Freelance WriterWritten by Dana Lawrence
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Even Toenails Get Scrutiny An article in August 13, 2004, Wall Street Journal quoted one male professional as saying "I prefer open-toe, but I would probably wear socks with them in public. Otherwise, you have to prepare your toes." This puts a whole new spin on saying, “Be prepared”! The widespread popularity of sandals has also created a greater demand for pedicures and foot grooming products. Just as men notice women's feet, women are giving men a head-to-toe scrutiny, and “flip-flops” or Birkenstocks won’t hide any toenail or dry, cracked heel problems. Carol Buck, CEO of Xenna Corporation says young and middle-aged men are very becoming very self-conscious about discolored toenails – women can polish them, but men have no way to hide problem. "Some men are so embarrassed they not only won’t wear sandals, but stay away from beach or pool scene,” she says. Xenna's addresses problem of embarrassing nails and feet with its NonyX Nail Gel, an exfoliant of nail-yellowing keratin debris, and Callex Callus Ointment for flaking or cracked heels and foot calluses. Metallica Metaphorphosis While a few of Hollywood types may still aim for a Marlboro Man image, it appears that “metrosexual” products are here to stay. After viewing himself in documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster," guitarist Kirk Hammett was quoted by Time Magazine as saying he wished he had "spent a little more time in grooming department." With drugstores now full of male-oriented products, he’s not alone, and solutions are right down street.
Freelance writer specializing in content related to health, beauty and fitness. Former writer and editor for TV Guide Networks.
| | Some Key Differences Between Life and Business CoachingWritten by Kevin Ecclesine
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While life coaching directives tend to be mapped out with individual’s goals in mind, specific or vague, business coaching can offer measurable improvements for both person being coached and organization itself. It can come from an external source or from someone trained to provide it within an organization. Of course, to stay competitive in today’s economy, it is imperative for organizations to utilize their resources to fullest extent. However, today’s leaders have had to do more with less, and in focusing on driving forward they often subsequently spend very little time developing their people. That’s a trap many leaders fall into—being busy can feel productive, yet actually slowing down and using your resources more efficiently can lead to much higher productivity. Some leaders can forget that there is a great deal to learn from their people. One of Lee Hecht Harrison’s programs called Coaching Practices for Leaders focuses directly on an organization’s management level—to provide tools to hold productive coaching conversations, more effectively reach their direct reports, and ultimately retain their key talent and maximize their potential. Experts have identified several key areas that leadership skills fall into: people skills, business skills and overall effectiveness. In most cases business skills and effectiveness are in need of less development than people skills. This is area where most leaders are lacking. These very necessary people skills come into play for those in leadership roles when holding development conversations, bringing up issues about performance (positive or negative) and remembering to maximize their ‘people resource’ by really listening and paying attention to what their team is thinking. Business coaching targets individual organization’s direction and strategy to make most of a company’s most valuable assets—its employees. Coaching should be anchored in business objectives of an organization. You should establish coaching relationships with enough process in them to meet individual’s needs and still ensure a significant return on investment for organization as well as individual.
kevin Ecclesine is the vice president of leading career management services compnay Lee Hecht Harrison's Grand Rapid, Michigan office.
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