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Tag Archives: Social Media
The Network – Part Two
After seeing last weeks post, I know you’re wondering if this old guy has heard of Social Media? Yes, in today’s world it is an important part of networking. But, bar none, there is nothing that can match face-to-face, personal … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Community Futures, Customers, Diversity, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Empowering people, FaceBook, LinkedIn, Networking, Relationships, Sales, Social Media, Team development
Tagged Business, Coaching, Communication, Contacts, Customer Service, Customers, Employees, Networking, Organizational training, relationships, Social Media, Staff Training
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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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The Truth, the Whole Truth
Businesses need to be vigilante in today’s world of Social Media. There is no accountability for someone to check the validity of the information they are posting. Incorrect or misleading information posted on a website can do irreparable damage to … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Entrepreneurs, FaceBook, Life coaching, LinkedIn, self-employment, Social Media
Tagged Business, Coaching, Communication, Employees, Social Media
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Business Challenges
One tends to always thinks of business challenges being associated with finances and marketing. In reality, there are more issues that can affect a business, especially a new business. Today, technology plays a substantial role in many businesses. If your … Continue reading
The Truth According to ……..
We are constantly being bombarded by social media, newspapers, television, radio, websites, blogs, etc., that all have compelling stories and posts that evoke our emotions. (Fear, love, displeasure, etc., etc.) What is sad is many people take these at face … Continue reading
What was I Thinking – or was I?
According to Statistics Canada, 64% of Canadians are on social media. Facebook has the highest percentage of users at 71% with 87% of them between the ages of 18 – 29. The average user spends 40 minutes a day on … Continue reading
Values, Ethics, and Political Parties
We have an election coming up in British Columbia. This time more than ever it brings home the fact that the political process needs overhauled. If you want a particular party in power then you are obliged to vote for … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Life coaching, Lifestyle, LinkedIn, Networking, Social Media
Tagged Brand, British Columbia, Business, Companies, Constituents, Consumers, Election. Candidates, Ethics, Social Media, Values
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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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Is Social Media creating non-thinkers?
I’m seeing a very disturbing trend on social media. People are blindly re-posting articles that are one-sided and in many cases untrue, or at best partly true. Some of the posts are blatant lies! If you see a post on … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Customers, Elephants, Facbook, FaceBook, Leadership, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter
Tagged Coaching, Communication, FaceBook, Human Resources, Life coach, relationships, Social Media, Twitter
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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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Laurence Rumming Assessments 