Change
October 26, 2020
Lessons learned in the business setting can have relevance to our personal lives. Recently, a client reflected on the most important lessons learned during a leadership development program. It turned out that asking questions and listening to under...
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September 21, 2020
If you sell your business to an outside buyer the new owner may want to retain you for a year or two as an advisor/consultant. This arrangement can help ensure a smooth transition and provide time to transfer your business wisdom and knowledge to the...
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September 8, 2020
I remember being a new salesperson many years ago, ready to charge headlong and non-stop toward my undefined image of success. As I became more experienced, I realized that I was trying to run a marathon at the pace of a short distance sprinter; I ca...
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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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