Values & Qualities
December 19, 2019
Business succession can be a stressful process.
While some stress can be positive in the short-term, chronic negative stress leads to burnout and irreparable damage to our bodies. You will want to take steps to avoid and minimize the impact of d...
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December 6, 2019
Nothing happens until somebody sells something.
That famous quote has been attributed to Peter Drucker, Thomas Watson and Red Motley among others; and it is so true. Whether you love or hate sales, business doesn’t exist without it.
We are all ...
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November 25, 2019
Your business has a culture: good, bad or indifferent, it’s there. To you and your seasoned employees, it’s probably invisible. But it’s apparent to new employees or any prospective purchasers of your business. You and your management team may ...
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November 18, 2019
Culture is the shared values, attitudes, behaviours, assumptions, norms, and expectations of the organization. It is the way the organization operates and has a huge impact on its success, influencing the ability to attract and retain great employe...
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November 4, 2019
We hear a lot about culture: hiring for culture fit; how culture can help accommodate five generations in the workplace; or the five types of corporate culture….in fact, when I Googled “corporate culture” I got almost 1.5 billion links!
That...
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October 18, 2019
What will you do after you transition away from your business? That’s the big question for many entrepreneurs. For most employed individuals, who have ‘normal’ work lives, the answer is easier: outside of work, they have sports, hobbies, family...
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August 26, 2019
Who has the right personality to take over from you? As you plan your succession, it would be wise to give some thought to the type of person who can continue to build what you’ve created. On one level you might want to try to clone yourself. After...
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August 16, 2019
Diverse leadership styles at the table is a valuable approach when you are developing your organizational strategy.
There are risks: conflicts can arise due to personality styles; if one style dominates it may affect the successful completion of t...
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August 2, 2019
One of the reasons big Canadian cities are such fun to live and work in is that they are filled with people of different languages, ethnicities, beliefs and perspectives; a vast variety of personalities that contribute to a vibrant cult...
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June 17, 2019
It is important to build diversity into your strategy and there are great examples of both success and failures when companies attempt to do this. We’ll focus on four types of diversity: gender, ethnicity, disabilities, and age to understand how ea...
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