So you’re planning on or maybe already working on your website design, and you want it to be great. Not just look great, but be great at bringing in new business, or raising awareness of your big issue, or helping you accomplish whatever your primary objective is. Ummm… you do know what your website’s primary objective […]
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“We’ve talked and talked. Nothing changed. How can a facilitator help?”
“Do we really need a facilitator? Can’t one of our own team members facilitate?” Good questions. And there are good answers. A professional facilitator can take your strategic planning session from more discussions to real changes.
When do you need a facilitator?
What is your situation? As one of a small group of professional facilitators in St. John’s NL, it is vital for me to understand each company or group I work with. I always ask them what, specifically, has motivated them to bring in an external facilitator to handle their meeting or strategic planning session. The […]
I lose weight. You get more productive.
My losing weight and your becoming more productive may not sound like they have much in common. Actually, they — and we — are more connected than you might think. Both processes involve motivation, setting some targets and then behaving consistently in a way that will help us meet those targets. And both processes are […]
How to recover when you’re blowing an interview
You’ve been there. It’s your big job interview or medical school interview, or maybe your moment to ask for approval on a new initiative. You practice your answers, psyche yourself up, dress to impress, and it all starts well. But then your nerves start getting in the way and you suddenly realize you are nowhere near […]
The 10 Commandments of LinkedIn
LinkedIn mistakes can implode your profile and annihilate any chance of getting hired or making a positive first impression. Inscribe these commandments on stone tablets and place them on each side of your screen… or risk a social media failure of Biblical proportions. 1. Thou shalt not post graven images of cats, dogs, recipes, bikinis, […]