Today we’re talking about how to increase and maintain high morale in your business, along with keeping everyone aligned with your core values. And there’s a really simple strategy for this. It’s also really easy not to do. It’s called recognition. Recognizing your team for the great work that they’re doing. There’s a really good […]
How to Run an Effective Quarterly Planning Meeting Have you and your leadership team ever set aside time for a quarterly meeting and come out of that meeting maybe unfocused or demotivated because of everything that you have to deal with and you don’t come up with an effective plan of action? I’m going to […]
This week I want to talk to you about one of your greatest strengths that could be turning into one of your biggest weaknesses, costing you time, money, energy, and frustration. As the CEO of a fast-growing business, you know that there’s no end to the demands upon your time, right? It’s busy and you’re […]
And coming to you again from the airport with a little story about a near air disaster that was caused because of lack of knowing proper numbers. So what’s this got to do with your business? Read on! It’s July in 1983 and a 767, an Air Canada flight leaving Montreal flying to Edmonton runs […]
How to get good at something new What if you’re not good at something? I’ve been learning how to juggle, and as you can imagine, it’s been a challenge! I can get three or four in going before I end up dropping them, and it got me thinking about Competency, and the path to getting […]
In my interview with Erika MacKay, owner of Niche for Design, we discuss how workspace design can promote productivity, well-being and belonging. Their customized approach to understand a business’s needs, how their team functions, and what their preferences are, enable them to create workspaces where people feel a sense of connection, enjoy coming to the […]
Is feeling sluggish and tired having an impact on your business? In this candid interview, Zach describes how he was successful as a Financial Planner, and had everything that should have made him happy, but he wasn’t. He was, in fact, pretty miserable. And that discontent got him fired. Being fired became the door which […]
Are you working too hard in your business? Today I’m going to share with you a lesson I learned from a bird on how to run a business more effectively and more easily. I decided to go for a walk in the forest today. Great timing because I’m getting rained on now *light sarcasm* but […]
Are Your Employees the Problem? Are you doing regular performance reviews with your staff? I find most business owners do, either quarterly, twice a year, yearly, maybe. And we know it’s an important thing to do because we need to uncover areas of development with our team. And we know that as our team get […]
Have you ever experienced this scenario:— Write up a plan to achieve something in your business— Start to take action on the plan— Run into a couple of roadblocks and lose momentum— Get discouraged and shelve the plan I think we’ve all experienced this plan, act, slow down, give up cycle at some point business. […]