Leaders: How To Improve Your Customer Service

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Wayne Kehl

As I travel around North America for various business opportunities, I find myself encountering all sorts of customer service styles… Some good… And some very, very bad! But something big is going on… It seems that no matter how many consultants and business coaches and in-house customer service trainers teach employees how to provide good [...]

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5 Ways A Sports Mentality Helps Leaders

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

Many of the analogies used in business refer to sports in some way. Indeed, many of the attributes needed to be successful in business are shared with team sports. Whether or not you have played sports, there are several ways that effective sports strategies can be applied directly to your role as a business leader. [...]

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Win the Rat Race: Taking 6 Steps Back

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Brad Waldron

Remembering that “everyone running the rat race is still a rat,” I have lately been watching some beautiful 1950’s black and white films to hearken back to a slower time. I’m particularly drawn to their lavish sets, dramatic dialogue and most desirably, the simplicity of life.  It was a time of a slower pace and more peaceful rhythm to [...]

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On Leadership and Santa Claus, CEO

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you ever run into a leader who had no daily strategy; no plan; no focus; and no idea how to approach getting organized at all? Yeah, me too… Working without a strategy is like setting sail across the Atlantic Ocean with no charts (or GPS) and no idea what your destination looks like, and [...]

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Leaders: How to Hone Your Sixth Sense

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jackie Barretta

Our teams and employees are not always willing to say that they need help. This is because they may perceive that asking for help is a sign of weakness and that there may be negative repercussions for speaking up. Fortunately, science is now showing us how to read the emotions of other people so that [...]

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On Leadership and the Value of Dominance

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Bryan Moore

I recently had the opportunity to interact with a “successful” local company and they asked me to review a questionnaire that they require prospective hires to compete. There were 8 or 10 sort of boiler plate, interview-type of questions, which were all well and good but there was a particular question which stood out to [...]

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On Leading and Accountability

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Aryanne Oade

It’s fairly straightforward to work effectively alongside responsible colleagues. Responsible colleagues generally want to work hard, want to make progress on the tasks that sit with them, and want to build productive relationships with you and their other workplace contacts. They may, from time to time, get things wrong or make mistakes or fail to [...]

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