Monthly Archives: July 2014
“Just Chasing the Music and Trying to Get Home”
0 comentsThese are the words of Frankie Valli’s character at the end of Clint Eastwood’s movie, Jersey Boys. This made me think what it’s like to chase success, build a life, and try to make it in both the ups and the sad downs. Pushing to build a business, to bring in sales, to climb the ladder, while at the same time trying to take care of a family, and have things. To have it all. To be ...
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Accelerated Talent Development #9: How to Create a Team Passionate to Learn and Serve
0 comentsHow to Create a Team Passionate to Learn and Serve Over the last six months I have been awed and humbled at the quality of insight and wisdom Canada’s Top Talent Developers are willing to share. They practice the art of helping others to greatness every day. They remind me that by inspiring, focusing and teaching others they are modelling the culture that will most benefit their organizations ...
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Just for Today!
0 comentsWhoa….. Monday again! Sunday, I just finished all the stuff that went into planning this years fishing trip with my old pals. Getting there, the banter, fixing one of the boats and the dock. Oh yes, the fishing, the meals, the packing and cleaning up and the long drive home Sunday from the Northern Ontario island, on the beautiful French River. And it will be over in a flash! Seems ...
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Do You Need a Mommy?
0 comentsIt’s unfortunate that so many who work for a living feel as if there is some kind of control over them to succeed. Is it government, business or the nature of a boss? Do you need to be taken care of? No. You’ve done okay in your life. Feelings dictate a lot of what we think from, which sometimes doesn’t lead to thinking at all… I mean to totally look at what is causing ...
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Your Customer’s Voice is Where You Test Your Direction
0 comentsA month ago, I conducted listening meetings at a terrific organization that wanted to grow despite their changing and competitive marketplace. Who did we listen to? First, it was the executive team who had to see the reality about what was going on. As I found out years ago in doing this work, reality is an acquired taste. They listened to each other, examined some research, and, in the ...
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Accelerated Talent Development #8: Do you love your leadership style?
0 comentsDo You Love Your Leadership Style? Do you really love your motivation, engagement and leadership style? Do you know where you are going and how you are perceived? We are all leaders whether it is in business, our community, or our family. Our effectiveness as a leader affects everyone we love or need and everything we do. We spend decades in school developing skills and knowledge but how much of ...
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Uncle Ray: Proof you can motivate from ANYWHERE
0 coments“Eager to get out of retirement….” Uncle Ray goes back into business. “If life hands you lemons…make lemonade!” –Dale Carnegie To illustrate the value of brevity and demonstrate how easy it is to waste words, I used to hold up a Lay’s potato chip bag and tell my Carnegie classes, “There are more words on the back of a bag of Lay’s potato chips than in ...
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