We live in a competitive world. Athletes compete for the win, politicians compete to be elected, and companies compete for their share of the buyer’s wallet. Even in our day-to-day, we are competing all the time. Who brings in the highest numbers, who signs the biggest contract? The reality is that our results and our […]
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I have heard employees complain about it more times than I can remember. I’ve seen the disappointment in their faces when reality is far from the image they had on their minds. When they look forward to meeting the executive only to feel at the end of the encounter as though they no longer understand
For all who have made a hiring mistake in the past, put your hands up. I have made some embarrassing ones and in every case I reflect back to the hiring process. Should I have seen something that would have given me a hint that this person would be a “bad hire”? In the majority
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Have you ever had a goal that you felt you wanted so badly? Badly enough that deep down, you knew you were meant to have. This is it. You were meant for this. So you develop a plan, a great plan. You smile as you start seeing yourself achieving this goal, your dream. You have
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Imagine the following scenario: There is someone in your work that would benefit greatly from an effective communication course. He talks mostly to hear himself think. When you are communicating with him, his eyes wander and you know he is truly not listening to what you are saying. You find that you have to repeat
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As a leader, having difficult conversations is part of the job. I not only have had too many of them to count, but have coached many on how to have them. Although, it is never easy, it is not something I shy away from. I believe that it if the intention is to be transparent
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Throughout my career, I have seen dozens of different New Managers as they try to succeed in their new role. If you are a new manager, congratulations. You have exhibited competencies that have given you success and got you to where you are now. Now that you are here, where do you start? As a
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Ever had one of those days where everything seemed to be piling up? Where Murphy’s Law was proven over and over throughout the day? I had one of those days recently. At the end of my day I was looking forward to going home. When I entered my car, the song that was playing was,
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Have you ever been micro-managed when you had the competencies to perform the task at hand? How did it make you feel? The effects of micromanagement to a company culture can be disastrous. You have heard it said that people don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad bosses. There is so much emphasis from executives
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Hopefully, you have had the experience of having a good boss. Most of us know what it is like to have a bad boss. I have experienced both and both can be unforgettable. Having a Bad Boss can be an extreme demotivator. There are countless examples that I can give of supervisors who I felt
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Your ability to overcome adversity is essential to achieving your goals. Adversity is something that we all have to face. It can hold us back and be a challenge to our motivation. It can even make us feel that we are stuck, with no way out. The good news is that overcoming adversity builds mental
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We are all faced with adversity in some point in our lives. In fact, we will be faced with several of them. How you react in the face of adversity will often determine how long your adversity lasts. I came upon a great story that has a great message about a mule with a lot
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There is a science behind why getting to your destination seems longer than your journey back. It is called the Return Trip Effect. My family and I went up north last week-end. On our way there, which was about 200 km away, the journey seemed to take a long time. On our way back, the
We live in a reality where we are expected to be able to do more with less. I have been in the retail industry for over 20 years and although expectations keep getting higher, hours and resources are being cut. It is the reality of the market. Why do two people put in the same
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Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? You may think that everyone is born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others, but in reality this is only a small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their
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