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Tag Archives: Nanaimo
Last Blog Post ……..for now
Over the past eight plus years I have written 335 blog posts, this being my 336th. It did not start easily, nor frequently, but in the last few years it has been weekly. Some came quickly, some not so quick. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Internet, Leadership, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, Managing stress, Marketing, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Assessments, Blog, Board Development, Business, Career transition, Change Management, Communication, community, Employees, Employment, Human Resources, Journey, Last Blog, Leadership, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Personality type, Preferences, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Soft skills, team building, Vancouver Island, Writing
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Why Start a Business?
Central Vancouver Island has a few thousand businesses. Some do well, others survive. If you asked all of them why they started the business, you may be surprised at the myriad of answers that you hear. Some start it for … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Young Professionals
Tagged Business, Cash Flow Projection, Central Vancouver Island, community, Community Futures, Customer Service, Employment Insurance, Entrepreneur, Nanaimo, Opportunity, Vancouver Island, Work Environment, WorkBC Employment Centre
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Don’t be Smug!
As I look outside at the swirling snow, I am reminded that we do occasionally get the white stuff! We westerners, especially us Islanders, take delight in poking fun of our friends and relatives in Eastern Canada. Today looks a … Continue reading
What Does it Take?
What does it take to attract and retain customers or clients? Attraction is perceived or real value to the person who is seeking the service or product. That varies a great deal to those who seek. It varies a great … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Relationships, Sales, self-employment
Tagged Attraction and Retention, Business, Clients, Customer Service, Customers, Nanaimo, Product, Referrals, relationships, Sale, Service
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Happy New Year 2019!
The end of another year! Hopefully, 2018 brought beautiful memories to you and yours. For 2019, I wish you; Health Happiness Friends to last a lifetime, and Love to fill your heart Laurence Rumming Assessments
The Challenges of Employment
The times we live in are a challenge, both for employers and employees. For employees, while it is currently an employee market on Vancouver Island with a very low unemployment rate, it is becoming impossible for those working in entry … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Entrepreneurs, self-employment
Tagged Affordable Housing, Business, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Employment, Kitimat, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, Small Business, Trades Shortage, Vancouver Island, Worker Shortage
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How do you keep informed?
Whether you are in business, a community volunteer, or just an interested community participant, you need to know what is going on. The challenge is finding out what works for you. Extroverts will belong to organizations, attend all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Career development, Communication, Community Futures, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Leadership, Lifestyle, Networking, Social Media, Volunteering
Tagged Business, Business Expo, City of Nanaimo, community, Community Leaders, Economic Summit, Extroverts, Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Immigrant Welcome Centre, Introverts, Loaves and Fishes, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Magazine, Print, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Social Media, The Bulletin, United Way, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, VICC, VIEA, Volunteer, Volunteering
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Smoke Gets in Your ………..
Recently we have been breathing, tasting, squinting, through the pall of smoke that has blanketed our province. The children, elderly, and those with respiratory ailments are at risk. Much as that has impacted our lives, there are many who have … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Environment, Lifestyle, Managing stress
Tagged British Columbia, British Columbia Economy, Business, Campfire, community, Employment, Evacuation, Evacuation Alert, Lightning, Mother Nature, Nanaimo, Natural Resources, Orange Sun, Smoke, Stress, Vancouver Island, Wildfires
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The Times They are a Changin’
It wasn’t that long ago that Nanaimo had trouble attracting visionaries who would invest in the economic well being of the city. This has changed in the last few years partially due to the geographic location, improved transportation access through … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Chamber of Commerce, Communication, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Young Professionals
Tagged Business, Change Management, community, Employment, Harbour Air, Helijet, Hyas Infosec, Indus Controls, Inuktun Services, Lifestyle, Nanaimo, Northern Biomass Consulting, Real Estate Webmasters, YCD
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Will it Change?
The housing market certainly is not what it used to be. I remember buying our first house for $19,700 with a mortgage payment of $330 per month and thinking, “How will we ever pay for this!” Homes today certainly have … Continue reading
Posted in Business Planning, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Family
Tagged Affordable Accommodation, Business, Change Management, Chemainus, Comox, Courtenay, Development Charges, Duncan, Economic Growth, Economy, Employment, Environmental Regulations, Infrastructure, Ladysmith, Langford, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Parksville, Port Alberni, Qualicum Beach, Shawnigan Lake, Sooke, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Working Homeless
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