DoesYour Organization Have an Abundance Mentality?

"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want."
-Zig Ziglar

Zig Ziglar was one of the best known motivational speakers of the 20th Century. He truly believed in helping others become successful. He practiced what I call an abundance mentality. It was not surprising he experienced a high level of success throughout his life.

In my almost 20 years as a coach and consultant, I have worked in a myriad of organizations. Sadly, seldom few subscribe to this abundance mentality or really practice this principle in their day to day culture. However, recently I was introduced to Dan Olson and Katie Frank. Dan is a Founding Partner and Co-Owner of STAR Collaborative (http://www.starcollaborative.com/), along with Ed Lefkow. Katie Frank is the Director of Collaboration.

STAR Collaborative provides staff augmentation services to help clients flex their project resources as needed. They supply organizations with experienced consultants that possess the right skills and abilities. Their focus includes variable resource management, project management, transformational change management and leadership development.

Within minutes of meeting Dan, he talked about having an abundance mentality. At STAR Collaborative they not only want to help their clients grow and succeed, but also help their cadre of consultants become more successful. Dan believes there is enough for everyone.

Dan shared several example that illustrate the company's abundance mentality. Recently he helped place an individual in a full time position. He intuitively knew it was a great match, and was not looking for any type of compensation. Their non compete agreement when a consultant leaves the organization is one day. Furthermore, I experienced Dan's abundance mentality when he sat down with me last week and shared a process for successfully utilizing social media as a marketing tool.

As I have thought about STAR Collaborative over the last week and their abundance mentality it raised the following questions:

• Do I believe there is enough for everyone?
• Is my business about competition and profit first, or doing what is in the best interest of the stakeholders (internal and external)?
• Is my organization truly client-focused?
• Do I engage, empower, and encourage employees to greater levels of success?
• Are information and other resources freely shared among team members?

As I answer these questions for myself, I encourage you to do the same for your organization. As is the case with STAR Collaborative, those organizations that listen, heed and practice Zig Ziglar's words will continue to experience high levels of success!

What is your commitment to practicing and living an abundance mentality?