7 Criteria

Matthew has been formally trained as a leadership and communications trainer. Utilizing his 7 Criteria System – Honest, Trustworthy, Selfless, Self-assured, Reliable, Intelligent, Educated – he has developed a process that allows him to create customized leadership training solutions that brings the very best concepts and ideas together in a format that is both easy to understand will stay with you, so you can create lasting change in your business.

Phone 403-671-3253 to start a conversation about the kinds of customize leadership training solutions Matthew can create for your company.

Perspective

Posted ago by Matthew

Earlier this week I had a meeting with an entrepreneur.  He’s run a number of businesses and now he’s developing a community building app.  I always enjoy meeting with him because he has a positive “can do” attitude and is …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Don’t just write goals… achieve them!

Posted ago by Matthew

I was chatting with a friend at lunch the other day and he asked me my thoughts on traditional goal setting.  The situation is that there’s so much focus on writing the right kind of goals.  You’ve probably heard of …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Creating a Personal Vision Statement

Posted ago by Matthew

What is a personal vision statement? A personal vision statement is the road map that guides us to the destination we have set for ourselves.  Just like a road map it helps us see further into the future than we …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Recognition

Posted ago by Matthew

As a parent I know the importance of showing love to my children.  It’s one matter to love, it’s entirely another to show it consistently.  When I coach or train my clients I often ask the question, “Is it enough to …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini

Posted ago by Matthew

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini As a life-long learner I’m always looking for new books to read.  Sometimes the books aren’t new to market, but they’re new to me.  This is one such book.  Written back …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

A Timely Pep Talk

Posted ago by Matthew

Pep talk – n. Informal A speech of exhortation, as to a team or staff, meant to instill enthusiasm or bolster morale. I’m pretty sure we all know what a pep talk is.  We would typically see it as something …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Switch – Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Posted ago by Matthew

About two weeks ago I was sitting by myself at a cafe reading, when a man comes up to me and asks “What do you think of the book?” I was reading Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s book Switch: How …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Commitment

Posted ago by Matthew

Sometimes it takes a long time to learn the value of commitment.  This one took me more than five years. About eight years ago, my wife and I committed to volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Calgary.  It’s …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Forgiveness

Posted ago by Matthew

“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” – Babe Ruth. Known as the ‘Sultan of Swat’, Babe Ruth, voted in 1999 by an ESPN poll as the third greatest US athlete of the century, had a …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz

Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell

Posted ago by Matthew

Malcolm Gladwell’s book, “Outliers,” came out in 2008 as a follow-up to his popular book “Blink”.  In “Outliers” Gladwell writes a compelling argument that “it is not the brightest who succeed, nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and …

Print or Share
  • Print
  • email
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Google Buzz