Six Disciplines

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Strathman Associates - A Six Disciplines Business Coach Success Story

Six Disciplines

Jane Strathman started out her career in banking 16 years ago at National City Bank in Ohio, but it was only a stepping stone to her true passion –– coaching. His company helps with business strategy execution. “From that I learned that I liked coaching,” she said.

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Learning, Leading and Lasting Part II

Six Disciplines

In what markets (type of company, geography, etc.) In his book, The Call, Os Guinness describes a similar challenge for graduate students making career choices. Over the years, we learned we needed to be more specific in terms of defining our leadership. What types of leadership did we want (full services, price, convenience)?

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Leadership vs. Management: The Key Difference

Six Disciplines

This means that even those on the lowest rung of the corporate ladder are thinking about the vision or direction of their own careers (self-leadership) while executing their day-to-day tasks in order to remain employed (self-management). Here are some of the broad, key steps from our system: Assess.

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Learning, Leading and Lasting Part III

Six Disciplines

However, a great round of golf isn’t the same as a great season of golf, nor is it the same as a great career in golf. In their best-selling book, Built to Last, authors Jim Collins and Jerry Porras studied businesses that survived at least 100 years, in order to learn more about enduring companies. Is success for ten years enough?

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