Disruption and the Winter Storm
2022-12-28
Getting Ghosted This Halloween?
2022-10-30
Being ghosted, the act of someone cutting off all communications without explanation seems all too common these days. And while we can imagine it in dating and social media contexts, we are finding it all the more common in business relationships as well. Especially in the context of sales.
Establish Your Authority Using the Power of Social Media
2020-07-15
One of the great opportunities we have today is the ability to establish and build our brand without having to invest a fortune in traditional marketing efforts. We have the ability to establish our expertise in our respective fields. And with it, we can develop a system that will enableRead More →
Power of the Pivot
2020-06-23
Everyone is talking about “pivots”. But what does that mean? And how can a company successfully make a pivot during such a time of unrest? I recently delivered a workshop on the art of pivoting called “the power of the pivot“. You can access the video from the form onRead More →
Anything Is Possible, Everything Is Not
2020-05-19
“Anything is possible, everything is not”. The first time I heard that it immediately resonated with me. It’s a quote from one of my mentors, Rick Scott, of FocalPoint in Canada. I am a self-described cautious optimist. In a recent assessment, I found that my strongest “resilience muscles” are confidence,Read More →
Top 3 Tasks During A Crisis For Business Owners
2020-03-31
If you are a business owner, you are likely in crisis mode right now. Some are in crisis because their businesses have been shut down. Others are in crisis because they have lost customers due to the shutdown. And still, others are trying to handle the tremendous load of unexpectedRead More →
This Year, Go For Incremental Improvements
2020-01-28
This is the fourth of four installments of goal setting ideas for companies that want to do something different this year. I’ve focused primarily on culture-related topics like accountability and toxicity in the previous three. This week I want to give you a simpler challenge. This year, go for incrementalRead More →
This Year, Build resilience in your organization
2020-01-07
As we start the new year, many companies are working on setting goals. I often work with clients on this. Often these goals are around profit numbers or achieving a certain amount of sales. But as I have been working with a number of companies that are looking to takeRead More →
Do You Have 2020 Vision?
2019-11-12
It’s that time of year. When this year’s results are almost complete and it is time to start looking at how our strategy will be different (or produce different) results next year. Most business owners I know are already looking at 2020. What will this new year bring? What strategicRead More →
Curiosity Leads To New Paths
2019-11-05
I found this quote from Walt Disney, and found it inspiring. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” I find it interesting that one of the most innovative persons of the past century attributes muchRead More →