Leadership Coaching Calgary

Rewards and Motivation

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

Are we motivated by rewards?  Conventional practice would say “yes”, but science would say otherwise. In the laboratory, rats are rewarded with food.  In the classroom the top students are rewarded with A grades, and in the workplace, the best …

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Goldcorp Case Study

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

A fascinating story about turning conventional wisdom on its head and how a business profited from utlising the brain-trust of the whole world. In January 1848, a work crew at John Sutter’s mill, near Sacramento, California, came across a few …

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James Dyson – Biography of an Entrepreneur

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

James Dyson was born in England, one of three children.  His father, Alec, died when he was nine.  “Not having a father, particularly at that time, was very unusual.  I felt different.  I was on my own.  I can’t quite …

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The 4% Rule

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

I was chatting with a friend the other day and discussing goals and setting a life vision.  Her concern was that she was working to pay her mortgage and her bills and not to fulfill her dreams.  She couldn’t see …

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More on Goals…

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

When you’re setting goals it’s also important to focus on lead indicators.  With any goal you have lead indicators and lag indicators.  Lead indicators are predictive of the desired results.  Lag indicators are often the desired results but by the …

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The Most Successful Small Business in the World – Michael E. Gerber

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

I recently finished this book, and when you look at the online reviews they are quite mixed.  I actually listened to it on audio-book and it’s read by the author.  It’s got quite a few good ideas in it, however …

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Talent Is Overrated – Geoff Colvin

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

In Talent is Overrated, author Geoff Colvin rejects the popular notion that the genius of a Tiger Woods, a Mozart or a Warren Buffett is inborn uniquely to only a few individuals. He cites research that refutes the value of innate …

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Are you on track? Ten questions to help you find out…

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

Happy new year! Here are ten questions you can start your year with.  These questions can be used to help you re-focus and set some meaningful goals for 2011. I find it can be helpful to have a few guiding …

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Never, never, never give up.

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

“Never, never, never give up.” These are some of my favourite quotes from Sir Winston Churchill.  Churchill, the British Prime Minister during the Second World War, and known as one of Britain’s strongest leaders and greatest orators has left a …

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Failing Forward – John C. Maxwell

Posted 13 years ago by Matthew

I recently read this book and it was the first of John Maxwell’s that I read.  I have since read a couple of others of his and will review them too. Firstly the title of this book intrigued me because …

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