UPDATE (Dec 2020): There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions Original Post from Dec 2017) Now also posted on the Globe and Mail Careers site. Now also posted at Huffington Post. Each year, I compile 12 questions – […]
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Join Me and Dell SMB Canada: Inspired Leadership in SMB / Twitter Event (Dec 7)
UPDATE: Although this event has passed – you can catch the highlights right here in this summary. — Are you a small business owner? Heading up a start-up? Leading a team? Or maybe thinking of making the jump to entrepreneurship? If you said yes to any of the above, then please join me and Dell […]
Lessons Learned (Part I): What I Learned Having My Own Business
The post below was written by me ten years ago (in 2007). Yes you read that right. I had just hit the significant ‘decade in biz’ milestone in my business and wanted to acknowledge and share some lessons learned. Ten years later, those lessons are still so relevant. Although at the time, I was mainly a […]
7 Questions to Spring You Forward
REPOSTING FROM THE ARCHIVES. Note: an edited version of this post has been published by the Globe and Mail. Check it out here! A couple weeks ago I put away my winter jacket only to pull it out again a day later. Errgh and brrghh. This has been the winter that never ends and I […]
How is Your Conversational Intelligence®?
Are Your Conversations Building Trust? This week I learned that more than 10,000 people have registered for my upcoming May 25th (12:30 pm ET) Webinar: “Conversations that Build Trust” (courtesy of CPA and American Express – see registration page here). And last month, nearly 3,000 people registered for my Webinar (courtesy of Charity Village): Supercharge […]
Ready, Set, Go – with 5 Best Practices for Success
I love a shiny new year. It holds so much promise. If you reflected on some of the 12 Questions to Look Beyond and Plan Ahead then you might be thinking about goals, opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. To be on your best game it’s a good idea to have some really solid rituals, good habits, […]
Look Back To Plan Ahead – 12 Year-end Reflection Questions
UPDATE: There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12 Questions — Note: A version of this article was also published at the Globe and Mail as well as the Huffington Post The end of the year is a time to reflect, […]
September’s Thud & The Priority Challenge
NOTE: This article was originally written in the fall some time ago. But it’s relevant for any time when life is crazy busy….and especially when going back to work after some time off. — 5 Prioritizing Habits to Get You “September Ready” (with the “UNpriority List”) Now also published on the Huffington Post. September is here. […]
Newsletter Subscribers: Important Anti-Spam Info
UPDATE (July 2017): The post below was written in 2014. All that you will read is still applicable today (July 2017). Please do take a moment to read this so you understand how I operate when it comes to adding people to my list. — On July 1st, Canada’s Anti-Spam legislation came into effect that […]
Advance Praise for Ease
Further to my last post about my upcoming book, Ease, I will be announcing the ‘come and get it‘ date real soon. For now, I wanted to share with you some advance praise for Ease. (Cover Design by H2 Marketing Central) For a first-time author, nothing is scarier than putting ‘it’ out there. “It” being my […]