Seeking success: what’s your plan?
A recent Globe and Mail article identified that nearly 22,000 applications for connection of solar power projects to the province’s electrical grid remain untouched. Delays in the approval and...
View ArticleManage your time; manage your life.
Every year like clock work winter arrives in Ontario, and with it we receive bone-chilling temperatures, increased heating bills and of course the stuff that igloos are made of. Despite the predictable...
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Adding value or putting in time?
Business owners are busy, and seemingly so too are the employees who support them. How then can a business owner be assured that everyone is doing the right thing to move the business forward? Here is...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five (five quick tips to increase your effectiveness)
Welcome to Shawn’s Friday Five: Five quick tips to help you increase your effectiveness, and the effectiveness of your team. The most common challenge our coaching clients struggle with is how to...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five (five quick tips to increase your effectiveness)
Today I wanted to present five quick tips to help you strengthen your negotiation skills. After all we are negotiating virtually all the time, whether we realize it or not. Don’t believe me, the next...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five (five quick tips to improve your effectivness).
We are all influenced by our surroundings and therefore the activities we undertake; the people we spend time with; even the food we eat influences our behaviors and perceptions. The list of...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five tips to improve your effectiveness.
In light of a significant amount of travel as of late, here are five quick tips to help you be more effective while traveling (for business or pleasure). 1. A GPS as my life line: I have a GPS that I...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five tips to help you improve your effectiveness.
In my coaching practice, I spend considerable time helping people to become more effective in their daily activities – specifically in managing time. For those who are seeking to achieve their goals...
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Time management, simply a priority
Most struggle with managing time, myself included, however during a recent discussion with my mentor, Dr. Alan Weiss, he helped me recognize that managing time is simply a matter of priority and...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five Ways To Improve Your Performance.
Here is another edition of Shawn’s Friday Five, five ways to improve your personal and professional performance! 1. Fix yourself before worrying about fixing others. Spend less of your time criticizing...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five Ways To Improve Your Performance
Five tips to help you improve your personal productivity. 1. Start your day with the most difficult task first. Getting this out of the way will ease your mind and reduce you tendency to procrastinate....
View ArticleEleven Ways To Improve Your Productivity
Select the three most important things to do each day and do them first. Schedule your time, even downtime and stick to your schedule! Capture new ideas on a list and then set it aside. Review it...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five ways to improve your productivity.
In this weeks edition of Shawn’s Friday Five I wanted to provide you with five ideas you can use immediately to prioritize your priorities. Consider the following five points to help you clarify what...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five ways to improve your productivity.
1. Spend more time listening to others than talking. You will be seen as more polite (leading to improved relationships) and you will learn a tremendous amount about the other person. Knowledge is...
View ArticleThe Finish Line is Looming: Are You Winning or Loosing?
Time is finite and regardless of our desire to often ignore this, the fact remains that there is a finish line looming. Some let this thought paralyze them, choosing to ignore it’s existence and...
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Prone To Action Or Paused In Procrastination
While I was boarding to depart to Edmonton last week, I was walking down the gangway to the plane when I noticed that the gentlemen in front of me had what appeared to be a small child strapped to his...
View ArticleShawn’s Friday Five: Five Ideas to Improve Your Productivity
1. Find a new environment. When you need to complete a task that requires your undivided attention, try finding a different place to work. While writing my book I leave the office completely and find a...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar: Improve Team Productivity and Morale
September is approaching faster than I would like to admit. I’ll admit that I’m not looking forward to shorter days and cooler nights, but I am looking forward to our next free Webinar: Engage, Manage...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of Being Productive
Have you ever considered what “being Productive” means? I think you will find the answer can be found within the word itself. P urposefully R epeating O pportunities D oing Un doubtedly C onstructive T...
View ArticleImproving Team Productivity and Morale
The outcome of effective employee engagement is improved productivity and morale. To facilitate this we are holding a free webinar “Engage, Manage and Motivate: How to Improve Team Productivity and...
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