Use the 30 questions on this checklist to self-assess how well you demonstrate essential leadership attributes. Then take action to repair your weaknesses and shore up your strengths. … [Read more...]
Leadership and Management Clusters
Which Leadership and Management Skills Need Your Focus? You’ve acknowledged that to stay relevant in a changing world, you must find ways to manage better and lead well, but where do you start? Review the 27 disciplines in this PDF and score … [Read more...]
Assessment of Select Leadership Attributes
Below are a set of 25 common attributes and skills leaders possess. Download a free pdf and assess yourself, a critical individual or an entire team. Reflect on the results and craft an action plan for any leaders facing change. … [Read more...]
90 Day Review
Watch this brief video and then download the 90-Day Review Worksheet to reflect on and capture what's gone on in your life (or your organization) for the last 90 days. Great for self-development and growth, and crucial for teams on a quarterly … [Read more...]
Your Customer Satisfaction Process
How committed to exceptional customer service are you or your organization? How do you know? What and how do you measure client success? Some business owners come across as arrogant when they talk about their clients. Overestimating your claims … [Read more...]
My Goal Planner Worksheet
This single page will help you organize your thoughts and serve as a blueprint for achieving your goals in the important areas of your life. Simply fill in the boxes. Decide what you want to accomplish, determine why and what you imagine success … [Read more...]
Self-Management Satisfaction Survey
Think about the best boss you ever had. What attributes and abilities did they exhibit that you appreciated? Did you shrink under their leadership, or did you grow? Which of their admirable qualities and skills do you currently possess? Reflect on … [Read more...]
Creative Thinking Worksheet
A single-page worksheet to help you think about a product, problem, or service in six different ways to help facilitate fresh ideas and potential solutions. … [Read more...]
Feel Better Fast
Feeling blah and want to feel better fast? The steps in this one-page download will have you assess a series of regular positive actions and then get you to think about how to maintain or improve them. For those who want to take action, but have … [Read more...]
Dismantle Dismay
Sometimes things stink. You've got to figure out why. Tackle it. And then, move on. This one-page tool helps you do that in two steps. … [Read more...]
Self-Confidence Rating
What's your self-confidence rating? Think about the best boss you ever had. What attributes and abilities did they exhibit that you appreciated? Their self-confidence probably made your list. Download and print the Self-Confidence Rating sheet … [Read more...]
Triple C Worksheet
Here’s a quick tool to help you think about ways to improve your performance in any area of your life. Carve out no more than 15 minutes to sneak away for a cup of coffee and reflect on your Triple C. It will give you a rough plan of action. … [Read more...]
Leadership Scorecard Assessment
Five question assessment to rate leaders in the moment. Often we make snap judgments about leaders. Our instinct and gut are legitimate tools; unfortunately, they sometimes cloud objectivity. By looking at five key attributes, we force ourselves … [Read more...]
Tame Your Troubles
A guide from Karl Bimshas Consulting. How busy professionals can reduce the wily troubles that keep them feeling anxious. … [Read more...]
Current Business Snapshot: Worksheet
This worksheet contains a series of judgement free questions designed for business owners to reflect on their current enterprise and consider future steps. This tool helps you capture data from key areas of your business which you can then use as … [Read more...]
How to Stay When You Want to Quit – Worksheets
How to Stay When You Want to Quit - Worksheets Resource Worksheets for, "How to Stay When You Want to Quit" (zip File) Grab 6 single page (pdf) worksheets and forms that compliment the book. … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Find Your Passion and Act on Purpose
If you sometimes feel stuck and wonder what you’re doing with your life it’s a clue that you’re not fulfilling your purpose. Learn three ways to identify that latent yearning and one way to take action. … [Read more...]
Make Space
When you get ready to start a new project you tend to neglect the things you have for the things you want. Often this involves a lot of daydreaming, wishing, and yearning. Sometimes this causes the complete abandonment of one goal in pursuit of … [Read more...]
After Action Review
Download this 2 page pdf file and run a quick lessons learned assessment on your objective. Review your progress on your primary personal or professional goal, your current level of satisfaction, the Triple C, and build an action plan for your … [Read more...]
Account Management
Business owners who want to build better long-term relationships with their important customers need to evaluate their account management process. Many small business owners have never given the idea any consideration. Either they have not heard of … [Read more...]
Get Your Ships Together!
Sailing through life rudderless isn't an option for high-performing people. Get your ships together by self-evaluating eight … [Read more...]
Purpose Self-Assessment
Happiness and purposefulness come about by the active pursuit of a worthy goal. Therefore if you want to be happy, you should never be without a great goal. The first great goal would be to identify your purpose, if you haven't yet. Take this Purpose … [Read more...]
Podcast Transcript
Download the transcript of an interview on leadership Karl Bimshas had on the #WorkTrends podcast. Topics include thoughts on leadership, generations, stage of life and more! … [Read more...]
Leader and Manager Potential Self Assessment
This short self-assessment provides a glance at your leadership and management potential. Great for those who don't know, or get confused by the differences between management and leadership. … [Read more...]