Author: Cathy Davis
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Do You Let Your Team Create New Stuff?
Why are we all smiling in this picture? Because we genuinely love the work we do, and we feel like we own it! In addition to the Strategic Coach Program for entrepreneurs, we also offer workshops for team members, young adults, and spouses. The fun thing for us as team members is that we’re the…
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Mastering Intelligent Resistance: How do you manage collaboration and innovation?
Obstacle, roadblock, stick-in-the-mud, complication, hindrance, negative-nelly, barrier, obstruction, wet blanket, non-collaborative, hurdle. What are … things I don’t want to be seen as? Especially in a fast-moving, ever-changing, innovation-rich entrepreneurial environment. The subject of teams not “engaging” with the new ideas our clients excitedly take back to their offices comes up a lot in workshops.…
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Multi-Asking
MULTI-ASKING. Nope. This is not a typo. I have officially taken the task out of multitasking. I’m often asked how I can manage all the projects I have on my plate. I’ve thought long and hard about this, and I’ve come to this conclusion: It’s not about managing the tasks … it’s about managing the “asks.”…
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Finding The Unique EDGE: Backstage Pass With Jayne Stymiest
Who says that when you graduate from university, you’ll immediately get a high-paying job in your chosen field? In reality, most of us in our early twenties are living paycheque-to-paycheque, trying to figure out what to do with that framed degree hanging on the wall. The pressure to make something of yourself as soon as…
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Super Glue
Brand identity. There is more information floating around the web on this topic than you can shake a stick at. I get it … it’s infinitely important to any organization. It lines up an entrepreneur’s vision of their company with how their team represents them in the marketplace and what their clients and customers come…
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Going once … going twice … SOLD!
OK, entrepreneurs … picture this: During your commute home from work, you have an AMAZING new breakthrough idea. The next day, you come buzzing into the office and excitedly start delegating (ahem, exploding) action items to your team. Their reactions: blank stares, silence, and a general lack of enthusiasm. Your reaction: frustration, annoyance, and a…
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The Sweet Spot
I am a PROJECT MANAGER! To me, this isn’t just a title—it’s a way of being. My talents and skills are all geared toward making things real. It’s about understanding and being sold on a vision (in my case, usually supplied by Dan Sullivan), then strategizing, communicating, maneuvering, learning, negotiating, innovating, wooing, questioning, aligning, and…
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Everyone Benefits From Free Days: Backstage Pass With Charlene Proctor
As a Strategic Coach Program Advisor, I speak to entrepreneurs every quarter between their workshops. I call myself “Strategic Coach 9-1-1,” because I’m there for clients whenever the wheels fall off and things go awry. One of the biggest challenges that comes up for high-level entrepreneurs is striking a balance between having a personal life…
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I’m Not The Owner … I Just Act That Way!
I have an Ownership Attitude. But I’m a team member. What? I’ve seen articles about it, heard our clients discussing their desire for their team members to possess it, and even witnessed fellow colleagues talk about how they have it. But if I’m going to be honest (and this is a confessional, after all), there…
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The Secret Sauce
I love it when a workshop goes “off topic.” You get to hear what’s really happening in the world of entrepreneurs—what questions they have, what innovations are emerging in their industries, what technologies are increasing their capabilities. It’s magical. Earlier this year, during one of these “off topic” discussions, a participant asked the group, “What…