Love in Business. Is It An Oxymoron?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

THE CHALLENGE

We often think of business as a place where professionalism is the standard and emotional expression is unprofessional. I beg to differ. As human beings, we are emotional creatures driven by our emotional need for connection but forced to leverage logic and rationale to preserve professional decorum. Although the need to be accepted and valued by others may be different from person to person, it does not negate that the needs exists and is rationalized by our interactions with others. This presents us all with the challenge of how to be effective with others.

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Are You as Effective as You Could Be?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

My working definition of reflection is taking time to think about where we are in our journeys, how we got there and what is possible for the future. It provides us with the opportunity to not be in motion but at rest. It is also an opportunity to discover what should be the next phase of our journey. Continue reading →

Relationships Are the Landscape of Our Lives

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

RelationshipsOur relationships with others can be viewed as the landscape of our lives. We spend our entire lives tending to that landscape. In some periods of our lives divorce, death, feuding, marriage, new birth, and reconciliation drastically change the landscape. Who we are has a significant impact on the health and quality of our relationships. How we communicate can be viewed as a manifestation of who we are. Continue reading →

Reinventing The Brand That You Reflect

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

Reinvention is about assessing how you are perceived and how those perceptions impact your ability to be effective. Reinvention is about mapping out a strategy to modify your behavior to align with the personal brand you desire.

Modeling behavior that is consistent with what we preach is one aspect of alignment. However, alignment that connects us with our passion creates the path for us to operate at the level of our potential. Continue reading →

Are You Ready to Start Your Journey?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

To maximize your personal effectiveness you must align your purpose, goals, thinking, practice and passion and find peace.  I find that no matter where we are in our lives, we all need help personally and professionally in several areas. We need to always try to identify where we are in our journey and what might be getting in the way of our life satisfaction and success. Continue reading →

Teamwork

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

As I sit here in Hvar Croatia with my wife on vacation after spending a few days in Rome, I am recalling the teamwork that it took to get here. In 1999 we took a trip to the South of France which, until today, was at the top of my list of our vacations together. I remember sitting on the Mediteranian looking at huge yachts and expensive cars and wondering what people did to accumulate so much wealth. I came to the conclusion that it was either old money or new wealth created by owning one’s own company. Right or wrong, I left France and incorporated Transformation Point a few months later. Continue reading →

Where Did You Get Your Baggage and Are You Ready to Leave it Behind?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

I picked up my bags in Port Arthur, Texas, 1964. One bag was filled with my circumstances, things I did not choose and could not control: an environment of poverty, drug addiction and mental illness. The other bag was left empty for me to fill with the challenges that I would inevitably create for myself. This was my baggage: circumstance and challenge. Along the journey of my life I came across a bag for storing the tools I needed as I navigated my journey. My experience taught me that my journey was as much about living to learn as it was about learning to live. Continue reading →

Engage Employees Produce Fruit and Fruit Produces Success

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

Three of the major focal areas in business today are employee engagement, innovation, and leadership effectiveness. I believe these the concepts have a significant impact on organizational effectiveness and the overall success of an organization.

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THINK! Maximizing Personal Effectiveness May 2, 2011

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

Sign up for our THINK! Maximizing Personal Effectiveness Workshop being held on May 2, 2011 at 1624 Market Street, Suite 202, Denver, CO 80202. This is a condensed module of our GE Session C nominated THINK! Leadership Program.

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Getting Connected

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Kevin L. King, MBA, Ph.D. (ABD)

I have had several conversations over the last couple of weeks with clients, partners, and colleagues about the concept of building connection. The context has been related to inspiring others, energizing the workforce, and building sustainable partnerships. The short story is that getting connected is essential to maximizing effectiveness.

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