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Change Your Perspective
Comments Off on Change Your PerspectiveHave you ever stopped to think about what you’re thinking about? For a lot of people, they might be surprised at how negative their thoughts might skew. We don’t intentionally mean to beat ourselves up over a bad workday, where we are in our career versus where we thought we would be, or maybe something as small as sleeping through our alarm that morning, but if we don’t catch those ...
Reading MoreAffirmations for Your Career
Comments Off on Affirmations for Your CareerWhether or not you already say them, most people are aware of what affirmations are. Before you count them out, there is power in self-talk. The way you speak to yourself will greatly impact your self-belief, and ultimately how you view and receive your environment. Affirmations are statements you can say to yourself regarding any aspect of your life, including your career! You can say them first ...
Reading MoreThree Reminders For Working In Sales
Comments Off on Three Reminders For Working In SalesWhether you’re new to sales or more seasoned, here are three tips to remember when you’re making friends and looking to influence people. When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. When it comes to closing a sale, it’s important to remember most purchasing decisions are not based on logic. In fact, a logical decision made by a ...
Reading MorePreparing for Summer Workloads
Comments Off on Preparing for Summer WorkloadsThe summer months are quickly approaching, and that means your team’s calendar may start getting packed with vacations. Now is the time to plan ahead! Make sure you have a game plan for how (and to whom) your workload will shift—and how to prepare without stressing before, during, and even after your vacation occurs. Here are three ways you and your team can properly prepare for the ...
Reading More3 Ways to Value Your Team
Comments Off on 3 Ways to Value Your TeamAs a team leader, one of the most important responsibilities you have is fostering an inclusive environment where each team member feels seen and heard. As the workforce continues to evolve with where and when employees are working, employees are also shifting towards a different set of wants and needs when it comes to vetting out a potential employer. According to company culture statistics, 79% ...
Reading MoreCritical Thinking: Skills to Lead More Effectively
Comments Off on Critical Thinking: Skills to Lead More EffectivelyLeaders need to be proactive in finding solutions to problems before they arise. Pinpointing opportunities for improvement through creative brainstorming, and logically evaluating options assists in decision making and avoiding issues before they develop—enter critical thinking. What is critical thinking you ask? Great question! Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and ...
Reading MoreLeadership Secrets of Success
Comments Off on Leadership Secrets of SuccessBeing a great leader means inspiring your team to believe in themselves and what they can do. To inspire said confidence isn’t always easy – it is something leaders have to constantly strive for and maneuver through change at the drop of a hat. So how do you set out to gain these leadership skills? How do you inspire your team to unlock their full potential? It takes hard work, ...
Reading MoreHow many of you are learners?
Comments Off on How many of you are learners?What percentage of employees in an organization would improve on their own? What I mean is who would take a course or coaching, or even study from a book without it being mandated by the company? How many take notes, write down what it means to them, what they are going to implement, how and when? Well the old stats I have say about 13%. What is the percentage today? Are employees more or less ...
Reading MoreWe Might Forget This Skill
Comments Off on We Might Forget This SkillHave you noticed what people talk about the most? It’s the day to day, little details of life and business – as if that’s all that matters. These things seem to take our mind away from what gives us meaning, is most important, and motivates us. Yes, motivation – remember that! Find out what a person’s motivations are, and you’ll find out how to get along with and influence them. And ...
Reading More8 Important Entrepreneurial Skills
Comments Off on 8 Important Entrepreneurial SkillsWhether you’re a business owner, a future one, or work for one, what are the skills you need to constantly develop to succeed? I mean constantly succeed, because for some reason, we tend to stop growing at the things that got us there. Our motives change (usually money or ego), we get satisfied, or just get lazy. These skills apply to any group, in large or small companies but it just seems ...
Reading MoreAre financial success principles forgotten?
Comments Off on Are financial success principles forgotten?There is no such thing as a free lunch. Our province is saddled with enormous debt. Our youth and my grand kids will pay the price. No matter what a government does to continually redistribute wealth, wealth runs out. Money has to come from somewhere. It comes from creating more wealth by investment in Ontario, and more successful businesses that create it. Governments just spend it. And boy ...
Reading MoreThe #1 trait to be happy and successful
Comments Off on The #1 trait to be happy and successfulRecently I got an email from a young professional asking me to mentor him on our marketplace and how he could serve it. Serve! I pressed reply and asked him to elaborate on ‘serve’. Although I liked it, it seemed to be an unusual concept in our world today. He said he concluded that to be effective and happy he had to serve others because it gave him peace and professional satisfaction. I ...
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