What’s Your EQ?
Carole Greentree. You don't know her but I consider her to be one of the most instrumental leaders in my career who I had the [...]
Design a Memorable Meeting
Unfortunately, chaos can rein when meetings are not set up properly. To be a successful – which means productive - professional, you need to know [...]
Dusting Off Your Leadership Skills
[sws_picture_frame3 src="http://clearconceptinc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/iStock_000004376103XSmall.jpg" title="" alt="" align="sws_frame_left" lightbox="" album="album" video=""] [/sws_picture_frame3] I spent the weekend moving my home office from the basement to a spare bedroom. Now [...]
Seeking Feedback: It’s Your Responsibility, It’s Your Right
Feedback is a critical part of our growth and development. I have long believed that we need to grab the reigns and make sure that [...]
Freaking Out About Feedback – 5 Facts You Don’t Want to Ignore
Most people shudder at the thought of getting feedback. The prospect of having their weaknesses exposed, right out there in the open, stops them dead in their tracks. But intuitively we know that feedback is good for us. It’s kinda like eating spinach - good for you, but it doesn’t taste good going down. It's time to stop freaking out and start facing the facts about feedback.
Busting Through Excuses for NOT Delegating
Do you regularly do things that you probably should be delegating? Do you find that your top projects keep getting bumped? Are you always running [...]
Delegating: Your Best Source of Leverage
I am occasionally an ideas guy, and work to bring these ideas to action and have enjoyed some success with them over the years. I [...]
Leading Productive Teams
I have always said that having a strong, productive team is the best way to achieve great things. Establishing a strong team has been a [...]
5 Steps to Improving Team Productivity
Resolutions aside, wouldn’t it be nice to feel really productive, I mean really productive in 2011? Your team is your best source of leverage so [...]
Best Way to Wrap Up the Year: Learn to Apologize
“An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.” Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist: For Better or For Worse Never easy [...]