Monthly Archives: October 2015
Factor #1 – The Speed of Change
0 comentsThere are 14 factors preventing a professional service firm from reaching its potential. These factors came from four different research projects we conducted. We dug deep to determine what is pertinent to organizations in Ontario. Each week, I will present one factor and what can be done to become exceptional. FACTOR 1: The Speed of Change The world’s knowledge is doubling every year ...
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I Don’t Know How to Sell… Can I Really Do It?
0 comentsIn his book – “To Sell is Human” – Daniel Pink’s research yields that 1 in 9 of us are formally “in sales”. Sales meaning we’re trying to sell a product or service to someone. Pink goes on to suggest that the other 8 of us are also in sales whether we like it or not. We pitch ideas to colleagues, we try to convince clients of something, and we try ...
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Raise Your Game….. The Answer
0 comentsHow Do We Grow Our Service Business…. The Question How do you raise your game when global economic turmoil continues to have an impact on the Canadian economy and your customers? When hasn’t adversity, change, and uncertainty been a part of the business and personal success game? Business is tough – always has been. You have to compete and competition is tougher. You’re ...
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Hard Skills are Awesome, but Soft Skills are Everything
0 comentsLast week, I was at a Saint Mary’s University Alumni event and was delighted to hear a very Senior Leader (someone I think we can all agree has been successful in business) – Stuart MacDonald, Founder and President of Expedia.ca and Executive Management Consultant. Stuart, when asked, “What is the biggest missing skill of people in today’s workforce?” responded with ...
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What makes you successful, healthy, and happy?
0 comentsYou have heard the answer before. It is the most overlooked, misunderstood, yet important aspect of life. We all want to be happy, productive, healthy, and successful right? Are we okay when we have things like a new car, our own house, career, good money, or a thriving business? Yes. We tend to see things as being okay. What happens when things get difficult, or plans don’t work, or our ...
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