Change
July 27, 2020
When my son was doing a research project on sustainable communities a few years ago, the two of us traveled in a small RV to several towns in Northern Ontario where he had arranged meetings with politicians and entrepreneurs. In Hearst, the mayor sug...
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June 15, 2020
Confidence in our organizations requires three elements:
We believe our organization has a sound plan to accomplish its goals
There is clear communication about both the goals and the plan to achieve them
A way exists to measure progress t...
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June 1, 2020
“I wish I would have done that better.”
“I wish I would have handled that differently.”
“I wish I was more confident in my choices.”
How often have you heard someone, perhaps even yourself, utter these sentiments?
We are human...
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May 19, 2020
This is the year of the pandemic. Many factors will impact the economic recovery, including the timing of the recovery; whether there is a quick or gradual increase in market demand; new requirements for workplaces; and available cash flow to hire em...
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April 27, 2020
We are on a journey that is not much different from the one undertaken by early explorers who set sail seeking passage to China. The pilot had very basic tools – the compass, astrolabe, quadrant and hourglass. There were no maps, radar, weather rep...
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April 20, 2020
Exceptional results often have their genesis in little decisions and small actions. Suppose that five years ago you had decided to prepare your business for sale, starting the ball rolling by meeting with your professional advisors. That initial deci...
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April 14, 2020
Slight edge thinking is important to a successful business strategy.
Strategy starts with big ideas that are distilled to smaller actions, which with time, discipline, and focus can generate big results.
At the strategy development stage, it is imp...
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April 6, 2020
Keep doing what you’ve always done and you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. We know this, and yet it can be challenging to make any changes to improve what we get. Perhaps we have a mindset that change must be big, overwhelming, and difficul...
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April 1, 2020
It can seem daunting to become an effective leader. You may think that to create an impact you need to work extraordinarily hard, “fake it till you make it,” or become a different person altogether. The reality is that we all have innate leadersh...
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March 3, 2020
It is harder and harder to keep secrets, whether personal or corporate, in today’s connected world. In some instances the information flow has presented a huge challenge: in others, the transparency revolution has been a necessary change. This is p...
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