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Category Archives: Communication
How do you keep informed?
Whether you are in business, a community volunteer, or just an interested community participant, you need to know what is going on. The challenge is finding out what works for you. Extroverts will belong to organizations, attend all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Career development, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Leadership, Lifestyle, Networking, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Business Expo, City of Nanaimo, community, Community Leaders, Economic Summit, Extroverts, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Immigrant Welcome Centre, Introverts, Loaves and Fishes, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Magazine, Print, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Social Media, The Bulletin, United Way, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, VICC, VIEA, Volunteer, Volunteering
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Politics and Business
We are at that time in our British Columbia communities where we need to choose our leaders, whether it be municipal, regional district or School District. My frustration is in hearing many of our local business owners/operators say they can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Communication, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Leadership
Tagged British Columbia, Business, Candidates, Change, Communities, community, Economic Development, Elected Officials, Election, Government, Leadership, Local Business, Municipal, Regional District, School District, Tourism, Vote
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Service, or Lack Thereof
I recently had the opportunity to deal with two competing utility companies. The first approached me to upgrade our equipment. We agreed on the day for the service and I was advised they would be there between 9 and 11 … Continue reading
Values, Ethics, and Other Things
I know you can’t go back, and I know that society changes, but there are some things that puzzle me. The other day a 12 year old said, “I can’t read this.” I thought it might be something technical or … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, FaceBook, Family, Leadership, Relationships, Social Media
Tagged Change, Communication, Ethics, Leadership, Parental Duties, Parents, Teachers, Values
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How Do I Keep Up?
I am often asked by entrepreneurs starting small business, “How do I keep up with what is happening in the business? This is not a simple question to answer as it depends on your communication style, level of knowledge on … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Internet, Learning styles, Lifestyle, LinkedIn, Listening, Networking, Relationships, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering, Young Professionals
Tagged Business, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, community, Human Resources, Organizational development, Personality, Personality type, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance
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Progress?
We live more and more in a technology driven world, supposedly to make our lives easier and more productive. We enjoy the benefits of this in our entertainment giving us 300 channels of questionable content on our television, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Clients, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Internet, Lifestyle, Sales, self-employment
Tagged Basic Skills, Business, Change, Change Management, Customers, Employees, Innovation, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Stress, Technology, Wikipedia
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The Danger of Minimal Training
There is an old cartoon showing a foreman going to his boss and asking about training for an employee. The boss says, “What if we spend the money and they leave?” The foreman replies, “What if we don’t train them … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Clients, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Human resources, Sales, Training
Tagged Business, Communication, Customer Service, Customers, Employee retention, Employees, Insurance, Organizational development, Recruitment and Retention, Sales, Soft skills, Staff Training, Technical Skills, Training
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