Professional Burnout
It’s 9:00 a.m. and John is reviewing his lengthy to-do list. For months he’s struggled with fatigue and lethargy, unable to maintain the mental focus and physical energy his small business requires. He is forgetful, misses deadlines, makes mistakes, is easily frazzled...
Make Care a Culture (or Count the Cost)
Sarah is an Admin Assistant at ABC Tech. She’s had a tough year with health challenges and difficult family situations. In spite of having used all her sick days, her doctor suggests she needs more time off. She has spoken with her manager about what she's facing and...
Leadership Survival Strategies During the COVID-19 Crisis
For most of us in leadership roles, the last four weeks have brought about the most radical changes we have seen in our business experience, perhaps even in our lifetimes. These days we are scrambling, doing the best we can with the current, scary realities that seem...
A Time to Reset
Most of us are experiencing a business slowdown during this time of caution and social distancing as we all do our part to flatten the curve of COVID-19. While there’s a shared frustration for many business owners with layoffs, shortened work hours, and even business...
Are you making a major avoidable management mistake?
Jenny is a rock star employee. She is collaborative, decisive, a true self-starter who always over-delivers on work she produces. Her teammates love her and her ambition tells her boss she has leadership potential. So he promotes Jenny from being an amazing individual...
Toxic Workplace – Signs and Turning Points
Toxic Workplace You can feel it like an oppressive dark cloud when you walk through the door. You hear the grumbles. You see the rolled eyes and sense the discontent. You see the lack of collaboration and maybe even ill will amongst members of the team that tell you...
Hiring Strategies for a Tight Labour Market
Customizing Your Hiring Process for Great Results Skilled candidates are in high demand as unemployment rates continue to drop and candidates with the right skills are often already employed. In the current labour market, job seekers are not desperate for work, yet...
Workshops You Don’t Want to Miss!!
Coaching and Effective Team Leadership One of our most popular classes, this workshop is perfect for managers or business leaders looking to improve their coaching and leadership skills. Learn how to really listen, ask better questions, and increase engagement on your...
Change is Easy – if People Understand the Why
When it comes to change, we all fall within a range from looking for any excuse to make a change, to being completely change-averse and trying desperately to keep things the same. Between these extremes, most people fall somewhere slightly left of centre. They don’t...