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Latest Podcast Available

The latest episode is now available for the Be A Better Leader audio podcast. This episode covers:What Leaders Can Learn from Dog Obedience TrainingGrowing Sales in a RecessionRegaining Your Innovation MojoStealing vs. Growing Star Performers and LeadersIf you are an iTunes user, you can subscribe to the podcast at: iTunes Store LinkOr you can visit […]

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How to Make a Living From Your Speaking Talent

Comedian Jerry Sienfeld quipped that people fear public speaking more than they fear death; so at a funeral they would prefer to be in the casket instead of delivering the eulogy. Toastmasters has been helping people learn how to get comfortable speaking in front of others and get proficient at the art of public speaking. […]

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What can leaders learn from dog obediance training?

After many months of discussion and pleading from my daughter, our family decided to adopt a dog from an animal rescue. Dundee is a cross between a shih tzo and a poodle (a.k.a. a ‘mutt’) and in the past three weeks he has captured our hearts and settled into our family. Not having owned a […]

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Leadership Strategies to Grow Sales in a Recession

A number of clients have said that their number one concern right now is how to increase sales revenue. Sales professionals are definitiely pounding the pavement in search of business, however is it as effective as it should be? Now is a great time to refocus sales efforts to increase sales in the short term […]

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Check out our redesigned website

After many months of planning and tweaking we have launched our new website. The new site updates many of our program descriptions and gives a better sense of the many services we provide for clients. We also have included some free coaching tips that can help you with many workplace dilemmas. You are invited to […]

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Growing Sales in a Recession

Is your company experiencing revenue decreases because of the current business environment? You’re in good company and so we’ll look at some straighforward strategies for leaders to improve sales in the short run and set up opportunities for the long term. What business owners, general managers and sales managers are noticing is a dramatic shift […]

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Losing Your Innovation Mojo?

We’re noticing that during the recession, many companies and their leaders are in a funk. Business isn’t as fun as it was in the early days and results aren’t what they were in the good times. So we’ve designed a new workshop and there is the potential for 100% government funding (more on that at […]

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Stealing vs. Growing Star Employees

Is your organization better off stealing star employees from a competitor, parachuting a leader in from outside or would it be better to grow your own stars and develop leadership from within? That was the question being addressed by a session presented by the Richard Ivey School of Business at their ING Leadership Centre in […]

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Join a Discussion Group on Leadership

We just formed a Group at www.LinkedIn.com called Be a Better Leader. If you are a manager, supervisor, team leader or a career minded individual or just curious about leadership, you are invited to join the group. We have posted three discussion topic threads to begin the conversation: 1. What is the most challenging aspect […]

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Lead Conflict Don’t Manage It

Managing Conflict is one of the top internet searches that brings people to our website. Most clients have the topic included in the leadership training we provide to managers, supervisors and team leaders. Many workshop participants associate the word conflict with negative words like arguement, war, battle, disagreement and frustration. Instead we could view conflict […]

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