Monthly Archives: July 2017
This is What a Work Environment Should Look Like…
Comments Off on This is What a Work Environment Should Look Like…I just talked to a retired, former employee of mine who told me that I always cared about my team, as much as I wanted business results. I thought about that. Yes, I feel that’s correct but from my perspective, it wasn’t always easy to do. When I was 21 and new in the Dale Carnegie business, I dreamed of creating a culture that modelled the Dale Carnegie Course, where everyone is ...
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Are your Employees Acting for the Business or Themselves?
Comments Off on Are your Employees Acting for the Business or Themselves?Improving a business sometimes feels like an impossible task. Why don’t some groups take the actions necessary that will improve the business? I remember working with a team that was trying to increase their revenues and it became clear that the management and individuals involved had designed the business to fit their personal lives. No matter how I tried to get them to understand their ...
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Tips for Growing a Professional Firm
Comments Off on Tips for Growing a Professional FirmDo you have a seller/doer model at your firm? There are about 50,000 small firms in Canada that do. After investing five to seven years educating to become an engineer, CA, or lawyer and depending on math, the numbers and equations, the majority of new hires go through many transitions before they are responsible for growing their business. From designing or doing technical work, client manager, ...
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Don’t Miss the Important Messages
Comments Off on Don’t Miss the Important MessagesI just watched a series of episodes done by medical doctors on the truth about cancer. My wife emailed it to me from Florida. She was so excited about what she learned about our health from watching it, that she tried to get me to promise to watch. I really didn’t want to. I’ve watched other stuff from American doctors trying to sell me stuff (reports, medications, etc.). So I ...
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