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Tag Archives: Values
Loyalty, Generation Gap, and the Workplace
Growing up I never heard my father complain about working with the younger generation. Oh yes, he would complain about their music (Rock and Roll) and their weird haircuts (ducktails and waterfalls), but not their work. My father was a … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Human resources, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Older Worker, Relationships, Team development, Young Professionals
Tagged Baby Boomers, Business, Canada, Coaching, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Generation Gap, Home ownership, Human Resources, Labour Shortage, Loyalty, Management, Mentoring, Recruitment and Retention, relationships, Resource Industry, Retention Plan, Retirees, team building, Values, Vancouver Island, Work Experience, Workforce, Workplace, Younger Generation
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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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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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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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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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Need to Change the Viewpoint
I see some publications still featuring, ‘Top 100 Companies’, or ‘100 Most Successful Companies’. I may be alone but this annoys me. The reason it annoys me is it is entirely based on gross earnings. In today’s world we … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Communication, Employment, Human resources, Leadership
Tagged 100 Most Successful Companies, British Columbia, Change, Communication, Employment, Environmental Impact, relationships, Social Footprint, Social Impact, Social Infrastructure, Top 100 Companies, Values
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Pay it Forward
Pay it Forward Nanaimo has been operating for about 4 months now with great success! The concept is simple – attend the event held at a local watering hole, put $10 in one container and your name in another and … Continue reading
Raising Employees – Part I
We all see them, the grocery clerk chewing gum like it was their last meal as they check in your groceries, the kiosk clerk playing games on their smart phones instead of making eye contact with the potential customers, or … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, Human resources, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Listening, Sales, Team development, Training
Tagged Attitude, Business, Coaching, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Creative Thinking, Customer Service, Decision making, Employee retention, Employment, Ethics, Human Resources, Life coach, Managers, Mentoring, Organizational development, Probationary Period, Problem Solving, Recruitment and Retention, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teamwork, Values
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Important Ingredient for Success
In business there are all kinds of views on what it takes to be successful. Enough money in reserve to keep you going during lean times, good staff, business training, right location, knowledge of your market, among other things. In … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Empowering people, Human resources, Leadership, Life coaching, Marketing, Networking, Sales, self-employment, Team development, Training, Volunteering
Tagged Coaching, Communication, Customer Service, Ethics, Human Resources, Life coach, Organizational development, Organizational training, relationships, Rotary, Soft skills, Values
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