Aloha from Kauai, Hawaii!! What an amazing place to welcome 2013! Last week, my family and I visited the Benzai Pipeline on Oahu’s north shore, home to ultimate surf competitions and the most dangerous waves in the world. I asked locals about the Pipeline and how some of the greatest master this location. I repeatedly…
Guest blog by Christy Whelan To be successful, your business must operate like clockwork. Every process drives a specific outcome for your business, which emphasizes the need for internal processes to be streamlined and more efficient. Streamlining a business process needs to be done strategically. When you look at the process think of ways that…
As we make our way into December more and more people are distracted from their daily activities by everything that accompanies the holiday season. Employees are planning their family functions, holidays, dinner parties, Christmas shopping, etc. not to mention taking a few days here and there to cope with the stress. How will lack of…
Guest blog by Dennis Bridges, MBA An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.“ Arnold H. Glasow Human beings have the ability to develop complex ideas and plans; I suppose it’s one of the most impressive attributes of our species. However, like many things we’re known…
With summer well underway I am sure that the avid golfers have played many rounds already. They have thought about their first round for months. Perhaps that took a lesson with a golf pro and tweaked their game. It is likely that they hit the driving range many times and chipped onto practice greens again…
By Guest Blogger Larry Villneff As an executive search consultant (with a retainer based firm) today’s challenges for identifying qualified individuals for new opportunities is definitely more competitive but it is also more dynamic. The demand in Alberta is particularly high and clients are asking for tighter deadlines and better qualified candidates. The basic principles…
Guest blog by Idris Fashan Managing Partner Red Paper Clip Writing Company www.redpaperclip.ca I just got out of a networking event, and my ears still sting. I think most attendees feel the same way, having been battered by the plethora of canned elevator pitches being broadcast to everything that moves, platter pulled from the desk…
If you want your business to improve, change, or go to the next level what will it take to get there? Many factors will contribute to achieving the desired outcomes. Good people. A solid economy. Valued product. A steady flow of Customers. Good management decisions.
This is a very simple concept but may businesses struggle to consistently achieve it. In our Business Consulting practice we work with many clients who truly value service. What does “truly valuing service” really look like? I was speaking with a Business Associate of mine and he commented that he recently purchased a very high-end truck….
By definition, “state of mind” is a temporary psychological state. We have many triggers that may cause the temporary state. (Fear, stress, excitement, a big deal closes, loss of a key employee, health challenges, just to name a few) “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind” – (Napoleon Hill, author 1883-1970)
