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Tag Archives: Career
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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Culture and the Community
Every business, every community, every country; all have their own culture. They reflect our values, ethics and demographics. We tend to associate culture with those who bring their traditions and values from another region or country, but we all have … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Clients, Coaching, Customers, Diversity, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Relationships, Sales
Tagged Business, Career, Clients, Coaching, community, Country, Culture, Customers, demographics, Employees, Employment, Ethics, Job-seekers, Life coach, Organizational development, Product, relationships, Seniors, Service, Target Market, Traditions, Values, Volunteers
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Personality and Career
Personality preferences do impact how we go about our daily business. One of the most used personality assessments is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® or MBTI®. Personality type does not limit what a person can do as any type can do … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Career development, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Tagged Assessments, Career, Employment, Extraversion, Feeling, Introversion, Intuition, Judging, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Perceiving, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, Sensing, Thinking
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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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The Importance of Mentorship
Most of us growing up had someone who guided our path by creating a model we wanted to follow. For me it was my father. He never once told me I wasn’t capable of doing whatever it was I set … Continue reading
The Power of a Smile
I was at the gas pumps this morning a little frustrated by the inability of the machine to read my card. A lady at one of the other pumps came by and as she passed, she gave me a smile … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career professional, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Managing stress, Marketing, Networking, Relationships
Tagged Assessments, Career, Coaching, Communication, Customer Service, Employee retention, Employment, Life coach, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Smiling, Stress
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Gratitude
Thankful for where I am in life at this time. Yes, for the wrinkles, the scars, the aches and pains. They all tell a story and are a reminder of how I came to be in this place. Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Career professional, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Life coaching
Tagged BC Government, Career, Career transition, Employment, Employment Counselling, Gratitude, Leadership, MacMillan Bloedel, Mentoring, Nanaimo
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What Happened to the Passion?
I remember listening to Robert Fulghum at a Rotary International conference in Portland Oregon in 1990. Prior to this conference I had never heard of him. He had a simple delivery of common sense that made you realize that common … Continue reading
The Best Boss
I was asked the other day, “who was your best boss”. I had to think on that for a while. I learned from all the bosses I had over the years. From some I learned what to do, others what … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Life coaching, Listening
Tagged Best Boss, Boss, Career, Communication, Leader, Leadership, MacMillan Bloedel, Mentoring, Respect, Transparent Communication
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