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Focus on employee retention by invoking Price’s Law
Have you heard of Price’s Law? It may improve your employee retention? Derek Price was…
Mindful active listening is essential to compassionate leadership
In Strategy #5 in our ongoing video tip series on compassionate leadership, I talked about…
Compassionate leadership means being available to your staff
Today’s post is Strategy #7 in our ongoing video tip series on demonstrating compassionate leadership. …
A sailboat as a metaphor for continuous learning and workplace change
Change in itself is not a bad thing; most of us can deal with change. In fact, change is good. It is what lets us accomplish great goals, reach new destinations, and create lasting legacies. Change ensures continuous learning. It
Leaders in northern British Columbia: Step into your greatness!
I am pretty darn excited to be speaking at the 10th Annual Spark Women’s Leadership Conference on May 17-18 in Fort St. John BC. This premiere event brings together hundreds of women leaders (and the men who work with and
How to persuade and influence senior management
In a recent conversation with one of my one-on-one mentoring clients, we had a lively discussion about what it takes to persuade senior management. This particular leader was frustrated with the challenges he was having in communicating with several of
Workplace rituals matter, more than you might think
One of the questions I get asked a lot lately by leaders in client organizations is how they can give their people reasons to come back to the office. It seems that many employees like working from home offices and
Thinking before you speak will make you more compassionate in the workplace
In today’s post, I am continuing in our video tip series on tools to be more compassionate in the workplace. Back in Strategy #2 in this series, I talked about the importance of slowing down so that you can observe
Is it a good idea to give negative feedback to your boss?
My latest column in The Globe and Mail posted online six weeks ago! I’m a little late! Yes, I know, we’re always so excited that we usually send you a notice right way. But this time, it slipped past us!