Stop Listening, and Start Talking to Yourself
I like to read while I’m on vacation, and my reading list on vacation always includes one book that will help me learn and grow professionally.
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Welcome to the team Theresa!
We’re pleased to welcome a new coach, Theresa Case, to the Broad Insights’ team! Theresa has a unique understanding of what it’s like to be a female business owner. Her breadth of experience is combined with an effective, insightful, and supportive coaching style.
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Goals and Accountability
Last night I was thinking about 3 ways in which goals and accountability helped me just yesterday and how this applies to business goals.
Yesterday morning, after having traveled for several days, I did something that I typically do very consistently: I weighed myself. And I found that because it had been several days since I last weighed myself, I had slipped up a little bit in regard to my weight. Just knowing that immediately resulted in a change of mindset for me concerning my caloric intake.
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Broad Insights Client Designated “Best Place to Work”
Congratulations to our client, Worthwhile, who was recently named as one of South Carolina’s Best Places to Work! This is no small feat, and we celebrate their accomplishment. We’re also proud of Joseph Bartosch, Broad Insights coach, and his role in coaching them to this achievement.The Genesis of the Goal
Several years ago, we had the joy to begin a coaching relationship with Worthwhile, a Greenville-based technology innovation company. One of the initiatives Joseph introduced was identifying SMART strategic objectives. In that discussion, Worthwhile’s CEO expressed his desire to see the company become one the most desirable employers in the Upstate. The first vital step in committing to that objective was determining how it could be measured. Opinion wasn’t enough. Joseph worked with Worthwhile’s leadership to chart a path toward measuring and improving employment desirability. [Read more…]
Could You Be a Coach?
If you are enthusiastic about growing businesses and helping people, you may have considered becoming a business coach. Perhaps you’re burnt out at your current job, ready for the next phase of your career, or simply at a crossroads in your life. If that sounds like you, here’s an ideal next step: [Read more…]
When Companies Need More Than Coaching
We pride ourselves on being coaches with a broad understanding of business and leadership (obviously). Beneath that broad knowledge, however, many of our coaches have deep understanding of and experience in specific fields. While we are, first and foremost, a coaching firm, we’ve found that occasionally our clients require that deep expertise in finance, HR, or sales. [Read more…]
Jim Wiginton Awarded DBA
We are proud to announce that Jim Wiginton, founder of Broad Insights and current coach, was recently named a Doctor of Business Administration by the Paris School of Business. His dissertation is a case study of Broad Insights entitled “A Survey of Business Coaching Impacts on Companies and Their Leaders.” In this work, Jim explores the definition of business coaching, as well as the issues surrounding the field, and publishes the results of his survey of Broad Insights’ clients. [Read more…]
Announcing: The Executive Effectiveness Retreat
In February, we had the pleasure of hosting our first Executive Effectiveness Retreat. We gathered a handful of leaders at The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards and spent two days diving deep on leadership. Led by Jim Wiginton—Broad Insights founder, award-winning coach, and decades-long leader—executives learned together, completed exercises, analyzed case studies, and role-played difficult conversations. In a special session, attendees were treated to personalized and insightful profiles of their personalities and patterns of behavior. Armed with this insight, several attendees had breakthroughs about how they function and relate to those around them. [Read more…]