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Road to Respect: Path to Profit by Erica Pinsky
It is no secret that the world we work in has changed dramatically in the last few decades – the way we work, the type of people we want to work with and the type of work culture that drives positive...
View ArticleInfluencing Corporate Culture
I’ve spoken to a number of executives lately who are concerned about their corporate culture and who want to know the key areas for leveraging change. Here are four areas that influence culture...
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BIV Boardroom Strategy: Candid realities about business’ dirty little secret
In an effort to avoid conflict, leaders and team members often conceal their true feelings, withhold their opinions or outwardly agree and go along with the crowd while inside they are vehemently...
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BIV Boardroom Strategy: Focusing on past corporate success to build future...
An enormous amount of time and energy gets devoted to solving problems within organizations, all under the pretence that solving those problems is the best way to achieve success, superiority, a...
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BIV Boardroom Strategy: Creativity: Are you building it or crushing it?
When it comes to creativity, fear of criticism, judgment, of taking risks and putting your reputation on the line is a huge obstacle. We’re born creative and continually experience the excitement of...
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Business in Vancouver, Ask the Expert: How do I keep meetings focused?
Here’s a possible framework to structure weekly team meetings within your business and keep them on track and worth attending. Personal update: everyone shares the good, bad and ugly of what’s going on...
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BIV Boardroom Strategy: What does it really mean to think strategically?
One of the things CEOs ask consistently is how they can foster more strategic thinking in their organizations. Simply saying “I want to see you thinking more strategically” isn’t direct or specific...
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3 ways to use Emotional Intelligence (EI) to break down Silos
When I go into an organization to work with leaders and teams, I often hear how the organization’s silos are getting in the way of business success. I hear people blaming other departments for...
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What Cultivating a Compassionate Corporate Culture Can Do For Your Business
Tough leaders get more from their employees. Is this true? Sure, successful leaders need to hold people accountable, set high standards, push for stringent monitoring of failures as well as successes...
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Life as an Avatar- Why Virtual Leadership Development Works
av·a·tar ˈavəˌtär/noun- Computing – an icon or figure representing a particular person in computer games, Internet forums, etc. Had you told me five years ago that I would be facilitating leadership...
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Self-Managing – How not to Snap!
Think back to a time when you reacted to a situation in a way that you thought afterwards “I wish I wouldn’t have behaved like that”. It could have been when you were at a job interview and you...
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Flexible Work Options. Are You Brave Enough?
Eight years ago, before I came to work at ViRTUS, I fell into an exciting job. The head office is in Waterloo, Ontario and I live in Vancouver. They needed a facilitator on the West Coast and so I had...
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Creating game-changing organizational cultures using POS
I was recently chatting with a colleague about one of my favorite topics, Organizational Culture; what it is? How does it form? What elements make some stand out against others? How does it bring out...
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What attributes of a Company Culture attracts you?
We’ve been told one of the major reasons people want to work with us – they want our culture in their culture. We work hard as individuals and as a team to live our values and help each other work...
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CAN ONE BE COACH AND LEADER?
Common advice to today’s leaders: be emotionally intelligent and avoid using an authoritarian style, opting for a coaching style instead. Personally, every time we talk about coaching as an approach...
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The Spirit of Giving | Happy Holidays!
Christmas is an exciting time of year that very often sees us rushing to the malls, trying to find that perfect gift for the special someone(s) in our lives. Giving to those we care about brings joy,...
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PART 2 : When a Coach Approach is the Wrong Way To Go
As we discussed in part one of this post, there are certain conditions that exist that enhance a leader’s success in using a coach approach. But because a leader is first and foremost responsible to...
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