Leadership Coaching Calgary

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 …

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Don’t just write goals… achieve them!

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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 …

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Creating a Personal Vision Statement

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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 …

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Six Steps to a Win-Win Result

Posted ago by Matthew

If your work or personal life is anything like mine there will be conflicts.  I remember one time as young boy in Australia watching my parents in a heated argument.  I started crying and ran off to my bedroom.  A …

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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 …

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Switch – Chip Heath and Dan Heath

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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 …

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Netflix Corporate Culture

Posted ago by Matthew

The presentation below is from Netflix and provides an interesting look at a different way of building a corporate culture. The seven aspects of the culture: Value what we value; high performance; freedom and responsibility; context, not control; highly aligned, …

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Incredible Customer Service

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When was the last time you went to get mechanical repairs or servicing done to your vehicle and came away raving about the experience? Probably never, right? Well, my wife had to get a new battery for our van last …

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Persistence

Posted ago by Matthew

It’s now mid February, and statistically we’re at about the point when most of people’s new year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside. I notice it especially at the gym, where in early January, the crowds flock.  With Christmas weight …

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Boldly Going Nowhere

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How often do you feel like you’re the hamster running furiously on the hamster wheel?  I walk to work every morning and pass by an old car covered in hundreds of stickers.  I think the stickers are keeping the old rust …

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