Jay Izso

Are you leading from your current job? Why not? Have you discovered what you are purpose in your current job? What? Why? Are you thinking to yourself well I am just a (fill in the blank). You are NOT a “just a”. You are and can be a leader from your current job. Being a leader does not require a ... The post Lead and Discover Your Purpose from Your Job – Dr. Michael Colburn appeared first on Jay Izso.

In today’s world more people than ever have a home office. And as nice as that sounds and can be, it is not always conducive to productivity. As a matter of fact you home office may be more home than office. And the idea of trying to “balance” your work and your life from your home office? Well, there is ... The post Create a Home Office that Rocks! Debbie Rosemont – 1 Habit For A Thriving Home Office appeared first on Jay Izso.

As an entrepreneur we typically are idea people. Some of us are sales people, but it seems like the more entrepreneurs I interview the more I see their creative side than their sales side. Sometimes it appears to be an attitude of, “if I build it, they will come”. The truth is many entrepreneur types not only have a problem ... The post Sales, Marketing and the Entrepreneur – Steve Brown – The Golden Toilet appeared first on Jay Izso.

It is no surprise that men and women are different. Not just our physiology, but how we communicate, handle stress, deal with conflict, the differences we see in relaxing, romancing, sex and more. So often we can go so frustrated with these differences we can live in misery, or eventually we may get to the point where we feel like ... The post Relationship Differences: Men Are Like Waffles – Women Are Like Spaghetti – Bill & Pam Farrel appeared first on Jay Izso.

Here are the facts we are in a revolution where artificial intelligence (AI), digital spaces, and technology are speedily influencing our world. So much so that even a seemingly sound career is being affected dramatically. In many cases jobs and careers that were done by humans have been replaced by computers. We are also seeing that many positions salaries have ... The post Your Career Future in an AI Digital Tech World – Somi Arian – Career Fear appeared first on Jay Izso.

When you hear the word ethics and sales they really don’t sound like they go together. It is kind of an oil and water thing for most people. As a matter of fact when it comes to business our colleges and universities don’t even teach ethics of sales. It is a topic that is rarely if ever discussed and when ... The post How Great Sales Ethics Lead to Greater Profits – Selling Ethically – Joel Malkoff appeared first on Jay Izso.

We all have dreams of our future. What happens when we put all of our energy, dedication, mind, body and soul are put into it and then you get there and something outside of your control takes your dream away? What do you do? Especially if you have no plan B. Well in this episode of A New Direction Podcast ... The post Resilience When Your Dream is Taken Away – Sean Conley – The Point After appeared first on Jay Izso.

Relationships. It really is what makes our life…life. Where would we be without them? Well, first of all you and I would not have been born so there’s that. But, our relationships do add spice to life, and in fact we relate to not just people, but animals, places and things. If you are married or have a significant other ... The post Relationships: How They Affect Us and We Affect Them – Beverly Lessard appeared first on Jay Izso.

“Build me a website, that’s what we need to have a successful business”. Then what happens? They continue to spend money on website design, SEO, and other IT initiatives only to do one thing…run out of money. That marketing philosophy is the “if we build it, they will come”. Like something out of the movie “Field of Dreams”. The only ... The post Stop Flushing Your Marketing Budget Down the Tech Toilet – Steve Brown appeared first on Jay Izso.

Success we all want it, but we often do not want to pay the price for it, or hear the answers on how to ultimately achieve it. So often we think that success is a by product of getting the right breaks in life or business. Some believe that success is just given to people. Others believe that if you ... The post Success Strategies from Combat Veterans – Deliberate Discomfort – MAJ Jason Van Camp appeared first on Jay Izso.

We need to be honest with ourselves our world has changed. It moves at an incredible pace, and as technology continues to move our problems become more complex and challenging. How we choose to think about and solve those problems must also change. Here is the problem: We live in a world that has a bias of binary thinking, eliminating ... The post Thinking Outside the Box to Solve Todays Challenges – Squircle – Francis Cholle appeared first on Jay Izso.

Conflict is something we all face. It comes in many different forms, and the truth is it makes us all uncomfortable. At the heart of conflict is the fact that one party is not getting what they want and the other party is not getting what they want. We basically turn our backs to each other, we talk about the ... The post Killing Conflict with Dangerous Love – Chad Ford appeared first on Jay Izso.

You may or may no be acquainted with “Lean Transformation” or “Lean Management”, but the truth is you more than likely employ some of the principles. Lean management is a business wide thought process that starts with what you customer really wants and needs, then engages the employees and leadership to find ways to make that happen, by cutting waste ... The post Lean Transformation Lessons for Every Business – Flatlined – Mark C. Deluzio appeared first on Jay Izso.

Let’s say you are in the middle of a war. You have an enemy that wants to destroy you. Not only do they not care about you they want to take everything from you. How do you go about your mission to defeat the enemy? Do you just wake up one morning and figure it out as you go? Do ... The post Your Business Plan is a Military Mission – Michael Penney appeared first on Jay Izso.

No one wants to admit it. In fact we get defensive when accused of it. In most cases we go into denial and rationalize it. What am I talking about: Bias. The fact of the matter is bias comes with being human. Every single person in the world has bias. You in fact are biased! Did you notice how you ... The post Getting Past Our Bias and Unconscious Judgements – Howard Ross appeared first on Jay Izso.

We all want to achieve success. And success can mean different things to each one of us. But, I would venture to say that to the vast majority of you reading this right now, that at least on some level success has something to do with your financial situation. For example, if success is being able to retire on a ... The post The Success Cycle – Marques Ogden – Former NFL Athlete appeared first on Jay Izso.

Everyone wants to be happy. As humans we will avoid pain at all costs for our own happiness. But for most people happiness is an elusive mistress. We try to define our happiness with things, stuff, fame, fortune, money, relationships, but at the core of it all those are all externals. Real happiness comes from with in ourselves. When we ... The post You Are in Control – Common Sense Happiness – Loree Bischoff appeared first on Jay Izso.

Our work life has changed. Most all of us are working remotely. That means most all of us are now using a technology called Zoom. As cool, convenient, and amazing as Zoom is, it does present some occasional challenges. Such as making sure it is reliable. And as Zoom continues to add features are you in fact getting the most ... The post Make Your Zoom Meetings Soar – Remote Work – John Paul Mendocha appeared first on Jay Izso.

Often as a executive coach I am asked the question, “How do I improve employee motivation?” or “How do I motivate this employee?”. In fact, it is really the wrong question, because your employees are motivated, but there are things in your business environment that have “demotivated them”. The reality is you cannot motivate anyone, but you can remove the ... The post Re-motivation of the De-motivated Employee – Drs. Cathy Bush & Tara Peters appeared first on Jay Izso.

You may be reading this right now and your performance at your job is slacking. Why? You may be thinking because you are bored? Maybe you did not get enough sleep. But what if I told you that there are things in your environment that are influencing your performance or a lack there of. The problem could be a lack ... The post Little Things That Are Impacting Your Performance – Whatever Works – Dr. Thalma Lobel appeared first on Jay Izso.