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Category Archives: Facilitator
Puzzling World
We live in a world of contradictions. We are repeatedly told that stress is a killer, but we fall victim to it in all of our interactions. I was at a forum today where it was mostly managers or executives. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Facilitator, Human resources, Listening, Managing stress
Tagged Communication, Executives, Facilitator, Human Resources, Managers, Organization, Organizational development, Smartphones, Stress, Training
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The Edge
Whether you are a performer, a speaker, an artist, or an entrepreneur, you need the edge. The edge may be a unique voice, a special message. Unusual approach, or a product or service that is meeting a need that is … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Facilitator, Leadership, Life coaching, Listening, Managing stress
Tagged Artist, Coaching, Communication, Leadership, Life coach, Performer, Second Brain, Soft skills
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Murphy was an Optimist
Ever have technology fail, just as you start a meeting? The conference phone starts to act up dropping callers or interrupting with statically outbursts. Or the laptop battery runs out part way through a meeting, and you didn’t bring your … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Facilitator, Life coaching, Managing stress, Training
Tagged Co-facilitating, Coaching, Communication, Murphy, Presenters, Technology, Workshops
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Raising Employees – Part II
Thinking in isolation is like viewing a picture of whales breaching rather than seeing it actually taking place. Sharing thoughts brings out ideas that likely never would have seen the light of day without the snow-balling effect of collaboration. When … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Facilitator, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, self-employment, Team development, Training
Tagged brainstorming, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Customer Service, Customers, Employee retention, Employees, Facilitating, Human Resources, Leadership, Life coach, Organizational development, self-employment, Soft skills, Start-ups, team building
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The Complexities of Change
It is interesting to observe the reactions/interactions that present themselves when facing potential change. I recently had the opportunity to do this in a survey of an organization. After the survey there was a meeting to inform the participants of … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Facilitator, Human resources, Leadership, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change
Tagged Assessments, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Extraversion, HR, Human Resources, Introversion, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality, Personality type, Preferences
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Stuck?
This is the time when you may look back on the previous year and resolve to do things differently whether it is in your work, health, education or relationships. While you may want to move in this direction, you … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Clients, Coaching, Empowering people, Facilitator, Life coaching, Listening, Relationships
Tagged Certified Life Coach, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Dreams, Empowerment, Goals, Life coach, New Year's Resolution, Your Life
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Playing Well in the Sandbox
As a manager, facilitator, community volunteer and human resources practitioner I often struggled with the teams that I found myself a part of. Some worked well and I didn’t know why. Some didn’t work and I didn’t know why! One … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Empowering people, Facilitator, Human resources, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Listening, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, organizational change, Relationships, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, HR, Human Resources, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teams, Training, Vancouver Island, Workshops
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Reading the Room or Reading ‘Life’
A while ago I had the opportunity to be in two workshops in the same week. The first was put on by the Justice Institute and was called ‘Dealing with Hostile People’ and the other was ‘Motivational Interviewing’ by Empowering … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Empowering people, Facilitator, Human resources, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Listening, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, organizational change, Relationships, Retirement, Sales, self-employment, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Customer Service, Human Resources, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, relationships, Retirement, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Training, Vancouver Island, Workshops
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What happens if they stay?
What have your employees learned today? What nugget will they take away today that will make them more effective tomorrow, or better equipped to handle the pace? Will it be technical, giving them new skill to add to their storehouse, … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Empowering people, Facilitator, Human resources, Learning styles, Life coaching, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change, Relationships, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Human Resources, Life coach, Myers-Briggs, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality type, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, Workshops
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Soft Skills and Your Business
Training is essential for organizations to be successful. The focus is usually on the hard skills related to the business or organization. This can be as a result of technology, new products, or changing requirements. Soft skills such as communications, … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Empowering people, Facilitator, Human resources, Learning styles, Life coaching, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change, Relationships, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Human Resources, Life coach, MBTI, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality type, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, Stress, team building, Training, Vancouver Island, Workshops
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