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Tag Archives: Vancouver
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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Canada Day 2018
Wow! One Hundred and Fifty-one years young! Our vastness has been both a benefit and a curse. Economic Development has been a challenge as it has flourished where transportation is prevalent and slow where the cost of moving goods is … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Communication, Diversity, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Lifestyle, Marketing, Relationships
Tagged Canada, Canada Day, Canadians, community, Economic Development, Global Market, Great Depression, Local Economy, relationships, Transportation, Unemployment, Vancouver, Vancouver Island
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Getting There from Here
The world is changing when it comes to commuting, especially within communities. It seems there are too many cars, all headed in the same direction, with one person in them. In Vancouver, they have Sky Train, West Coast Express, excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Business Planning, Clients, Communication, Customers, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Empowering people, Environment, Family, Lifestyle, Managing stress, Marketing, Networking
Tagged Bike Lanes, Business, Busses, Change, Change Management, Communication, Communities, Commuting, Customer Service, Cyclists, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, Green, Munich, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, Sky Train, Transit, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Vehicles, Victoria, West Coast Express
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The Domino Effect!
July statistics showed record highs in average house prices in many regions. Of note, Nanaimo is now at $410,000, Victoria $741,000 and Vancouver $1,500,000 for a single detached home. Gradually rising prices do not create the scenario that we are … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Customers, Elephant in the Room, Employees, Employment, Family, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Retirement
Tagged Change, Change Management, Coaching, community, Construction, Consumers, Economy, Employee retention, Employees, Employment, House Prices, Life coach, Nanaimo, Recruitment and Retention, Retirement, Retirement Career, Retiring, Suppliers, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Working Homeless
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Stress is Different for Everyone!
Last week I rode the BC Ferry to Vancouver in my brief escape from paradise and watched the crew cope with the motion of the ship in the uncaring wind and waves. At one point someone who actually braved the … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Coaching, Customers, Diversity, Elephants, Employees, Employment, Life coaching, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Tagged BC Ferries, Change Management, Coaching, Customer Service, Employment, Life coach, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Personality type, Preferences, Stress, Vancouver, Vancouver Island
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Nanaimo, on the Brink of Change?
I think that Nanaimo is about to be discovered in a big way. I don’t mean by the tourists although we have one of the most picturesque waterfronts on the island and over 200 walking trails and parks within easy … Continue reading
