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Tag Archives: Change
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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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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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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Know When to Hold Them, Know When to Fold Them
I grew up in a community and an era when fathers worked for the same employer for 40 years, then retired. I went to school with many who thought that would be reality for them as well. Reality has a … Continue reading
Posted in Career development, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people
Tagged Business, Career transition, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Education, Employees, Employer, Employment, Global Market, Long-Term Jobs, Opportunities, Resource Industries, Restructuring, Right-Sizing, Technology, Workforce
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The Politics of Business
In my role as an Employment Counsellor I got to hear many stories of why people found themselves unemployed. For some it was simply that the business wasn’t doing well and there was not enough cash flow for them to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Human resources, Leadership, Listening, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Team development
Tagged Assessments, Business, CEO, Change, Coaching, Communication, Conflict, Culture, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Leadership, Manager, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organization, Organizational Change, Owner, Politics, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Resignation, Staff Training, team building, Workshops
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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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The Reason to Change
Doing self-employment training and support, I often hear, “I only want to be small”, or “I don’t use technology in the business, so it won’t impact my business”, or “I don’t need to put in training money because I’m experienced”. … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Communication, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, self-employment
Tagged Business, Change, Change Management, Competition, Marketing, Organizational Change, Self Employment, Technology
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit
When we hear someone talk about entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial spirit we often think of this brave individual charging off in the world of ideas, ready to venture out on his/her own. What we don’t think of is the employee … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Listening, Team development, Training
Tagged Business, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Nanaimo, Organizational development, Organizational training, Staff Training, team building
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