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Category Archives: Service Clubs
Retirement …… ????
Does anyone else find it difficult to retire? I have retired three times and am still working. I must admit I am closer to retirement this time and am actually learning to sleep until 6 a.m.! Feels odd just to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, FaceBook, Life coaching, Lifestyle, LinkedIn, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Retirement, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Coaching, Employment, Life coach, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Personality type, Retire, Retirement, Sudoku, Widow-Work, Work
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The Network
Whether you are in business, starting a business, or looking for employment, you need a network. If you are in business, you need a network that will tell you what competitors have emerged from the woodwork and what they are … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Community Futures, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Marketing, Networking, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Career, Chambers of Commerce, Clients, community, Community Futures, Competitors, Customers, demographics, Economy, Employer, Employment, Market Share, Network, Networking, Organizational development, self-employment, Service Clubs, Volunteering, Wage Subsidy, WorkBC Employment Centre
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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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Business Visibility
How your business is seen by others can make the difference between success and failure. I once complimented a friend who had a restoration company on how clean he kept his trucks. They were white with company graphics and never … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Life coaching, LinkedIn, Marketing, Networking, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customer base, Customer Service, Employees, Life coach, Organizational training, relationships, Teams, Visibility
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Information or ‘Fake News’?
Whether you are a business owner, business manager, or an employee, the common thread is knowledge of community. If you don’t know what is going on in the community, you will miss out on valuable information affecting your business or … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Life coaching, LinkedIn, Listening, Networking, Service Clubs, Social Media, Twitter
Tagged Blog, Business, Coaching, Communication, Employees, Fake News. Customers, Information., Life coach, Network, Networking, Newspapers, Radio, Social Media, Television
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It Doesn’t End with the Sale
So many business people seem to be content with the sale at hand and neglect to build the relationship with the customer or client. The sale is the opportunity to engage them in conversation, learning their needs and where you … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Communication, Customers, Employees, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Listening, Marketing, Networking, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Service Clubs, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Client, Coaching, Communication, community, Customer, Customer Service, Employees, Food Bank, Hospital Auxiliary, Markrting, Organizational development, Organizational training, Rotary, Sale, Services, Staff, Staff Training, team building, Values
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Start-ups: Networking to Advantage
When working with those who are just starting to get a business off the ground I always stress the importance of networking. As a result one of the common questions is, “Where do I network?” Although a common question, it … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Life coaching, LinkedIn, Networking, self-employment, Service Clubs, Volunteering
Tagged BNI, Coaching, Communication, Life coach, Professional Organizations, Start-ups
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Are You Networking or Exchanging Cards?
In writing this I looked up the definition of networking in various sources and found I did not like any of them as, for me, they missed the essence of what it is. As an employment counsellor I found that … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Chamber of Commerce, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Listening, Marketing, Networking, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Career, Career transition, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Customer Service, Human Resources, relationships
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Business as Usual….Not!
We lead our day-to-day lives, busy, nose to the grindstone, trying to keep the business going whether we are an employee or owner. Sometimes we are too close, don’t see the changes going on around us. There is huge importance … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Chamber of Commerce, Coaching, Communication, FaceBook, Human resources, Leadership, LinkedIn, Listening, Networking, Service Clubs, Social Media, Twitter
Tagged BC Human Resouce Management Association, Chambers of Commerce, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, HR, Human Resources, Life coach, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Service Clubs, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, Vancouver Island Economic Summit, VIEA
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Word of Mouse
When starting a business or remaining competitive in a business, a burning question is often, ”How do I reach my customers?” In order to address this you need to know who your customers are, what are their demographics? Are they … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Human resources, Listening, Marketing, Networking, Relationships, Sales, self-employment, Service Clubs, Social Media, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Advertising, Chemainus British Columbia, Coaching, Communication, Customer Service, Human Resources, Marketing, Nanaimo, relationships, Service Clubs, Social Media, Soft skills, Training, Vancouver Island, Volunteering, Word of Mouse, Workshops
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