Learning
November 3, 2020
If you are interested in effective leadership, you know the importance of coaching. It seems obvious, but it’s one of those skills that tend to stay theoretical, because it is hard to start putting it into practice. Leaders can sometimes let their ...
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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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October 13, 2020
Do you run your life on Lombardi time?
Vince Lombardi, the legendary NFL Hall of Famer, was head coach of the Green Bay Packers in the 1960’s. His Packers team won the first two Super Bowls. Today, the two teams fortunate enough to make it to th...
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October 5, 2020
You can be a better spouse/partner, parent, child, friend, or community member. Here are seven leadership traits that can have a big impact not only on your professional life, but on your personal life too!
1. Be authentic and live your values
Know...
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August 17, 2020
It was Lewis Carroll who first said “if you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” For far too many of us, that is how our businesses run, from having poorly defined and communicated goals to having no goals at all!
St...
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August 3, 2020
No matter what goal we are trying to achieve, whether personal or business-related, we face a battle against old habits, unproductive behaviors, and out-of-date mindsets. Why is it relatively easy to create a goal and so hard to complete it?
Neuro...
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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 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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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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January 14, 2020
“What’s the purpose of this call?” I asked the young salesperson before we approached the prospect.
“I’m here to make a sale.”
“Oh, and what are you planning to sell?”
“I expect this guy could use some life insurance.”
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