Best Practices Are Dead
G U E S T A R T I C L E Digital transformation may be a trendy phrase. And there’s a good reason for that. Companies want and need fundamentally to change how they do business in a world increasingly powered by pervasive technology. As a consultant, I see both the upside and downside […]
An Unexpected Technique for Better Brainstorming
G U E S T A R T I C L E How often has this happened to you? You’re in a meeting and someone says, “let’s brainstorm some ideas.” A facilitator or volunteer scribe scrawls a title across the top of a sheet of flip chart paper using an old whiteboard marker that’s been […]
Why Your Boundaries Aren’t Working
G U E S T A R T I C L E Anger is often a sign that a boundary has been crossed. Learning how to set appropriate boundaries is difficult, but it will change your leadership and your life. You may need to set boundaries with yourself to be more effective, or you may need […]
Drawing to help people ‘see’!
G U E S T A R T I C L E Karyn’s Coaching Tips and Tricks! In my coaching, I frequently using drawing to help learners see and understand more clearly! Why? First, because most people aren’t used to drawing and it makes them feel uncomfortable…and that helps with learning! Second, because drawing helps […]
One System to Help You Remain Focused
G U E S T A R T I C L E Do you have tons of work to do and find it difficult to stay focused? Do you want to achieve your objectives consistently? Do you get distracted easily by coworkers, social media, etc. ? Do you like visual things or visual workplace? If you […]
Why we need to develop our visual-presentation skills?
G U E S T A R T I C L E I think in pictures and speak in analogies. And I’m not alone. It’s estimated that 65% of us are visual learners, compared to 30% who are auditory learners and 5% who are kinesthetic learners. In conversations, I will frequently grab a piece of […]
Craig Dowden’s interview on the CBC about rudeness in the workplace
G U E S T A R T I C L E ‘Rudeness is one of the biggest issues facing workplaces today’: leadership expert Craig Dowden, leadership consultant and executive coach, was recently interviewed by CBC Radio to talk about rudeness in the workplace. The article was also picked up by The Social on CTV. […]
Rules of the Circle: Visualizing Flow
G U E S T A R T I C L E ometimes I say “wax on” as I gesture. It has become a joke about the way I am constantly moving my hand in a circle as I describe the flow of people, equipment, processes and PDCA. It looks like I am channeling the […]
How To: Running Effective One-On-One Meetings
G U E S T A R T I C L E o you’ve heard about others doing one-on-ones. Some do a one-hour session every other week with each team member. Counting preparation time, one-on-ones would take up a significant part of your busy schedule. You ponder: Would all the hours be well spent and […]
Conflict Management!
hate conflict and tend to avoid it, if I can. Like most people, conflict seems to follow me around and be a part of life. I can only wonder if some responses to conflict are more appropriate than others. Can conflict be positive? I decided to find out and to search for tips on dealing […]
Enterprise Transformation: Mastering Fear to Succeed
Kaizen: Lost in Translation
Technology-enabled Compliance, Audits and Governance
A3 Report – Tips for a proper implementation and use
Ruth Stanley on A Comparison of the Management Accountability Framework (MAF) of the TBS with ISO 9001:2015
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