http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Alicia+Fruin Business Alicia Fruin Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=211275&ca=Business I have great admiration for small business owners. I love their entrepreneurial spirit, pioneering attitude, perseverance and strength. I am lucky enough to work with them daily as their business coach. Through my role as coach I am honored to witness courage in so many ways. The courage to expand a... Business Alicia Fruin Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=204300&ca=Business As a business coach on occasion I find it helpful to remind my clients to lighten up. I’ll say something like “It’s a game; this won’t matter on your death bed.” As business owners it can be tempting to lose ourselves in the issue of the day, week or month. We forget that it is not a life or death s... Business Alicia Fruin Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=204226&ca=Business Accountability is a buzzword in the business world right now. Unfortunately, most of us have negative understanding of the word. We often use the word as if it means blame and punishment. Therefore, we attempt to avoid it. The truth is that accountability is unavoidable. In the workplace, intrinsica... Business Alicia Fruin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=193618&ca=Business Some people have the notion that if they “Can’t do it right, they won’t do it at all.” In my opinion, this is a strategy to avoid the possibility and likelihood of failure. I find that ironic since failure is inevitable. If you are playing the game of business at all, it will happen. You will fail.... Business Alicia Fruin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=193620&ca=Business So what is real power, what is the nature of power? How do we access power? When do we feel powerless? Is there a difference between real power and conventional power? Dwelling in these questions has in and of itself affected my life. When I ask these questions, I am filled with insights into my own...