Engagement
The Career Coach Model: A Proven Shortcut To World-Class People Development
What business leader wouldn’t want their company to be thought of as the Google of their industry? Brilliant people lining up to get a job… soaring stock price… the company that everyone’s chasing. Ahh, what a dream! You can stop dreaming now because there’s something quite simple you can do to help get you there.…
Read More6 Essential Leadership Qualities
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution the most common criteria for promoting people to leadership positions has primarily been their technical ability. Naturally, new managers tend to do the things that got them promoted, that is, they do the most challenging work themselves and leave the leftover tasks to less technically competent workers (those…
Read MoreThe Building Blocks of Purpose, Vision, & Values
When an organization’s purpose, vision, and values live only on its office walls, it’s impossible for that organization to be any better than mediocre. The companies that stand out, and that are rockin’ their industry, have their purpose, vision and values tattooed on the hearts of their employees (not forcibly, of course 😊). In other…
Read MoreGreatness Lies In The Answers To These 3 Questions
What is greatness? Most of us want to be great in some way, but we all know that it’s a pretty exclusive club to get in to. So most people don’t go for it. Some because they don’t feel they could ever attain greatness. Others might want to attain greatness but do not know how.…
Read MoreMicro-Promotions: The New Formula For Retaining Your Stars
Have you ever wondered how you can convince your best employees to stick around long enough to be able to include them in your company’s long-term plans? Do you ever feel like your younger employees have the attention span of a gnat, that they are constantly looking to chase the next shiny object (AKA “job…
Read MoreHow Massively Successful Companies Order Their Priorities
I recently wrote about the Coming Talent Revolution and the calamity it will cause employers who are not paying attention to the signals in the current labour market. Employees are no longer content to work for an employer who puts profits before people and purpose. The best talent will inevitably be drawn to progressive employers…
Read MoreHow To Make Customers Love Your Company
Most business leaders believe that the key to rapid organic growth lies in the next big product, the newest feature, a unique service offering, or cost savings from the latest process improvement that will lure new customers. In their pursuit of growth, business leaders frequently forget that it’s five times more expensive to attract new…
Read MoreA Talent Revolution Is Coming
Do you love your job? On Sunday nights, are you chomping at the bit to tackle that project on your desk, or do you mostly feel grief for the loss of your fleeting two days of freedom? Employment surveys and workforce studies keep telling us that the vast majority of people are in the second…
Read More5 Parenting Practices Every Leader Should Adopt
Have you ever contemplated the parallels between leadership and parenting? Some of my clients have. After a thoughtful and reflective discussion with clients about leadership, I have occasionally observed them come to the conclusion that leading is like parenting. Although I’ve thoroughly enjoyed those conversations, I’ve rarely seen them devolve into any actionable take-aways or…
Read MoreAre You a Bottleneck In The Decision-Making Process?
Have you ever had a boss who was a complete control freak? The type of boss who just had to have the final say on everything? When I was the director of human resources for a mid-sized construction company, I reported to the Executive Vice President. He was just like that: always insisting that the decision-making…
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