Values & Qualities
December 22, 2020
If you’ve owned your business for a long time you’ve worked hard. You’re still working hard, possibly harder than any of your employees. At some point, you have to ask yourself, why?
For some business owners it’s financial: unexpected fina...
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November 23, 2020
Beliefs are incredibly powerful. Groups with similar beliefs go to war, move mountains, cure diseases, or create profitable companies. Individually, our beliefs can cause us to follow the recommendations of experts or listen to ‘alternative facts...
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November 16, 2020
There is a strong relationship between belief, attitude, behaviour and results: belief determines attitude, which underpins behaviour and behaviour generates results. An organization needs to ensure the beliefs of its employees align with the resul...
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November 9, 2020
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
These opening lines from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens could easily describe our current situation. On one hand, the ec...
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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 20, 2020
Strategic planning is routine in organizations. It provides a vital roadmap so that the long-term objectives of the organization are achieved. Without a plan, there is no direction, inefficiencies arise, and business failure becomes a greater risk. I...
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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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September 14, 2020
A four-year old grabs a red crayon. “Colour the picture and have fun!” the daycare teacher instructs the group. The child dives in with enthusiasm, pushing the crayon quickly across the page. “Try to stay within the lines,” the teacher ...
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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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