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9 Reasons You Should Join a Mastermind Group
9 Reasons You Should Join a Mastermind Group For business owners looking to improve their business, a mastermind group is one of the best opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. The number of self-employed professionals is expected to grow about three times in the next couple of years. That means there will be…
Read MoreWhat is your mission? What are your top 3 talents and what contribution will you make to the world?
Recently, I received an email from a highly esteemed colleague that had this challenge: What is your mission as a coach? Specifically, what are your top 3 talents and what contribution will you make to the world? Here is how I responded, and I trust you’ll agree it is worth sharing. My Top 3 Talents/Strengths are: Strategic: People…
Read MoreAre you a professional? Here are 3 reasons why you should present your service as a product.
Are you a lawyer, accountant, doctor or architect? These are the services that first come to mind when we think of a professional. The dictionary definition of a professional is : relating to a job that requires special education, training, or skill : done or given by a person who works in a particular profession.…
Read MoreHow do I communicate clearly and cut down on industry jargon? Ask the Experts
Recently I was asked to participate in Business in Vancouver’s (BIV) Ask the Experts column. Here is my response to the question BIV posed: Ask the Experts: How do I cut down on Industry jargon and communicate clearly? Thomas Levitt a professor at Harvard Business School had this insight: “People don’t want to buy a…
Read MoreList of Keith Cunningham’s top 15 business books!
Keith Cunningham is one of my mentors. Over the last 25 years, he has read two to three books per week! He is repeatedly asked for his recommendations for the top 10 business books he has ever read. This is a little like asking a mother about her favourite children. Here is the list of the top…
Read MoreWhere company culture is strong, people do the right thing!
Two of the most successful companies of the last decade are Apple and Zappos. Both of them have very strong and well entrenched company cultures. Company culture can be defined as the collective behaviour of people that are part of an organization, it is also formed by the organization values, visions, norms, working language, systems,…
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