Blog - Keith Upkes Coaching

Coaching Strategy Team

April 15, 2024

What makes a successful manager?

What makes a successful manager? According to Steve Jobs, one of the reasons for Apple's success was its managers, who were built from within. You see, Steve recruited professional managers from…

Keith Upkes

Accountability Coaching Strategy

April 9, 2024

Be Your Future Self Now

When was the last time you watched a movie that was so mesmerizing that you lost track of time and where you were? Like a good concert, when the movie…

Keith Upkes

Execution Strategy Team

April 4, 2024

Do your meetings suck?

Do your meetings suck? Something I hear quite frequently from CEOs I speak with is that their meetings suck and that they get sparse participation and input during those meetings.…

Keith Upkes

Cash CFO Coaching

March 27, 2024

Cowboy Math

What is "Cowboy Math?" Recently, I was in a quarterly planning session with a client in Portland, and I pulled out my handy calculator. As I was using it, one of…

Keith Upkes

Coaching Execution Strategy

March 21, 2024

How do you conduct your quarterly planning?

How do you conduct your quarterly planning? Maybe the bigger question is whether you do quarterly planning at all. The key to high-performing teams is great execution. Great execution can only…

Keith Upkes

Coaching Customers People Team

March 18, 2024

A Beautiful Day in CDA

The sun is shining bright in Coeur d'Alene today! I am currently with the Wilderness Medical Staffing team, and we are working hard on their Q-2 Planning. The view from our meeting…

Keith Upkes

Customers People

March 15, 2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

As we celebrate the greenest day of the year, we're reminded of how incredibly lucky we are to have this wonderful community of clients, colleagues, and supporters. Thank you for…

Keith Upkes

People

March 8, 2024

International Women’s Day

As I got to thinking about International Women's Day, I reflected on my life and my work. Some of the bravest people in my life have been women. I think…

Keith Upkes

Coaching Customers Strategy

March 6, 2024

An Abundant Mindset

Do you have a mindset of abundance? In business, we are trained to focus on solving problems, and it is natural for us to do so. In a new or…

Keith Upkes

Coaching People

February 27, 2024

Up Close with Keith Upkes

Click here to read my story shared by the Vancouver Business Journal. I am so proud to continue serving the Greater Vancouver Community since 2003. Reflecting on our 20th anniversary,…

Keith Upkes

Tips from Coach Keith