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Category Archives: organizational change
The New ‘Normal’?
It has been a year since the first COVID cases in Canada and ten months since the restriction began. While some areas of the country are improving, many are not and it is looking that it will be with us … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Lifestyle, Managing stress, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, organizational change, Relationships, Social Media, Team development, Training
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The Other Flow – Communication
We all know the importance in business of cash flow. What is also important is the flow of communication. Poor communication impedes the ability of a business to respond to situations in a timely manner and make sound decisions. Misunderstood … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Human resources, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Listening, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
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Who are They Really?
This post departs a little from the norm in that it as a bit of a rant. A magazine that I respect and read cover to cover religiously has just posted its annual ‘Top 100 Businesses in British Columbia” as … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Leadership, organizational change
Tagged British Columbia, Business, community, Companies, Corporations, Economy, Lifestyle, Province, Social Enterprise, Social Responsibility, Top 100 Businesses in British Columbia
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Worker Shortage
While the majority of employers chose to ignore David Foote’s book, ‘Boom, Bust, and Echo’, many are regretting their lack of planning as they scramble to fill the empty positions in their organizations. It is now a regular occurrence to … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, organizational change, Team development
Tagged Ability, Business, Change, Change Management, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Help Wanted, Human Resources, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Persons with a Disability, Recruitment and Retention, Skill Shortage, team building, Unemployment, Vancouver Island, Worker Shortage, Workers
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Find Your Voice
It is interesting how we, as the public, have become numbed to what is happening around us. Mass shootings, changes to tax laws affecting small business, massive hydro increases, auto insurance increases, and unnecessary spending at all levels of government. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Leadership, Lifestyle, organizational change
Tagged Business, Change, Change Management, Communication, Democracy, Elected Representative, Federal Government, Municipal Government, Political System, Provincial Government
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Today’s Reality
Flipping through the pages of the latest issue of BC Business I realize how crucial it is for businesses, all businesses, to keep current on what is happening and what may affect their place in the market. In 1973 I … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Marketing, Networking, organizational change, Sales, self-employment
Tagged BC Business Magazine, BC Companies, Business, Change, Change Management, Competition, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Technology, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, VIEA
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Myers-Briggs Type Inventory®
If you are wanting to make changes in your life as a promise to yourself in 2017, a place to start for you might be the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory®. Understanding how you and others communicate and make decisions certainly helps … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, organizational change, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Business, Career, Career transition, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, Stress, team building, Teams, Training, Workshops
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The Right Tool for the Job
Very few under the age of 60 have opted to ignore the pull of the wireless age. Most of us have a smart phone, a tablet, or a computer. We keep up with our loved ones, keep track of appointments, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, organizational change, self-employment
Tagged British Columbia, Change, Change Management, Computers, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Small Business, Smart Phones, Tablets, Technology
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Organizational Health
How often have you reviewed what you do at work? How often has the business you work for or run reviewed what their work processes look like? When was the last time you reviewed your position descriptions? All of these … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, organizational change, Team development, Training
Tagged Change, Change Management, Coaching, Employment, Human Resources, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Reorganization, team building, Teams, Training
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Disposable
My father would be turning over in his grave if he could see the waste we are creating in the world. He was a recycler long before it became the in thing to do. A 2×4 had to be used … Continue reading