The ABCDE Method – Time Management Strategies for Success

Do you often find yourself completing every task on your To-Do list and aimlessly wandering around the office? Of course not. Whether you’re a business owner, executive or junior-level manager, it’s more common for today’s professionals to feel as though there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. By learning effective time management strategies, you can optimize your productivity – driving greater business success and increasing your overall happiness. The ABCDE Method refers to the five ways of allocating your … Read More

Leadership Tips: How to be an Effective Manager During the Holidays

  Being an effective leader is a year-round challenge, but it’s increasingly challenging during the busy holiday season. Everyone’s attention is being pulled in many different directions – both professionally and personally – and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. These 5 Leadership Tips for the Holiday Season are designed to help you keep your team engaged while solidifying yourself as a reliable and motivated business leader. #1 – Be Realistic with Expectations Of course, the wheels of productivity … Read More

Strategic Planning 101: Conquer the 5 Most Common Mistakes

Strategic planning is a buzzword that’s been tossed around boardrooms and executive circles for years – leaving many business leaders feeling as though they are chasing the elusive strategic planning ROI. Just like with leadership development or sales techniques, effective strategic planning is a learned skill. At FocalPoint Canada, we help our clients navigate their business goals by working with them to develop roadmaps for success – aka strategic plans. To help you start thinking strategically about strategic planning, we’ve … Read More

Crisis Leadership: How to Be Effective in a Worst-Case Scenario

There are two dominant qualities shared by most successful CEOs. First, they are highly skilled at bringing together teams talented people and organizing them to achieve maximum results. Second, they are able to function well in a high-stress scenario and provide reliable crisis leadership. Few business leaders naturally have these skills, and all executives can benefit from programs designed to develop strategic leadership and coaching-style skills. To help you on your journey towards improving your crisis leadership competence, we’ve compiled … Read More

The 7 Ps of Marketing Strategy Optimization

In a world where technologies, markets and customer preferences are constantly evolving, the most successful companies are taking an agile approach to marketing. A marketing strategy isn’t a static document, but an ever-changing roadmap for effectively connecting with customers and prospects in authentic ways. As a business leader, it’s your responsibility to ensure your team is continually reevaluating and reformulating your marketing strategy. Originally developed by Brian Tracy, the “Seven P Formula” helps you assess the key aspects of your … Read More

Essential Employee Engagement Techniques for New Hires

Employee engagement is a topic that has taken center stage for today’s business leaders – partially because of its link with productivity optimization but also because low engagement levels have become an epidemic in the workplace. According to Gallup’s 2017 State of the American Workplace report, only one-third of the American workforce is engaged – meaning only 33% of workers are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and their employer.  This leaves 51% who are not engaged and 16% who are actively disengaged – meaning … Read More

5 Steps to Improve Your Listening Skills & Leadership Effectiveness

It’s not an accident that the most successful leaders are also very skilled listeners. That’s because communication – both how you deliver information and how you receive it – is the key to leadership effectiveness. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, executive or management hopeful, your listening skills play a critical role in your ability to become an influential leader, persuasive closer and impactful visionary. Here are 5 simple steps for improving your listening skills and, in turn, your leadership effectiveness. 1. … Read More

Your Most Valuable Financial Asset for Entrepreneurial Success

When asked about your most valuable financial assets, it’s common to consider the worth of your business, real estate properties and investment portfolio. However, you would be overlooking the most crucial asset for entrepreneurial success: your earning ability. As Brian Tracy says, “your ability to earn money is the most precious and perishable asset you have.” That’s because if you were to lose all the financial assets you originally considered (property, cars, bank accounts, etc.), your earning ability would allow … Read More

7 Essential Principles for Achieving Maximum Success

Why are some businesses more successful than others? It’s a question we’ve all considered at one time or another – especially if we look around and feel as though other professionals have identified some secret key for achieving maximum success. The truth is that we’ve all felt this way. In our intensely connected world, conflicting advice can be found around every corner. So, developing strategies that drive success begins with sorting through the “noise” and focusing your attention on these … Read More

Goal Setting Made Simple: 7 Steps for Success

Do you have goals or simply a destination? There’s a big difference. See, many business owners and executives believe they have goals when they actually have what’s better described as a “destination” – or a loosely defined point at which they’ll feel they’ve achieved success. Actual goal setting involves both qualitative and quantitative components. Qualitative definitions get you started by identifying the feelings or circumstances you want to realize (aka the destination). A common example of this would be the … Read More

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