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Do you find it difficult and even a little bit intimidating to talk to strangers? Paul Krismer tells us that small talk can quite frankly be scary to initiate! We’re afraid of awkward conversations or even outright rejection. While these fears might be completely understandable, a new study shows that these situations rarely happen. Yet, the benefit . . . Read More about The BIG Power of Small Talk – Paul Krismer

Michael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame business speaker and author who travels the world researching, writing, and speaking about inspiring workplace cultures, inspiring leaders, and businesses that leverage their humour resources to drive outrageous results. So, why do clients book Michael? Some say it’s because they’ve lost their “mojo” and they need to . . . Read More about Why People Book Michael Kerr

On November 16th Chief Clarence Louie’s new book Rez Rules was released. It is a common-sense blueprint for what the future of First Nations should look like as told through the fascinating life and legacy of a remarkable leader. At the age of twenty-four, in 1984, Clarence was elected Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, . . . Read More about Chief Clarence Louie’s new book Rez Rules

A recent study shared in Forbes suggested that nearly 74% of business professionals expect remote work to become standard. If historically your employees have worked from an office, is a shift to remote work possible? How will this impact team productivity and morale? While recently interviewing employees in preparation for facilitating a strategic planning session, . . . Read More about How Can We Ensure Our Remote Team is Productive? – Shawn Casemore

In every challenge is an opportunity. With in-person events cancelled, we all found new and creative ways to teach, lead, inspire and empower. Today, we can reach people that we otherwise couldn’t thanks to virtual technology. And although there are disadvantages there are equally great benefits; virtual conferences save time and money, improve attendance rates, are . . . Read More about Joe Roberts’ virtual presentation demo videos

When Covid 19 brought life to a grinding halt in March 2020 Meg figured “Well that’s it. I’m done! My business is over! I can’t possibly connect with an audience through a lens.” It was hard not to feel otherwise having never done a virtual presentation – ever! It was a pretty dark time as . . . Read More about Meg Soper’s new virtual demo reel!

Linda is pleased to announce her new book will be released this fall! Where We Left Off: Ten Trends Changing the Post-Pandemic Economy (Relentless Press) Coming September 2021 Since the beginning of 2020, we have been consumed by Covid-19 and for good reasons. Our health systems, our economy and our lives have been impacted by . . . Read More about Linda Nazareth – Where We Left Off

Big goals always require us to learn new skills along the way, and one of the key drivers toward achieving a big goal in your life is your relationship to practice. As we go through another lockdown, what if you took the opportunity to deepen your relationship to practice? There are several carry-over benefits of . . . Read More about Jeremiah Brown – Deepen Your Relationship to Practice

By Linda Nazareth Well, the world is changing around us and so is the very notion of work, and if anything, the pandemic is only speeding up the changes meaning we definitely need to be ahead of this curve. As we look around us work is already not a place you go every day, it’s . . . Read More about Work is NOT a Place

CREATING PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE WORKPLACES by David Irvine As we continue to be aware of what it takes to stay safe in this pandemic, let’s keep in mind the importance of creating psychologically safe workplaces. It Will Depend on All of Us There are people in our world who do not feel safe because of the . . . Read More about Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces