Following are a few of the thoughts and questions I’ll be asking myself (and hopefully answering) as I think about my business transition into 2021. Perhaps you will find them interesting to reflect on, too! Apple just launched a new wireless headphone, the AirPods Max, for $779 CDN. I suspect its main competitors are the […]
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This short video is a recent rant, born of my frustration about some of the ways the Chat function is mindlessly used in Zoom Meetings. Fortunately, I think Chat can be very effective when used well. Please feel free to watch my rant or bypass it to leap ahead to consider some of my recommendations! […]
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A picture is worth a thousand words–or at least 500 . . . Before you read this blog, take a look at the picture above and decide what you think the article is probably going to be about. HINT: It’s not about toilet paper. Skip to “The Point” if you just want to get to […]
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Marketing . . . from the birds Every so often I recall basic business principles I know I should be acting upon. They tend to be great insights I somehow forget use in my work. These flashes of well-hidden brilliance generally pop into my head when I’m thinking about something that has nothing to do […]
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My First Face-To-Face Meeting in Four Months-It CAN be Done! If you’re in the midst of debating whether or not to hold your next meeting in person, this article should help you think it through . . . I don’t pretend that just any organization can duplicate the circumstances that led to this successful meeting. My intent […]
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Okay, so what’s the big deal with the shaving brush as a business metaphor? The truth is, the shaving brush serves as a new habit reminder (or an “NHR” . . . please add that to your list of obscure acronyms). I decided a few weeks ago that it would probably be better for the […]
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When the BC government first came out to say that AGM’s could be postponed until as late as mid-November, it seemed there was a collective sigh of relief amongst many credit unions. For some credit unions it was business as usual because they’d been holding hybrid meetings for a number of years. Some were not […]
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Last week I reflected on my learning about changing habits as a result of changing my shaving ritual from using an aerosol can of shaving cream . . . to using shaving soap and a shaving brush. To recap, I offered the following requirements/suggestions for changing a habit: Be personally committed to change the way […]
Read MoreLast week I reflected on my learning about changing habits as a result of changing my shaving ritual from using an aerosol can of shaving cream . . . to using shaving soap and a shaving brush. To recap, I offered the following requirements/suggestions for changing a habit: Be personally committed to change the way […]
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Meetings are the bane of organizational existence. How can you increase the return on investment of all the time and money spent on them? Simple: use a facilitator. What is a facilitator? “To facilitate” means to make something easy. In business, a facilitator is a skilled professional who eases tasks involving important conversations with two […]
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