great”

Posted by David Brown
/ April 28, 2014 / Leave a comment

Anyone can lead. Because leading doesn’t have to mean being the one in charge! Followers create leaders, not the other way around. And we follow people who hit a chord with us, who are passionate, authentic, and represent something we believe in at a core level. Typically a CEO or...
Be Right or Be Happy? Maybe Right is Over-Rated?

Posted by David Brown
/ December 2, 2013 / Leave a comment

We’ve posed the question “would you rather be right or be happy?” many times and truthfully, we love being right! Sure we all want to be happy, but when push comes to shove, it’s just so hard to let go, especially when we know we’re right. In this TED talk...
How Caring About Your Co-workers Can Change The World

Posted by David Brown
/ November 25, 2013 / Leave a comment

Maybe when you were little your mother told you to be nice to that kid that you didn’t really like. Fortunately you’re an adult now and you can ignore that co-worker. Or can you? Maybe there’s more to the Golden Rule than you imagined? Listen to Jeremy Rifkin share the...
Why Your Company Exists Could Be Your Key To Fulfillment!

Posted by David Brown
/ November 18, 2013 / Leave a comment

Who really cares about why the company you work for was founded years ago? What does that have to do with you? Maybe nothing. But maybe it should. It could be the difference between showing up at work and just getting through each day, and feeling really engaged and inspired....
More Money Won’t Attract & Keep Top Talent (but this will!)

Posted by David Brown
/ November 11, 2013 / Leave a comment

There are probably a myriad of reasons why people end up working for the companies they do. But the more interesting question might be “why do they stay when they have the option of leaving?” The answer to that question has a lot to do with what distinguishes great places to...
Creating Great Places To Work – Part 3 – The Secret Sauce

Posted by David Brown
/ September 25, 2013 / Leave a comment

In our last post we shared a story about a company that was doing all of the right things and wowed us with their service, quality and integrity. In this third part of a three part series we share a story of Brandstone, a branding company re-branding brand. What makes...
Creating Great Places To Work – Part 2 – They really exist!

Posted by David Brown
/ September 10, 2013 / Leave a comment

In our last post we shared a story about a great venue tainted by terrible service. While we tend to stumble upon more of those kinds of companies, every so often we find a gem that makes us want to dance. Brenthaven is that company. When I bought my laptop...

Requests & Promises Article

Everything gets done in an organization through a series of requests and promises. These are the linguistic building blocks that are the foundation for all actions and results. If things are not getting done effectively in your organization, your people are likely not being impeccable about their commitments. Our article titled "Promise Management or Time Management?" will give you immediate tools and insights for addressing this common and vexing problem. Click to download.