Leadership
3 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Aptitude
Being a leader is not the same as being a manager. Let’s consider how to become a better leader—especially for those who are not lucky enough to be “born leaders.” Being a leader is a…
How to Scale Your Business without Burning Out
Every entrepreneur would love to quickly scale up their business to the point where it was making significant revenues. That, of course, is easier said than done. To scale your business requires an incredible amount…
Morning Habits CEOs Use to Jumpstart Their Day
For most working professionals, coffee is the way to start the day. But for those CEOs and business owners who have reached a whole other level of excellence, morning can extend way beyond a simple cup of…
5 Tips for Growing an International Company
In an ever-changing world, diversifying your business opportunities is the key to success. As the world grows increasingly interconnected thanks to technology and globalization, we have the chance to change not only how we do…
8 Reasons to Promote Corporate Social Responsibility
Businesses are finding that being socially responsible can be great for the bottom line, as well as good for employee morale. Of course, a company still needs to make a profit to survive, but supporting…
Stop Emailing and Pick Up the Phone
Recently I was working with a client and was reminded just how destructive email can be when used incorrectly. Like many companies, their standard form of communication is email. They are spread across Canada and…
Control Your Euphoria
One thing a senior manager can count on is that someday, something will go right, very right. Well, after all the disappointments, pressure and outright failures, this is NEWS. So we tend to go overboard…
5 Tips for When You’re Feeling Uninspired
Running a successful small business requires work ethic, creativity, organization and much more. With the amount of responsibility required to be an entrepreneur, it’s understandable if you occasionally lose focus. Instead of beating yourself up…
5 Essential Characteristics That Differentiate Leaders from Managers
Often people use the terms leaders and managers interchangeably. But nothing could be further from the truth! Anyone can become a manager, merely by awarding the title. Anyone can be given the responsibility for the oversight of a team,…
50 Ideas on How to Motivate Your Employees
A 2015 Gallup poll shows that in the United States over 50% of employees are not engaged, and 17.2% are actively disengaged. So how do you motivate people when over half of them are not…