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Category Archives: Business Coaching
Last Blog Post ……..for now
Over the past eight plus years I have written 335 blog posts, this being my 336th. It did not start easily, nor frequently, but in the last few years it has been weekly. Some came quickly, some not so quick. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Internet, Leadership, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, Managing stress, Marketing, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Blog, Board Development, Business, Career transition, Change Management, Communication, community, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Journey, Last Blog, Leadership, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality type, Preferences, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Soft skills, team building, Vancouver Island, Writing
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Is It Just Me?
A major telecommunications company has had a major equipment failure that affected a large percentage of the population. This has disrupted email communication for the everyday user including small business. While an inconvenience for the personal user, it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Communication, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Environment, Internet, Leadership, Lifestyle, Relationships
Tagged British Columbia, Business, Coaching, Communication, community, E-mail, Energy, Internet, Plastic, relationships, Self-sustaining, Small Business, Society, Technology
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What Should I Do, What Should I Be
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® can be a very useful tool for those seeking a first time career or a change in their career path. There are some things to consider, however, prior to administering the assessment. If it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Tagged Assessments, Business, Career, Career Path, Career transition, Change, Coaching, Education, Employer, Employment, Experience, job, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Personality type, Preferences, Stress, Work Culture
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The Train Stops Here
There is an old story about the Foreman going to the Manager with a training request for an employee. The boss says, “What happens if we train him and he leaves?”, to which the Foreman responds, “What happens if we … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Team development, Training
Tagged Business, Career, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Management, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organization, Organizational development, Organizational training, Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teams, Teamwork, Technical Skills, Technical Training, Trade, Trainers, Training, Workshops
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Loyalty, Generation Gap, and the Workplace
Growing up I never heard my father complain about working with the younger generation. Oh yes, he would complain about their music (Rock and Roll) and their weird haircuts (ducktails and waterfalls), but not their work. My father was a … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Human resources, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Older Worker, Relationships, Team development, Young Professionals
Tagged Baby Boomers, Business, Canada, Coaching, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Generation Gap, Home ownership, Human Resources, Labour Shortage, Loyalty, Management, Mentoring, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Resource Industry, Retention Plan, Retirees, team building, Values, Vancouver Island, Work Experience, Workforce, Workplace, Younger Generation
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Angels
There are hundreds, probably thousands of good business ideas out there. Some totally new, some because the community has grown into them. Many, if not most, have the same challenge … adequate funding. Not all entrepreneurs, especially the younger ones, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Networking, self-employment
Tagged Angel Investors, Business, Business Ideas, Coaching, Collateral, Community Futures, Dragon's Den, Entrepreneurs, Investors, Risk, Shark Tank, Vancouver Island
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Why Start a Business?
Central Vancouver Island has a few thousand businesses. Some do well, others survive. If you asked all of them why they started the business, you may be surprised at the myriad of answers that you hear. Some start it for … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Young Professionals
Tagged Business, Cash Flow Projection, Central Vancouver Island, community, Community Futures, Customer Service, Employment Insurance, Entrepreneur, Nanaimo, Opportunity, Vancouver Island, Work Environment, WorkBC Employment Centre
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Best Laid Plans ……….
What factor do you build into a project or life for unforeseen challenges? Things beyond your control do happen, in spite of the best planning. A project close to home has had its share of delays. First an unusual lengthy … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Managing stress, self-employment
Tagged Business, Change Management, Coaching, Construction, Contractor, Failure, Human Resources, Life coach, Project, Stress, Success, Winston Churchill
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Determination Wins the Game
Not quite. Determination and a well executed game will win. I just watched the Blues win the Stanley Cup against the Bruins. Were they determined? After 52 years, you bet they were! But it wasn’t only determination that won the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Marketing, Relationships
Tagged 'Blues', 'Bruins', Assessments, Business, Business plan, Coaching, Communication, Competition, Determination, Love, relationships, Sports, Teams
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