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Tag Archives: Workshops
The Train Stops Here
There is an old story about the Foreman going to the Manager with a training request for an employee. The boss says, “What happens if we train him and he leaves?”, to which the Foreman responds, “What happens if we … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Team development, Training
Tagged Business, Career, Coaching, Communication, Employee retention, Employees, Employers, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Management, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organization, Organizational development, Organizational training, Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teams, Teamwork, Technical Skills, Technical Training, Trade, Trainers, Training, Workshops
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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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Meant for Each Other
I see advertisements and articles online that try to educate those who have taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® as to which type is your best partner. I know that curiosity plays a part in people wanting to know if their … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Learning styles, Life coaching, Lifestyle, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Relationships, Team development
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Business, Coaching, Communication, Management Team, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Workshops
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A Hand Up
Small business is the backbone of British Columbia employing 1 million workers or 40% of the working population and accounts for 33% of the GDP. By definition small business is a business of fewer than 50 employees. In 2015, 79% … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Career professional, Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, Economy, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Entrepreneurs, self-employment, Training
Tagged British Columbia, British Columbia Economy, Business, Coaching, community, Economy, EI, Employment, Employment Insurance, Entrepreneurs, Mentoring, Organizational development, Organizational training, Small Business, Trades Training, Training, WorkBC, Workshops
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Murphy was an Optimist
Ever have technology fail, just as you start a meeting? The conference phone starts to act up dropping callers or interrupting with statically outbursts. Or the laptop battery runs out part way through a meeting, and you didn’t bring your … Continue reading
Posted in Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Clients, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Facilitator, Life coaching, Managing stress, Training
Tagged Co-facilitating, Coaching, Communication, Murphy, Presenters, Technology, Workshops
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Myers-Briggs Type Inventory®
If you are wanting to make changes in your life as a promise to yourself in 2017, a place to start for you might be the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory®. Understanding how you and others communicate and make decisions certainly helps … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Business Planning, Career development, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Employment, Empowering people, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, Lifestyle, Listening, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Networking, organizational change, Relationships, Retirement, self-employment, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Business, Career, Career transition, Change, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Organizational Change, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, relationships, Soft skills, Staff Training, Stress, team building, Teams, Training, Workshops
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Positive vs. Negative
Every day we are bombarded by media, whether television, radio, or print, with negative events in the world, in our country, and in our communities. For many of us that becomes the expected or the norm as we go about … Continue reading
Posted in Business Coaching, Business Planning, Communication, Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Networking, Sales, self-employment
Tagged British Columbia, Business, Climate Change, Economic Summit, Economy, Employment, Entrepreneurs, First Nations, Government, Industry, Nanaimo, Non-Profits, Seminars, State of the Island Report, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, VICC, VIEA, Workshops
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Myers-Briggs® and the ‘Team’
Whether your strategic team or board is new, been together for a while, or has added a new member there are certainties about that team. They may have been brought together purposely because of differing education, training and experiences but … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Human resources, Leadership, Learning styles, Life coaching, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, organizational change, Relationships, Team development, Training
Tagged Assessments, Board Development, Boards, Change Management, Coaching, Communication, HR, Human Resources, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Nanaimo, Organizational development, Organizational training, Personality, Personality type, Preferences, Soft skills, Staff Training, team building, Teams, Workshops
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Who is in Charge of Your Self-Confidence?
I’m sure that many people, like me, have good days and bad days when it comes to self-confidence. Positive or negative statements regarding my actions whether in the workplace, at home, or in public can bolster or erode my self-confidence. … Continue reading
Posted in Assessments, Believe and Succeed Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Coaching, Communication, Elephant in the Room, Elephants, Empowering people, Leadership, Listening, Managing stress, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Tagged Assessments, Coaching, Communication, confidence, Introvert, Life coach, MBTI, MBTI step II, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Personality, Personality type, Self-confidence, Soft skills, Workshops
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