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Is Your Gut Leading You Down the Right Path?
Years of experience need to count for something, right? But is your instinct on what decisions to make regarding the path forward for your business really sending you in the right direction? By Nature, Humans are Poor Decision-Makers At a basic level, we process information very quickly and seek out only the information required to validate our thinking. In the
The Conflict Series: Adrenaline Junkies
Have you ever been surprised and said something along the lines of “Whoa, what’s your problem, you just blew up at me” or “I hate it when they do that”? This is the typical story of any conflict. It seems to just come out of nowhere, without warning. Where Does Conflict Come From? Conflict is usually born out of innocent
Contributing to the FCPC HR Insights Forum
I had the opportunity last week to speak at the (FCPC) HR Insights forum, a great action-packed forum for HR leaders. For me, it felt like two worlds being brought together. Most of my career has been with the sales side of the food and consumer industry and I continue to work with clients in that space, but my exposure
Getting the Internal Help You Need to Manage Your Change
Transition monitoring teams are nothing new. William Bridges spoke of them in his book Managing Transitions and Jeannie Duck, author of The Change Monster, also highlighted the value these teams can bring. So why don’t more companies use these highly effective and engaging teams to assist in their organization transformations? I believe there are two reasons at play. Some individuals
Elements of Good Judgement
If you haven’t read HBR’s recent article “Elements of Good Judgement” it has some great insights. Over decades of working with Leaders as an Executive Coach, I have found the best ones do them intuitively, having learned the techniques in a Coaching or Mentoring environment. Such as… And the one I absolutely like is… In this VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain,
What – No Thank You?
Has our obsession with efficiency rendered the thank-you obsolete? How many of you drop a quick thank-you note after a colleague has supported you? How many of you don’t? And how many of you believe that it doesn’t even matter and have never thought twice about it? (Be honest now…) We are all so busy that sometimes a thank-you feels
Letting Go, Filling In, Showing Up
Greg will be speaking at the InnovateWork Toronto meetup on January 30th, sharing insights on “Letting Go, Filling In, Showing Up.” The January InnovateWork Toronto meetup will be hosted at the awesome Wave office and will consider topics related to emotional intelligence, creating safe and happy workplaces, and, recruitment best practices, and aligning people practices with company values. Join HR,
The Importance of Creating Safe Brave Spaces
Greg Smith shares insights on the Four Critical Components to Enable Safe Brave Spaces. HR pros in Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon meet up at InnovateWork Peel. Hosted by Aldeen Simmonds, and supported by major GTA and national brands, the Peel chapter hosts meetups for 100+ pros from the 905! For information on how to create Safe Brave Spaces in your
FCPC’S Sales & Marketing Symposium: Vision 2020
May 15, 2019 – Executive coach Christi Scarrow introduced and moderated a panel of business leaders, Todd Kelly, Liz Beemer, and Todd Cooney to share insights into where the CPG industry is headed, and how sales & marketing can be more collaborative. When asked about business barriers, Beemer attributed that financial and consumer insight is as valuable as sales &
