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For effective meetings, hold “ball” meetings
You’ve no doubt attended your fair share of business meetings; in fact, if you’re in…
Good team building is good team learning
I am thrilled that my professional colleague and friend Tyler Hayden is today’s guest on…
Seek out available resources to offer employee support
Today’s post is another strategy in our ongoing video series on how to create a…
Empathy is no longer the most important workplace skill. It isn’t enough!
My latest column for The Globe and Mail went online last Friday. Empathy is no longer the most important workplace skill. It isn’t enough got a lot more attention than I thought it would. I started this column by writing:
Improve decision-making by developing alternatives
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about decision-making by leaders. The reason isn’t terribly earth-shattering, it’s only because an association client has asked me to re-develop a program for their members on tools and skills for problem-solving and decision-making. But
How your personal brand advances or hinders your reputation in the workplace
Azadeh Yaraghi is an insightful brand strategist, marketing expert, speaker, #1 bestselling author, and founder of Gogo Telugo Creatives Inc. She is also my professional colleague and my friend. I am so excited about the post she has penned for
Communicate with compassion by paraphrasing at the 3rd or 4th level
Today’s blog post is another tip in our ongoing video series on how to lead and communicate with compassion. In Strategy #3, I spoke about getting to know your people and in Strategy #8, I talked about being a mindful
Deliberately push yourself outside your comfort zone
Try signing your name with the hand that you don’t normally use for writing. It is outside your comfort zone, and will no doubt feel uncomfortable. For most people, the results will leave much to be desired. If you practiced
Change implementation is akin to journeying on a bus
For any kind of organizational change implementation – procedural, structural, or technological – to be successful, three key players must be involved. The champion, The change manager, and The employees and/or stakeholders who have to accept and implement the change.